SCM Consultant - Analytics Consulting Firm

SCM Consultant for a Leading Analytic Consulting Firm

Overview:

As a supply chain management consultant you will provide innovative solutions to client business problems using advanced OR tools and techniques. As a part of high-performing team you will play a critical role in delivering a variety of solutions in end-to-end supply chain - strategy, tactical to operational - procurement to price optimization. The position entails various components including business discovery, business case development, consulting clients and project delivery.

Job Description:

- Enable client to effectively articulate business requirements and provide partnership for successful project implementation.

- Analyse the client's business requirements to arrive at solution options - quick wins, solution road-maps, software implementations.

- Lead end-to-end project delivery and work closely with multi-location team and client's stakeholders.

- Develop supply chain optimization models using package solutions like Supply Chain Guru, ILOG LogicNet Plus, to answer targeted business questions

- Run basic statistical analysis using packages like MS Excel, SAS, SPSS or R to understand data behavior and develop insights.

- Analyse and interpret optimization results and derive insights; consult the client.

- Construct and present proof-of-concepts and prototypes to enable pre-sales.

- The role requires medium term stay of upto 6 months in either Australia or New Zealand before locating back in Bangalore; will need moderate travel thereafter.

Key Skills (Requirements):

- 3 to 5 years experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches.

- Network optimization modelling - with knowledge of network design tools like IBM LNP, preferably Llamasoft SCG or similar tools.

- Strong understanding of Supply chain design, lever and metrics involved.

- Understanding of supply chain planning at strategic, tactical and operational level.

- Working knowledge in implementing product-mix optimization, price optimization and strategic network design.

- Fundamental understanding of science behind optimization.

- Advanced data analysis skills including MS Access, Excel, preferably SQL knowledge.

- Basic understanding of statistics with working knowledge of one of the statistical package SAS, SPSS or R.

- Working knowledge of visualization tools like Tableau, Qlikview or any other BI solution.

- Ability to design and advice on complex systems implementations including custom optimization solutions.

Preferred but not necessary (Requirements):

- Custom OR modelling using GAMS or LINDO

- Advanced MSSQL or MYSQL knowledge

Qualification Required:

- MBA preferred with a degree in Decision Sciences, Engineering or similar quantitative degree.

- Should have worked in Analytics services, consulting and or in Data Management & BI industry.