Supply Chain Planning Senior Manager

Supply Chain Planning Senior Manager

About the role

We are supporting a leading consulting organisation in Belgium that is looking to strengthen its Supply Chain Planning practice with an experienced Senior Manager.

This is a senior client-facing role focused on helping organisations transform their supply chain planning capabilities, from demand and supply planning through to S&OP / IBP, inventory optimisation and end-to-end planning operating models.

You will work with senior stakeholders to diagnose complex planning challenges, develop pragmatic strategies and operating models, and lead large-scale transformation and implementation programmes.

The role combines supply chain strategy, planning expertise, technology and transformation, making it particularly suited to someone who has worked across both the functional and strategic aspects of supply chain planning.

Your responsibilities

As a Supply Chain Planning Senior Manager, you will:

• Lead complex supply chain planning engagements from initial assessment and strategy through to implementation.
  
• Advise senior client stakeholders on supply chain planning strategy, operating models and transformation.
  
• Assess existing demand, supply and inventory planning processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
  
• Design future-state planning processes, capabilities and operating models.
  
• Lead S&OP / IBP transformation programmes, ensuring alignment between commercial, operational and financial planning.
  
• Develop and implement demand and supply planning strategies.
  
• Support clients in improving forecasting, inventory levels, service levels and overall supply chain performance.
  
• Lead planning technology implementations and optimisation programmes where relevant.
  
• Manage large project teams and multiple workstreams across complex transformation programmes.
  
• Lead senior client workshops and facilitate decision-making across business and technology stakeholders.
  
• Translate strategic requirements into practical implementation roadmaps.
  
• Oversee project delivery, ensuring high-quality outputs, effective stakeholder management and commercial performance.
  
• Develop and maintain senior client relationships.
  
• Contribute to business development, proposals and the development of new supply chain planning propositions.
  
• Coach and develop consultants and managers within the wider Supply Chain practice.
  

Areas of focus

Projects may cover a broad range of supply chain planning topics, including:

• Supply Chain Planning Strategy
  
• Demand Planning & Forecasting
  
• Supply Planning
  
• Production Planning
  
• S&OP / IBP
  
• Inventory Optimisation
  
• Integrated Business Planning
  
• Supply Chain Operating Models
  
• Planning Process Design
  
• Planning Capability & Organisation
  
• Planning Transformation
  
• Supply Chain Resilience
  
• Advanced Planning & Analytics
  
• AI and GenAI in Supply Chain Planning
  
• Digital Supply Chain
  
• Planning Technology Implementation
  

Technology experience

Experience with leading supply chain planning technologies would be highly relevant, including:

• OMP
  
• Kinaxis
  
• SAP IBP
  
• SAP APO
  
• Blue Yonder
  
• o9 Solutions
  
• Anaplan
  
• Other advanced planning and optimisation platforms
  

Technology expertise is not necessarily required across all platforms; strong functional planning expertise combined with experience supporting or leading planning technology transformation is key.

Requirements

What we are looking for

We are looking for a senior supply chain professional with a strong track record across planning strategy, transformation and implementation.

Ideally, you will have:

• Significant experience in supply chain planning consulting, strategy consulting or a senior industry supply chain planning role.
  
• Strong expertise across demand planning, supply planning and/or S&OP / IBP.
  
• Experience leading large and complex supply chain transformation programmes.
  
• A strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and their interdependencies.
  
• Experience designing future-state planning processes and operating models.
  
• Experience working with supply chain planning technology and digital solutions.
  
• Strong project and programme management experience.
  
• The ability to engage confidently with C-suite and senior client stakeholders.
  
• Proven experience managing and developing consulting teams.
  
• Strong commercial awareness and experience contributing to business development.
  
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.
  

Experience from a top-tier strategy or management consulting environment would be advantageous, particularly where this has involved supply chain, operations or planning transformation.

Industry experience

Experience across complex supply chain environments would be particularly relevant, including:

• Manufacturing
  
• Life Sciences / Pharmaceuticals
  
• Consumer Goods
  
• Retail
  
• Automotive
  
• Chemicals
  
• Industrial Products
  

Experience working with multinational organisations and complex international supply chains would be beneficial.

Benefits

What you can expect

You will join a growing Supply Chain consulting practice and work with major organisations on high-impact planning transformation programmes.

The role offers the opportunity to:

• Lead significant supply chain planning transformations.
  
• Work directly with senior executives and decision-makers.
  
• Shape supply chain planning strategies and operating models.
  
• Work across both strategic and implementation-focused engagements.
  
• Develop expertise across planning, technology, analytics and AI.
  
• Lead and develop high-performing consulting teams.
  
• Contribute to the growth and direction of the wider Supply Chain practice.
  
• Build long-term relationships with major clients.
  
• Progress towards a broader leadership role within the practice.