Planner - Supply Chain and Operations (Manager)

Manager - Supply Chain and Operations

We are:

We connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chain. And we create strategies and operating models that really work.

You are:

Your experience means that people look to you for guidance and ideas. And you know how to make sure teams get their work done on time, every time.

The work:

• Find solutions to clients’ supply chain and operations-related challenges
• Spot and solve challenges using your analytical skills to dive into data and check that against the real world
• Lead workshops that look for ways to improve organizations and processes
• Determine what methods and procedures to use when completing projects
• Give clients insights that help make their companies work better, faster, and more efficiently
• Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques that fuel client growth
• Use digital tech to help clients find new ways to make their organizations more effective and efficient
• Lead small to medium-sized teams with diverse backgrounds skills and knowledge
• Effectively manage and coach others, collaborating with internal and external parties
• Support client sales origination and thought leadership development
• Ensure that projects help clients meet their key goals
• Drive a positive impact in the communities where we work and live
• Play a central role in enabling our Supply Chain & Fulfilment capabilities in working with some of the best global companies in the world, responsible for helping the CSCO/COO, and her or his business partners, address some of the critical business issues faced today, including:
• Supply Chain Strategy & Segmentation (Operating Model, Process Design, etc.)
• Strategic Cost Reduction (Zero-Based Supply Chain)
• Integrated Business Planning: S&OP, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Optimisation
• Control Tower & Analytics
• Supply Chain End-to-End Cost-to-Serve Analysis
• Platform-Driven Transformation (Technology Strategy, Systems Implementation, etc.)
• Responsible and Resilient Supply Chain (Risk, Performance, Innovation, Diversity, Sustainability)
• Physical Logistics & Supply Chain Network Design
• Warehouse Design & Warehouse Automation
• Transportation & Last Mile Delivery
• Support end-to-end strategy to implementation of supply chain digital and analytics capabilities, including but not limited to SAP, S4/IBP, Oracle, BlueYonder, Kinaxis, 09 Solutions, OMPartners, etc.

Qualifications

Here’s what you need:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience working on Supply Chain initiatives
• External experience at a consulting firm in a role equivalent to Senior Manager level within the industry
• A Bachelor’s Degree

Bonus points if:

• You have a deep specialization in one or more of the following: procurement or 3rd party cost takeout initiatives; forecasting, supply chain planning, and inventory optimization; manufacturing production experience in either continuous or discrete manufacturing environments
• You have the proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• You excel in building and developing relationships, overseeing complex programs, and demonstrating leadership
• You’ve earned an MBA or equivalent graduate degree
• You have a functional-level understanding of technology solutions
• Lean or Six Sigma qualifications
• You can use the latest data analytics tools to spot opportunities for improvement
• Prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (i.e., Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) and analytics tools (i.e., Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics)