Demand and Supply Chain Planning Consultant - London
Reference Code: -en_GBContract Type: PermanentProfessional Communities: Strategy & Transformation
Role Overview:
As part of Capgemini’s Integrated Operations practice, you will play a pivotal role in shaping client technology roadmaps for large-scale transformations. By applying an integrated vision of automation and advanced technology solutions, you will help leading organizations achieve their frictionless enterprise ambitions.
You will orchestrate technology-enabled transformation projects, fine-tuning and aligning operations to deliver measurable impact. Success in this role requires strategic insight, strong leadership, and the ability to build trusted client relationships that ensure seamless and efficient transitions
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Plan Pillar Leadership
* Lead consulting, solution design, and operations design activities across Supply Chain and Planning.
* Apply leadership and strategic consulting skills to deliver end-to-end transformation from Supply Chain to Cash, with a focus on Plan activities.
* Oversee key processes including forecasting, demand planning, logistics, supply chain planning, S&OP, 3PM planning, and innovation planning for global organizations.
* Guide transformation and integration across diverse routes to market (modern trade, traditional trade, e-commerce).
Consulting & Transformation
* Lead complex consulting projects, ensuring delivery excellence, profitability, and client satisfaction.
* Anticipate and mitigate risks using innovative tools and methodologies.
* Drive process improvement through domain expertise and technology-enabled solutions.
* Perform analytical tasks and propose solutions to ensure business outcomes are achieved
Client Engagement & Business Development
* Build and sustain strong client relationships to accelerate business growth.
* Contribute to pursuits, bids, and sell-on opportunities, strengthening commercial acumen.
* Deliver compelling presentations and lead strategic discussions with senior stakeholders.
* Be recognized as a thought leader, shaping market perspectives and supporting business development.
Innovation & Market Insight
* Research industry trends and emerging technologies (AI-enabled demand planning, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, Blue Yonder, o9).
* Assess strengths and limitations of technological solutions to foster innovation.
* Represent the organization through conferences, events, and publications.
* Apply cross-domain technology expertise to design optimal solutions.
Qualifications
* Advanced English proficiency (CEFR Grade C1 or equivalent).
* Degree in Economics, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
* Over 5 years’ experience with strong domain expertise in Supply Chain, CPG, or Retail
* Hands-on experience with BI tools, planning systems, ERPs, and platforms such as Anaplan, SAP IBP, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, o9,
* Warehouse Management, OTM, and inventory/dispatch systems.
* Proven track record of delivering transformation across global supply chains and diverse trade models.
* Industry domain experience in supply chain and CPG or Retail
Your security clearance
To be successfully appointed to this role you will need to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.
There are no nationality or residency restrictions, although if you have resided outside of the UK within the last 3 years, further checks may be required.
There are other criteria and check required for BPSS, and throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality
We are a Disability Confident Employer
Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:
* Declare they have a disability, and
* Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
Please opt in during the application process.
Make it real – what does it mean for you?
You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 12 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.
Capgemini. Make it real.
Why you should consider Capgemini
Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
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