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Lead Supply Chain Solution Consultant

Experience Required

812 Years

Location

Bangalore, India (Hybrid 3 days/week in office)

Employment Type

Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Lead Supply Chain Solution Consultant with strong expertise in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP;/IBP, and Inventory Optimization to lead enterprise planning transformation initiatives for clients in the CPG, Retail, Consumer Goods, and Manufacturing domains.

The ideal candidate will bring deep functional and solutioning expertise across integrated business planning processes along with hands-on experience implementing modern planning platforms such as SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, or o9.

Key Responsibilities

Demand Planning & Forecasting

- Design and implement statistical and AI/ML-driven forecasting solutions aligned to customer demand behavior and market trends
- Lead demand segmentation strategies including ABC/XYZ, lifecycle, and channel-based segmentation
- Configure and optimize Demand Planning modules in SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, o9, or equivalent APS platforms
- Establish and monitor forecast accuracy KPIs including MAPE, WMAPE, Forecast Bias, and Forecast Value Add (FVA)

Supply Planning & Inventory Optimization

- Design constrained and unconstrained supply planning processes integrating capacity, lead times, and material constraints
- Build MPS, MRP, DRP, replenishment, and deployment planning frameworks across multi-echelon supply chains
- Develop inventory optimization strategies including safety stock, reorder point, min/max, and service-level-based inventory policies
- Conduct Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) analysis across manufacturing and distribution networks

S&OP; / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

- Assess and redesign S&OP;/IBP processes to improve alignment across demand, supply, inventory, and financial planning
- Define planning governance structures, review cadences, escalation paths, and decision-making frameworks




- Build executive dashboards and what-if scenario planning capabilities
- Enable end-to-end integrated business planning processes for enterprise clients

Solution Architecture & Consulting

- Lead solution design workshops and translate business requirements into scalable planning solutions
- Define planning data models, integration touchpoints, master data requirements, and planning hierarchies
- Mentor junior consultants and support capability development within the planning practice

Required Qualifications

- 812 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, IBP, or Inventory Optimization
- Solid domain experience in CPG, Retail, Consumer Goods, or Manufacturing industries
- Hands-on experience implementing/configuring one or more planning platforms:

- SAP IBP

- Kinaxis Rapid Response

- Blue Yonder
- o9 Solutions

- Oracle Supply Chain Planning

- Strong understanding of

- Demand Planning

- Supply Planning
- MEIO Tools and Inventory Optimization
- S&OP; / IBP
- MRP / MPS / DRP
- Forecasting & Replenishment
- Experience with statistical forecasting techniques and scenario analysis
- Strong client-facing consulting and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, and workshop facilitation capabilities
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with AI/ML-driven demand sensing and advanced forecasting techniques
- Exposure to MEIO tools and digital supply chain transformation programs
- Prior experience with consulting firms or supply chain technology partners preferred
- Exposure to Python/R for forecasting analytics and SQL knowledge preferred

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