Head of Supply Chain Optimisation and Product leading supply chain management at M&S Food. Guiding product development to enhance decision - making and operational efficiency.
About the role
- As a Supply Chain Senior Consultant, you'll work on creative business solutions for clients in life sciences and consumer products. Focus on improving operational effectiveness and supply chain management.
Responsibilities
- **What You’ll Do**
- As a Supply Chain Senior Consultant at Clarkston you will:
- Work closely with clients in the Consumer Products and Life Science industry in streamlining and combining people, processes, technology, and controls to improve operational effectiveness, lower costs, reduce redundancy, and lower risks
- Focus on physical operations and supply chain management improvements including manufacturing, distribution, logistics, procurement, sourcing, and inventory management
- Earn trusted client status and develop relationships that extend beyond the project’s lifecycle
- Conduct knowledge transfer and training of end-users that include sharing best practices
- Provide guidance to junior analysts and client personnel
Requirements
- *What We're Looking For:*
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional supply chain consulting or equivalent industry experience in the life sciences or/and consumer products industry in a combination of the following areas: Supply Chain Strategy, MRP, PLM, and Demand Planning
- Ability to create supply chain performance measures for planning, execution, and financials that include standard definitions and industry performance benchmarks
- Capacity to describe performance tradeoffs and how those decisions are connected to the broader business
- Familiarity with Sales & Operations Planning, Integrated Business Planning, or other cross-functional operating models
- Understanding of process objectives, relevant monthly cycle of meetings, positive meeting behaviors, and ensuring the desired analytical reporting
- Experience with demand planning for a significant product portfolio, guiding through common accuracy challenges (e.g. stakeholder bias), and taking actions to improve the forecasting process over time
- Expertise in supply planning across multiple network tiers including finished goods, components, and materials
- Experience in collaborating with trading partners to enhance supply performance
- Knowledge of advanced planning systems (e.g. Kinaxis, Logility, SAP IBP) in support of demand, supply, and monthly integrated planning.
- Ability to construct business cases for the investment in an advanced planning system
- Excellent ability to facilitate discussions and negotiate mutually beneficial solutions when necessary
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Formal training and experience with Lean Sigma preferred
- APICS or comparable supply chain planning certifications preferred
- 4-year degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or an equivalent discipline
Benefits
- *Our benefits include:*
- Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more)
- 401k with company contributions
- Paid vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave
- Paid Parental Leave and Family Building Benefits (Adoption, Surrogacy, and Infertility Support)
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Training and Professional Development investments, Tuition Assistance, and more
- Visit Careers at Clarkston to learn more about our culture, benefits, and opportunities.
- Clarkston Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring our firm is rich in diverse skills, competencies, strengths, personalities, and culture. We foster an inclusive environment that embraces the unique contributions of our people to further our purpose. Please visit Diversity @ Clarkston to learn more about our diversity initiatives.
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