Job Title: Principal Supply Chain Consultant

Experience: 15 - 20 Years

Location: Bengaluru (Remote)

Notice Period: Immediate Joiner

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead client discovery workshops, business process assessments, and solution definition sessions with senior business and IT stakeholders.

- Analyze complex supply chain challenges and translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions.

- Provide domain leadership across demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, and manufacturing operations.

- Advise clients on SAP-based supply chain transformation initiatives, including S/4HANA, SAP IBP, SAP APO, and related planning platforms.

- Collaborate with technical teams to define data requirements, mapping strategies, and supply chain data models.

- Guide AI and data engineering teams by translating business use cases into actionable technical requirements.

- Ensure regulatory and quality requirements are incorporated into operational and technology solutions.

- Support solution architecture by aligning supply chain processes with enterprise data platforms and AI capabilities.

- Facilitate stakeholder communication across business, technology, and leadership teams.

- Provide strategic consulting on supply chain modernization, digital transformation, and operational excellence initiatives.

Required Experience:

- 15 - 20 years of professional experience in Manufacturing, Life Sciences, or Pharmaceutical industries, preferably with exposure across multiple sectors.

- 3 - 5+ years of consulting or advisory experience working directly with external enterprise clients.

- Proven experience leading discovery sessions, requirements gathering, solution workshops, and executive stakeholder discussions.

- Strong expertise in end-to-end supply chain planning and execution processes.

- Experience working within regulated manufacturing environments.

Functional Expertise:

- Demand Forecasting

- Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

- Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE)

- Supply Planning

- Inventory Optimization

- Batch Management

- Batch Determination

- Distribution Center (DC) Network Planning

- Variant Management

- Supply Chain Network Design

- Demand Sensing

- Quality Management Systems

- Deviation Management

- Manufacturing Operations

SAP & Technology Expertise:

- Supply Chain Planning

- SAP IBP / S4HANA

- Demand Forecasting

- Inventory Optimisation

- Regulatory Awareness

- Discovery Workshops

- Client Engagement

- Data & AI Fluency

- Consulting Background

- SAP Data Structures

- Manufacturing Ops

- Life Sciences Domain