Principal Demand & Supply Planning Consultant

About the role

The Principal Demand & Supply Planning Consultant leads end-to-end demand, supply, and inventory planning engagements for mid-market clients. This role designs and implements planning frameworks, workflows, and tools to improve forecast accuracy, optimize inventory, and increase service levels while reducing working capital.

Responsibilities

• Analyze supply chain data
• Develop and validate planning models
• Facilitate cross-functional S&OP and IBP discussions
• Translate business needs into actionable planning and automation solutions
• Collaborate with client leadership and internal technical teams to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and oversee execution
• Ensure measurable impact and rapid time-to-value
• Prepare client-ready deliverables
• Coach client teams
• Recommend continuous improvement opportunities across manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and finance interfaces

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills, including quantitative analysis, scenario modeling, and data-driven decision-making in demand and supply planning contexts
• Expertise in planning disciplines such as demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, and S&OP/IBP process design
• Experience in financial planning, linking supply chain plans to financial targets, budgets, forecasts, and working capital optimization
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts clearly to executive and operational stakeholders and facilitate cross-functional alignment
• Consulting capability, including client engagement, problem structuring, solution design, and delivery of high-impact, measurable outcomes
• Background in supply chain, operations, or related fields; experience in mid-market or multi-site manufacturing, distribution, or logistics environments is beneficial
• Proficiency with planning and analytics tools (e.g., advanced Excel, ERP/MRP systems, planning software, BI tools) and familiarity with workflow automation concepts
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Business, or a related discipline; advanced degree or professional certifications (e.g., APICS/ASCM, CSCMP) are an advantage
• Able to work independently in a remote setting or on-site at the client's facility and manage multiple client engagements