Principal Supply Chain Consultant - SAP

Job Title: Principal Supply Chain Consultant

Experience: 15 - 20 Years

Location: Bengaluru (Remote)

Notice Period: Immediate Joiner

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead client discovery workshops, business process assessments, and solution definition sessions with senior business and IT stakeholders.

• Analyze complex supply chain challenges and translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions.

• Provide domain leadership across demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, and manufacturing operations.

• Advise clients on SAP-based supply chain transformation initiatives, including S/4HANA, SAP IBP, SAP APO, and related planning platforms.

• Collaborate with technical teams to define data requirements, mapping strategies, and supply chain data models.

• Guide AI and data engineering teams by translating business use cases into actionable technical requirements.

• Ensure regulatory and quality requirements are incorporated into operational and technology solutions.

• Support solution architecture by aligning supply chain processes with enterprise data platforms and AI capabilities.

• Facilitate stakeholder communication across business, technology, and leadership teams.

• Provide strategic consulting on supply chain modernization, digital transformation, and operational excellence initiatives.

Required Experience:

• 15 - 20 years of professional experience in Manufacturing, Life Sciences, or Pharmaceutical industries, preferably with exposure across multiple sectors.

• 3 - 5+ years of consulting or advisory experience working directly with external enterprise clients.

• Proven experience leading discovery sessions, requirements gathering, solution workshops, and executive stakeholder discussions.

• Strong expertise in end-to-end supply chain planning and execution processes.

• Experience working within regulated manufacturing environments.

Functional Expertise:

• Demand Forecasting

• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

• Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE)

• Supply Planning

• Inventory Optimization

• Batch Management

• Batch Determination

• Distribution Center (DC) Network Planning

• Variant Management

• Supply Chain Network Design

• Demand Sensing

• Quality Management Systems

• Deviation Management

• Manufacturing Operations

SAP & Technology Expertise:

• Supply Chain Planning

• SAP IBP / S4HANA

• Demand Forecasting

• Inventory Optimisation

• Regulatory Awareness

• Discovery Workshops

• Client Engagement

• Data & AI Fluency

• Consulting Background

• SAP Data Structures

• Manufacturing Ops

• Life Sciences Domain