Description
As Senior Associate of the A&M GCC PI Supply Chain team, you would drive the activities mentioned across the key areas below:
S&OP
- Support current state assessment exercises and assist in designing future state S&OP processes
- Participate in monthly S&OP cycles – Demand, Supply, Pre-S&OP, and S&OP by preparing inputs, coordinating data, and supporting meeting cadence
- Create MIS reports and insights decks for internal reviews and client discussions
- Track plan vs. actuals, highlight key gaps, and support resolution efforts in collaboration with cross-functional teams (commercial, supply, finance, strategy)
- Performed Current state assessment and developed future state S&OP design
- Managed / Led monthly S&OP cycle – Demand, Supply, Pre-S&OP and S&OP
- Created MIS and insights decks for regional/global S&OP reviews
- Monitored gaps vs plan, highlighted escalations, and managed resolutions through collaboration with cross functional teams (commercial, supply, finance, strategy teams)
Product/ Portfolio Planning
- Coordinate with marketing, supply, and manufacturing teams on phase-in/phase-outs/NPIs
- Assist in portfolio rationalization and segmentation for forecasting and fulfilment strategies
- Monitor KPIs related to SKU performance, stock levels, and contribution margins
- Support product lifecycle data analysis
- Coordinated phase-in/phase-out with marketing, supply, and manufacturing
- Led portfolio rationalization and health analysis; segmentation-based forecasting and fulfilment strategy implementation
- Analysis of KPIs related to Revenue, Margin/SKU, stock reduction opportunity etc.
- Experience in Product development lifecycle process
Demand Planning
- Support end-to-end demand planning activities including data cleaning, statistical modelling, and scenario simulation
- Perform demand trend analysis under guidance to support forecast development
- Work with models, algorithms, and tools to generate baseline statistical forecasts and refine using business inputs
- Assist in forecast aggregation/disaggregation and preparation of key forecast performance metrics
- Strong experience in end-to-end demand planning including Process design, data analysis, stat forecast modelling, consensus forecast etc.
- Performed demand pattern analysis and segmentation to develop right forecasting strategy
- Deep understanding and hands-on experience of building statistical and machine learning forecasting models, algorithms and drivers for generating forecast
- Experience in forecast aggregation / disaggregation at different levels, consensus forecast planning, calculating and monitoring key forecast metrics
Supply Planning
- Support fulfilment and replenishment activities by validating planning master data (e.g., BOMs, lead times) and coordinating parameter setups
- Assist in executing RCCP, MPS, MRP, and production scheduling activities across sites
- Run simulations and optimization scenarios to support mid- and short-term supply planning
- Track and report supply-side KPIs (plan adherence, utilization, changeover metrics) to enable continuous improvement
- Drive end-to-end fulfilment and replenishment execution, including master data validation, BOM setup, and planning parameter alignment
- Execute capacity planning (RCCP), Master scheduling (MPS), Material planning (MRP), and production scheduling across sites, coordinate for inputs and escalation management
- Optimize mid- and near-term supply plans through what-if simulations, volume allocation, changeover reduction, and sequencing strategies
- Track and report key supply KPIs such as plan adherence, capacity utilization, and changeover performance for continuous improvement
Inventory Planning
- Support inventory baseline creation through data extraction and analysis of SKU classification and ageing
- Assist in setting and reviewing inventory targets (e.g., safety stock, reorder point) using lead time and forecast accuracy inputs
- Conduct data analysis for current inventory performance and process mapping for future state recommendations
- Contribute to opportunity identification and action tracking for inventory optimization initiatives
- Establish Inventory baseline, and perform assortment, product classification and ageing analysis
- Calculate inventory targets based on different stock components (e.g. Safety stock, Cycle stock, Reorder point) and key associated drivers (e.g. Lead time, Forecast accuracy etc.)
- Perform current state analysis and develop future state process design
- Identify short-term and long-term opportunities based on calculated targets vs baseline
- Hands on experience in Implementing identified opportunities to draw down inventory and realize value
Note
: The expectation is not extensive hands-on across all areas, but a blend of process understanding and functional exposure / hands-on aligned with the role’s focus
Qualifications
- Minimum of 4-7 years of experience in Supply chain planning, consulting, or process improvement experience
- Previous advisory experience from a top-tier strategy firm, leading specialist, niche advisory firm, or Big-4 consultancy preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field
- MBA / master’s degree in supply chain & Operations Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with high motivation to learn and grow
- Ability to simultaneously work on several projects and effectively manage deadlines
- Experience in KPI tracking (NPI/Phase-in, phase-out management, forecast accuracy, Bias, Capacity utilization, Plan Adherence, changeover optimization, days over, Inventory turns, etc.) and performance dashboards
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement experience (product, demand, manufacturing, logistics, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with planning optimization tools (e.g., Kinaxis, 09, BY etc.) is preferred
- Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills to excel in a deadline-driven environment
- Operational experience in running end-to-end S&OP cycles, exposure to business KPIs and leadership reviews
- Hands-on with cross-functional cadence & stakeholder management
- Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis
- Tools knowledge on Alteryx, Power BI, python, Linear programming platforms, etc. would be a big plus
- APICS CSCP, CPIM, CLTD certifications would be a plus
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