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About the role
- Supply Chain Senior Consultant delivering operational and performance improvements for Life Sciences companies. Engaging with clients to streamline processes and enhance supply chain effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- **What You’ll Do**
- As a Supply Chain Senior Consultant at Clarkston you will:
- Work closely with clients in the Life Sciences 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, including sharing best practices
- Provide guidance to junior analysts and client personnel assigned to projects
Requirements
- *What We're Looking For:*
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional supply chain consulting or equivalent Life Sciences industry experience 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
- Familiarity with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), or other cross-functional operating models
- Knowledge of advanced planning systems (e.g. Kinaxis, Logility, SAP IBP) in support of demand, supply, and monthly integrated planning.
- Capacity to describe performance tradeoffs and how those decisions are connected to the broader business
- 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
- 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
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