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Business Optimization Consultant - Supply Planning

Nestlé · Arlington, VA · 3 wk ago
Consulting$103k–$148k/yrFull-time
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    for prose. We must not emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So each section must have real content. Let's craft. First, About the role: combine the introductory paragraph about Nestlé and the role purpose. The posting starts: "Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives. Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship." The visa sponsorship line is boilerplate? It's a specific statement but maybe considered boilerplate? It's about visa sponsorship; maybe we should remove as it's not substantive about role? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Visa sponsorship might be considered a condition but not exactly boilerplate; but it's a statement about eligibility. Might be considered relevant? However they said "This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship." It's a specific condition. Could be kept? But they said remove boilerplate; visa sponsorship might be considered a standard line. I'd lean to remove it as it's not about role content. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; is visa sponsorship substantive? It's a condition of employment. Might be considered substantive. But the instruction says remove boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Visa sponsorship line is not exactly boilerplate but could be considered a standard disclaimer. I'd keep it? The instruction says "remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate". Visa sponsorship is not listed. So we can keep it. However later they also repeat "This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship." at the end. That's duplicated; we should keep only one instance. We'll keep one. But also there is a line about "Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations..." that's accommodation request; that's maybe boilerplate? It's about accommodations; could be considered legal. Might be removed. Also "Review our applicant privacy notice before applying" etc. Those are application instructions/legal; remove. Also "It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace..." that's EEO boilerplate; remove. Also "The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers..." remove. Thus we keep the core role description. Now About the role section: we can include the introductory paragraph up to "This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship." maybe as a note. But we need to avoid duplication; we have that line also later; we will include only once. Now Responsibilities: we need to list Key Outputs/Deliverables and Measurements/Performance Indicators. Those are lists. We'll combine them under Responsibilities. We need to use

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        with items from both lists. But we must preserve all substantive information; we can't omit any item. So we need to include each bullet from Key Outputs/Deliverables and Measurements/Performance Indicators. Let's extract them. Key Outputs / Deliverables: - Facilitates and maintains the future-state vision and capability roadmap for Supply Planning - Translates business priorities and planner pain points into clear, prioritized initiatives - Breaks complex initiatives into defined workstreams, milestones, owners, risks, decisions, and success measures - Leads cross-functional initiative planning, execution, testing, implementation, stabilization, and post-launch review - Connects individual projects to the broader Supply Planning roadmap and business outcomes - Serves as the two-way communication bridge between planners and functional leaders - Explains what is changing, why it matters, and how success will be measured - Synthesizes planner feedback, constraints, and adoption risks into decision-ready leadership insights - Facilitates workshops, working sessions, functional forums, and leadership updates that drive decisions and action - Leads ongoing optimization of Supply Planning processes, tools, routines, roles, and organizational interfaces - Defines and maintains standard methodologies, Standard Routines, SOPs, governance, scorecards, and Business Continuity Plans - Performs business requirement analysis and represents Supply Planning processes and needs to IT and enabling functions - Monitors process adoption, system utilization, and performance to identify improvement opportunities - Builds onboarding, learning, competency, and change plans that strengthen functional capability and sustain adoption - Indirectly leads functional experts and Super Users to embed standards and reduce dependency on individual knowledge - Delivers productivity and business value through innovation, process improvement, and disciplined initiative execution Measurements / Performance Indicators: - Delivery of initiative milestones and expected business outcomes - Adoption and sustained use of new processes, tools, and routines - Improvement in Supply Planning effectiveness, consistency, and decision quality - Reduction in manual work, process complexity, and avoidable planner effort - Planner and leader understanding of functional priorities and initiatives - Execution of capability, productivity, and continuous improvement commitments - Customer Order Fulfillment and other relevant Supply Planning outcomes - Successful transition of initiatives into stable functional ownership We'll combine these into one list under Responsibilities. Now Requirements: we have Qualifications / Certifications and Critical Experiences. Qualifications / Certifications list: - Undergraduate degree strongly preferred - Minimum 5+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Supply Planning, Manufacturing, or a related field - Strong knowledge of Supply Planning processes, decisions, and cross-functional dependencies - Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through adoption - Ability to turn ambiguous objectives into structured workstreams, milestones, deliverables, and decisions - Strong facilitation skills across future-state design, prioritization, problem solving, and decision making - Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills across planner, technical, and leadership audiences - Ability to influence without authority, build partnerships, and work effectively across organizational levels - Strong project organization, change leadership, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills - Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, or other continuous improvement methods desired - Experience with SAP, BW, Power BI, and OMP Unison Planning desired - Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and operate effectively through ambiguity - Availability for travel and work beyond regularly scheduled hours as needed Critical Experiences list: - Led a complex Supply Planning transformation, process improvement, or technology-enabled initiative - Facilitated development of a future-state process, capability, roadmap, or operating model - Translated leadership strategy into practical work for planners or operational teams - Converted front-line feedback into concise recommendations and decisions for leaders - Broken a large initiative into manageable phases and measurable milestones - Led cross-functional teams and influenced outcomes without direct authority - Moved an initiative from concept through implementation, adoption, and sustainable ownership We'll put these under Requirements (maybe separate sub-sections? But we only have one heading for Requirements; we can combine both lists under Requirements. Now Skills: we could extract skills from the qualifications list that are skill-based: facilitation, influence, analytical thinking, problem-solving, written/verbal/presentation, ability to turn ambiguous objectives, etc. But we already included many in Requirements. To avoid duplication, we could decide not to have a separate Skills section, or we could create Skills section with those skill items not already captured. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we might combine skills into Requirements or Responsibilities. But we have a requirement to include sections only when posting has real specific content for it. The posting does have skill-related content; we could make a Skills section listing skills like facilitation, influence, analytical thinking, problem-solving, written/verbal/presentation, ability to turn ambiguous objectives, etc. But we risk duplication with Requirements. However we could keep Requirements focused on qualifications/experience, and Skills focused on abilities. That seems reasonable. Let's decide: Requirements: education, experience, knowledge, certifications (undergraduate degree, years experience, knowledge of processes, experience with SAP etc). Skills: facilitation, influence, analytical thinking, problem-solving, written/verbal/presentation, ability to turn ambiguous objectives, ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, operate through ambiguity, ability to lead without authority, etc. Also experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, etc could be skills. But we already have experience with those as desired; could be under Skills. We need to ensure we don't miss any substantive info. Let's list all items from Qualifications / Certifications and Critical Experiences and decide where they go. Qualifications / Certifications items: 1. Undergraduate degree strongly preferred -> maybe Requirements (education) 2. Minimum 5+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Supply Planning, Manufacturing, or a related field -> Requirements (experience) 3. Strong knowledge of Supply Planning processes, decisions, and cross-functional dependencies -> Requirements (knowledge) 4. Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through adoption -> maybe Skills (demonstrated success leading initiatives) or Requirements (experience). Could be

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