Principal Supply Chain Consultant
First seen by Alion on Sep 17, 2026.
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
Skills
SAP IBP, S/4 HANA, SAP APO, SAP SCM, S&OP Systems, Manufacturing Execution System, QMS