About the job :

The Global Process Lead (GPL) Extension Consultant will play a critical role in a multi-year global business transformation program focused on replacing legacy planning and ERP systems with Kinaxis and SAP S/4HANA solutions.

This role serves as the business process expert for Supply Planning, partnering closely with global process leads, business stakeholders, and technology teams to define and enable future-state planning processes.

The ideal candidate combines deep business planning expertise with strong systems knowledge.

They understand how supply chains operate in practice, can effectively engage with business and technology teams, and possess hands-on Kinaxis implementation experience.

Most importantly, they can help shape future-state planning processes while identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities across a complex global transformation program.

The successful candidate will bring deep supply chain planning expertise, strong business process knowledge, and the ability to bridge business and technology teams.

This is not a technical development role; instead, the consultant will help design, validate, test, and optimize planning processes that support future supply chain operations across a global organization.

The position will focus on supply planning, inventory optimization, deployment planning, production planning, DRP, MRP, and intercompany planning processes while supporting global deployments across APAC, Europe, and other regions.

Program Overview :

This role supports a large-scale global transformation initiative currently underway to modernize planning and ERP capabilities.

The program includes implementation of Kinaxis planning solutions and SAP S/4HANA across multiple regions.

Current deployment activities include :

- China and Hong Kong currently live and in hypercare.

- Korea, Australia, and New Zealand progressing through testing and deployment activities.

- Additional APAC and European markets scheduled for future implementation waves.

- Significant focus on intercompany and cross-border planning processes between migrated and non-migrated regions.

- Ongoing development of new supply chain operating models, including virtual hub financial planning processes.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Supply Planning Process Leadership :

- Support the design, validation, and continuous improvement of global supply planning processes.

- Contribute to future-state process design for planners operating in Kinaxis and SAP S/4HANA environments.

- Help define planning policies, governance models, and operating procedures.

- Identify process gaps, risks, and integration impacts across the end-to-end supply chain.

2. Inventory Optimization & Planning :

- Support inventory optimization processes, including planning model settings and planning outputs.

- Analyze planning results to ensure they align with business requirements and supply chain objectives.

- Assist in the definition and validation of inventory, deployment, and replenishment strategies.

3. Planning Execution Processes :

- Provide expertise in :

i. Supply Planning

ii. Production Planning

iii. Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)

iv. Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

v. Deployment Planning

vi. Intercompany and Intracompany Transfers

vii. Inventory Management

viii. New Product Introductions (NPI)

ix. Sourcing Strategy Planning

x. Master Data Governance and Maintenance

4. Global Transformation Support :

- Partner with internal business, technology, and consulting teams to support implementation activities.

- Collaborate with SAP S/4HANA, Kinaxis, IBM, Accenture, PwC, and other program partners.

- Participate in testing activities, defect analysis, and business validation efforts.

- Validate planning process designs across regions and deployment waves.

- Support rollout of the global Supply Chain Operating Model.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration :

- Act as a trusted advisor and process expert across multiple supply chain functions.

- Work closely with teams supporting distribution, inventory management, lifecycle management, and order operations.

- Identify upstream and downstream impacts of planning decisions.

- Raise cross-functional process concerns and improvement opportunities.

6. Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving :

- Proactively identify risks, gaps, and dependencies that may affect implementation success.

- Think beyond assigned tasks to evaluate broader business process implications.

- Operate effectively in an evolving and complex global transformation environment.

Required Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.

- 10+ years of progressive supply chain planning experience.

- Proven expertise in :

i. Supply Planning

ii. Inventory Optimization

iii. Production Planning

iv. DRP

v. MRP

vi. Deployment Planning

vii. End-to-end Supply Chain Integration

- Demonstrated experience working in global supply chain environments.

- Kinaxis RapidResponse project implementation experience and/or Kinaxis certification required.

- Strong understanding of planning system architecture, data structures, and process integration.

- Ability to translate business requirements into future-state operational processes.

- Experience supporting testing, validation, and business readiness activities.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications :

- SAP S/4HANA planning process experience.

- Experience supporting large-scale supply chain transformation programs.

- Exposure to multi-country planning and intercompany transfer processes.

- International or global company experience.

- Consulting experience supporting supply chain transformation initiatives.

- Experience managing ambiguity and working through organizational change.

- Project leadership or process ownership experience.

- Note : Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry experience is beneficial but not required.