Job Description 

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Associate – Supply Chain Enabling Apps to join our Operations and Supply Chain Solutions practice. 

The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with detailed understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning processes on advanced planning systems (o9, Kinaxis, or SAP IBP) either as an end user or through implementation experience. In this role, you will help clients enhance their planning performance by leveraging data-driven insights, process design, and cross-functional collaboration. 

This role offers the opportunity to work on digital planning transformation programs for leading organizations across industries, collaborating closely with client stakeholders, system integrators, and internal consulting teams. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Support client engagements in the design and improvement of integrated planning processes across demand, supply planning, inventory management, and S&OP. 

• Perform analytical assessments to evaluate planning performance, forecast accuracy, service levels, capacity utilization, and inventory health. 

• Develop data-driven insights and models that support scenario analysis, planning optimization, and decision-making. 

• Support cross-functional workshops with client teams to define requirements, validate findings, and co-develop future-state planning processes. 

• Translate business requirements into APS system configuration needs. 

• Support configuration of planning applications (e.g., o9, Kinaxis), including master data setup, planning logic, and scenario modeling. 

• Support development of data mapping documents, linking source (ERP/legacy systems) fields to APS data models (e.g., o9, Kinaxis). 

• Assist in building and maintaining integration test cases to validate data flows between ERP, data lake, and APS systems. 

• Collaborate with data and digital teams to ensure that analytics solutions and tools are aligned with business planning needs (without direct configuration responsibilities). 

• Prepare high-quality deliverables, including analytical reports, presentations, and process documentation. 

• Contribute to business case development, quantifying the potential impact of process and planning improvements. 

• Participate in internal capability-building initiatives, such as developing accelerators, frameworks, and thought leadership on integrated planning and analytics 

Education 

• Minimum: Bachelor’s in supply chain management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Nice to have: MBA or master’s degree in a relevant field. 

• Certifications in o9, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder or SAP IBP (where applicable) are an advantage. 

Required Skills 

• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning processes, including demand planning, supply planning, and inventory management. 

• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, or Python) 

• Exposure to at least one APS platform (e.g., o9, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, SAP IBP). 

• Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills 

• Ability to work with large, complex, and unstructured datasets, performing cleaning, transformation, and validation. 

• Comfortable working in fast-paced consulting environments and managing multiple priorities. 

Optional Skills 

• Experience supporting end-to-end APS implementations including requirement gathering, configuration, testing, and go-live support.