Practice Expert - Metals & Mining

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors or masters degree in STEM-related discipline; advanced degree preferred
• Professional focus with 5-10 years of experience in at least one of the following areas: mine planning, mine operations management, steel operations, or steel-related applied research with field experience in metallurgical/mining production
• Excellent knowledge of contemporary technologies of steel/mine and steel/mining product production
• In-depth understanding of the development trends in the industry is an advantage
• Demonstrated attitude for analytics
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of Access or statistical/database experience a plus
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Russian; comfort and experience presenting to small groups
• Willingness to travel frequently

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You’ll join the  Moscow office and will be part of the Metals & Mining practice. 

The Metals & Mining practice brings a unique blend of industry, functional, and regional expertise to help metal/mining companies solve their most important and complex problems, and deliver fundamental, measurable, and lasting performance improvement.  Additionally, we help leaders hone strategy, transform operational performance and organizational effectiveness, and deliver step-change improvements right across the value chain—from resource efficiency to capital productivity to marketing.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

You'll work with the team and clients to improve iron/steel making or mining end-to-end production cost savings and optimize the plant procurement process.

In this role, you will assist clients in plant operations, data collection and verification, and perform quantitative analysis of client data and incorporate qualitative observations.  You will conduct on-site assessments of clients’ operating performance, based on a standardized set of criteria.  You’ll benchmark the key performance indicators, and identify the gaps in operating performance with best practices.  You will observe and understand the technical differences of the client plant with the best practice facility and leverage that information to conduct factor analysis explaining the performance gaps.  You will be expected to identify the main improvement opportunities and actions and to deliver recommendations to senior clients and front line managers.

You’ll have the opportunity to maintain and continually refresh the set of benchmarking data and to direct our analysts to generate reports based on these benchmarks and site observations.  You will participate in new product developments of innovative approaches to metallurgical data analytics.  Lastly, you’ll maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and competitor offerings, and you’ll have the chance to continuously learn about technological development in the industry.