Clarkston Consulting

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Description: This job is posted in multiple locations. When not at a client site, consultants work from their home office. Relocation is not required. • Do you want the opportunity to leverage your skills to make a direct impact on the world’s top Life Sciences companies? Join Clarkston Consulting as a Supply Chain Senior Consultant to help deliver creative business solutions to our market-leading clients as a part of a team of experienced professionals. • We are looking for motivated, self-driven leaders who are energized by team results and interested in joining a firm that values its culture and people as its biggest strengths. Together, we can help find the answers to our clients most challenging business problems. • 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 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