Hybrid Senior Supply Chain Consultant – Life Sciences

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About the role

  • Supply Chain Senior Consultant at Clarkston improving operations and relationships for top Life Sciences clients. Collaborating with teams to deliver impactful business solutions.

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
  • **How You’ll Grow****Beyond your day-to-day responsibilities, throughout your career at Clarkston you will:
  • Receive the support and mentorship of your Clarkston colleagues and leaders
  • Expand your existing skillset with internal and external professional development opportunities

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
  • **Travel Requirement****Travel is an integral part of this role and is estimated to average 30-50%. This may vary based upon client and project needs. When not traveling, consultants work from their home office. Relocation is not required.

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.

Job title

Senior Supply Chain Consultant – Life Sciences

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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