Management Consultant – Demand Planning

Capgemini Invent

Location

Glasgow, London, Manchester

Your Role

First, and foremost, you will be responsible for designing and delivering innovative solutions for leading global companies. Drawing on your knowledge and experience, you will work collaboratively with Capgemini colleagues and our clients, supporting them in understanding challenges and opportunities, designing future models to address and realise these, and implementing these solutions in their businesses. The solutions typically cover supply chain planning strategy and operating model design (including processes, organisation, capabilities and enabling technology), transition and transformation support to implement the future solution and further optimisation of the future model once stabilised. You will contribute to the effective delivery and timely completion of projects in alignment with commercial goals, applying appropriate implementation approaches based on delivery concepts, consulting tools and methodologies. You’ll be leading major workstreams or smaller projects; responsible for shaping the project (defining work plan, team, dependencies), and delivering to the plan (scope, quality, and time).

Business Development / Internal Contribution / Learning & Development

• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal Contribution – Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & Development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile

• Deep knowledge of supply chain planning processes, specifically demand forecasting and planning (sell‑in, sell‑out, sell‑through); demand elements of S&OP or IBP.
• Work experience in Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Retail, Automotive or other product‑based industry (e.g. Life Sciences) in a planning role – or – seasoned consultant advising clients on how to improve their planning processes.
• Consultancy experience – currently or previously working in a major Consulting firm; or having ‘internal consulting’ experience in industry.
• A history of delivery in supply chain improvement and projects, as well as delivering creative but realistic solutions to client problems.
• Active, well‑informed knowledge of the Consumer Product, Retail, Manufacturing or Automotive sectors and an opinion on key trends, as well as a history of rapid career progression.
• Knowledge of how technology can be applied to deliver business value in the supply chain and the technology development lifecycle from design to implementation with supporting change management. Experience in assessment, design, implementation, or operational use of planning systems (e.g. Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, o9) is an advantage.
• Experience in consultancy methods and approaches, learned through either working for a consulting organisation or via project implementation with a Retailer, global CP organisation, Manufacturing, Automotive or Life Sciences industry.
• Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Experience of proposition building and delivery.

Benefits

Flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance. Flexible working arrangements, hybrid working model, mental health champions, wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy, and CSR commitment to reduce carbon footprint.

Application Details

Apply through the Capgemini Invent career portal.