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Job description Job Title: Supply Chain Planning Consultant (John Galt / Kinaxis) Experience in Kinaxis and John Galt is mandatory. Location: Remote Job Type: Full-Time Experience: 8 – 15 years Industry: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Retail, Consumer Goods Job Summary: A Supply Chain and Operations professional who helps clients in implementing & optimizing the end-to-end planning process across supply chain and operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and driving efficiency. You will work with clients to lead and implement Sales and Operations planning, demand planning, supply planning, production scheduling, and inventory management capabilities, ensuring the timely and cost-effective delivery of products and enhancing operational effectiveness. We are seeking a highly skilled Supply Chain Planning Consultant with expertise in leading planning solutions such as John Galt, Kinaxis. Key Responsibilities: · Assess business requirements and align them with production planning solutions (John Galt, Kinaxis). · Configure and optimize planning tools for forecasting, demand planning, capacity planning, and scheduling. · Integrated Planning Strategy: Develop and implement integrated planning strategies for clients that align with organizational goals, ensuring the optimal flow of goods and services from suppliers to customers. · S&OP: Lead S&OP planning including S&OP cycle of demand review, supply review, pre-Exec & Exec S&OP reviews. · Design and implement demand and supply planning strategies for clients, covering areas such as forecasting, production scheduling, purchasing, and inventory control to align supply with customer demand and ensure service level goals are achieved. · S&OE: Enable strategic and tactical plans developed during the S&OP process and ensuring they are implemented smoothly across the supply chain. This includes ensuring production schedules, inventory management, order fulfillment, and logistics are aligned with business demand. · Inventory Optimization: Develop inventory management strategies, ensuring optimal inventory levels across locations while reducing excess stock, stockouts, and working capital investment. · Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline operations, improve forecasting accuracy, and reduce lead times. Implement best practices and new technologies for enhanced planning and operations efficiency. · Performance Management: Identify and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) for supply chain performance, including on-time delivery, inventory turnover, and order accuracy. Develop action plans to address performance gaps · Operating Model: Develop governance & operating model across sales, marketing, production, and logistics to integrate business needs and strategies into the planning processes. · Stakeholder Engagement: Regularly communicate with internal stakeholders (e.g., executive team, sales, finance) to provide updates on planning performance and to ensure alignment on goals. · Risk Management: Proactively identify potential supply chain risks (e.g., disruptions, supplier issues) and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on business operations. · Reporting & Analytics: Provide insights into supply chain performance through data analysis and reporting, helping senior management make informed decisions on operational strategies. · Oversee project resources, schedules, and budgets to ensure successful implementation while fostering strong, long-term client relationships. · Develop production planning strategies to enhance supply chain efficiency and reduce lead times. · Conduct gap analysis, recommend process improvements, and provide actionable insights. · Support system implementation, integration, and upgrades of planning tools. · Work closely with cross-functional teams, including supply chain, manufacturing, IT, and finance. · Train end-users and provide ongoing support to ensure successful adoption of planning solutions. · Monitor and analyze key performance metrics to drive continuous improvement. · Find solutions to clients’ supply chain and operations integrated planning related challenges. · Spot and solve challenges using your analytical & strategy skills to dive into data and compare vs. industry peers. · 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 orgs more effective and efficient. · 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. · Use the latest analytical tools and digital tech to help clients find new ways to understand how to make their organizations more effective and efficient. Required Skills & Qualifications: · Supply chain planning & Forecasting, sales and operations planning, demand planning, enterprise planning. · Hands-on experience with at least one or more planning tool: John Galt, Kinaxis. · Strong understanding of demand forecasting, S&OP, capacity planning, and inventory optimization. · Experience in integrating planning solutions with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle. · Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills. · Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities. · Experience in AI-driven supply chain planning and advanced analytics. · Prior consulting experience in manufacturing, retail, or consumer goods industries. · Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field. · Production planning is a plus. 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