PML Functional consultant

Do you want to help companies transform how they manage their products — from ideation through design, development and launch? 

Do you have hands-on experience with PLM platforms and a strong grasp of product development processes? Are you energised by working closely with clients to design and deploy solutions that make a tangible difference to how products are created and managed? 

 

Your job 

As a PLM Functional Consultant within our Supply Chain & Engineering practice, you will support and lead PLM deployment and transformation projects at Belgian and international clients. You will work across industries including Consumer Goods, Retail, Industrial Equipment and Pharma & Life Sciences — contributing to projects that span process design, platform deployment and change management. 

Examples of projects you can work on: 

• PLM deployment: support the end-to-end deployment of a PLM platform at a consumer goods or manufacturing client — from requirements gathering and process design through configuration, testing and go-live 

• BOM and product data management: help a client define and implement structured BOM processes, engineering change workflows and product data governance across their organisation 

• PLM maturity assessment: conduct a PLM maturity assessment for a client, identify gaps in their current product data management approach and define a prioritised improvement roadmap 

• Process design and optimisation: analyse current product development and engineering change processes, design improved future-state workflows and translate them into PLM system configurations 

• User training and adoption: develop training content and support end-user adoption of new PLM processes and tools across engineering, product and commercial teams 

 

In this role you will: 

• Support requirements gathering workshops and process design sessions with client teams 

• Analyse and map current product development and engineering processes 

• Contribute to functional solution design, configuration and testing of PLM platforms 

• Own user stories and functional specifications across one or more PLM workstreams 

• Support data migration activities including data mapping, cleansing and validation 

• Communicate PLM concepts clearly to both technical and business audiences 

• Contribute to proposal development and internal knowledge sharing 

• Work in international project teams, collaborating with Accenture's global Engineering and PLM network 

 

Your team 

Our consultants in Supply Chain & Engineering are changing businesses every day using deep industry insights, knowledge and innovative ideas. Positioned at the crucial intersection of business, technology and industry, we devise creative new strategies based on trends, insights and data. With an eye for competitive advantage, sustainability, digital disruption, operating models and the future workforce, we take on the challenge of designing and implementing transformative business solutions, using the newest technology. 

Our research-based advice and situational analyses enable our clients to act with speed and confidence. Whether we're investigating complex issues or identifying new opportunities, our work always comes down to one thing: unlocking value and creating real, tangible impacts. 

Your background 

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems or a related field 

• 2 to 4 years of experience in PLM, product data management or engineering consulting roles 

• Hands-on experience with at least one PLM platform (Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE, SAP PLM, PTC Windchill, or a consumer goods-focused PLM platform) 

• Solid understanding of product lifecycle and engineering processes: BOM management, engineering change, data governance, lifecycle workflows 

• Experience or strong interest in Consumer Goods or Retail industry is a plus — understanding of product ranging, specification management or recipe/formulation management is an asset 

• Ability to analyse and map business processes and translate them into system requirements 

• Exposure to ERP systems, master data management or data migration tools is a plus 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a collaborative, client-first mindset 

• Fluent in English, both spoken and written 

• Fluent in French and/or Dutch, both spoken and written 

• Ability to travel to client sites; a valid driving licence is strongly recommended 

 

Nice to have 

• Experience or strong interest in Consumer Goods or Retail industry — understanding of product ranging, specification management or recipe/formulation management 

• Exposure to ERP systems, master data management or data migration tools 

• Interest in AI or GenAI applications in product development or engineering contexts 

• Experience across more than one manufacturing or product industry 

 

Our offer 

Within the Supply Chain & Engineering Practice of Accenture Belgium and Luxembourg, you will get the opportunity to work for leading customers on high-value projects. You will be able to build your skills and expertise by leveraging our state-of-the-art assets, methodologies, global network of experts and comprehensive training curriculum. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted in virtual classrooms, online or in collaboration with external parties. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable steppingstone to build a career. 

Accenture is an incredible place to work — and keep learning. By joining us, you'll become part of a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Besides the work we do for our clients, we're very proud of our vibrant, diverse workplace culture: we believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, common sense and realism. We want to get to know the real you and help you explore and grow — whatever it is you're great at. You will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise. 

Besides our high-profile, challenging projects and our nurturing work environment, we offer excellent employee benefits, including: 

• 13th month + holiday allowance 

• 32 holidays 

• Laptop and smartphone 

• Hospitalization insurance and extensive group insurance package 

• Bonus program 

• Training & learning opportunities 

• Green mobility program: e-bikes, public transport, bike 2 work allowance, … 

• Flexrewards: personalize your rewards package through our flexible benefits tool 

• Discount program: get discounts at your favorite (online) shops 

• Employee shares purchase plan 

• Eco-cheques 

• And many more! 

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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