Our Openings:

Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Logistics (LO) Consultants

Supply Chain and Logistics Operations improvements are driven by many different issues – eg business restructuring,
expansion or contraction, market entry, channeling? Service requirements to customers, capabilities of suppliers, income
statement and balance sheet problems or opportunities, product life cycles, product technology developments,
regulatory requirements, etc. Supply Chain and Logistics expertise is required to address these issues and to assist
clients in developing the right operational strategies, efficient, effective and flexible business processes, and state of
art information systems to aid in decision support.

Within Lodestone’s Supply Chain and Logistics Community we are supporting key decision makers on this agenda.
We are delivering innovative solutions with first-rate client service. We combine in-depth expertise with functional and
industry knowledge, using effective implementation methodologies and best practices.

Our service offerings include:
•    Operations strategy and transformational roadmap development
•    Strategic planning, network design and financial planning (including tax efficiency)
•    Operating model development (including contract operations and outsourcing strategies)
•    Sales & operations planning – including collaborative demand and supply planning solutions
•    Customer-focused sales and after sales support
•    Product lifecycle and master data management
•    Procurement and Source to Pay (S2P) transformations
•    Strategic sourcing including e-Sourcing and spend management
•    Business to Business collaboration with suppliers and customers
     Operational excellence including lean sigma
•    Strategic sourcing and spend management through integrated procurement processes
•    Operational excellence including lean sigma
•    Quality management solutions (ie Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Compliance)
•    Process optimisation enabled by SAP business suites ERP, SCM, SRM,
     e-Sourcing, SNC, CRM and PLM
•    Design, build and rollout of customer and industry specific SAP templates.

Recent projects for the Supply Chain and Logistics communities have included:

•   A project to further globalize and optimize the supply chain for a leading generics manufacturer including
    the definition of the operating model, organization and processes. The aim was to set-up a fully
    transparent and integrated global supply chain reflecting in-house as well as contract manufacturing
    facilities. Lodestone was the global delivery partner from design to implementation of the solution. 
     
•   A program to develop and roll-out a SAP-based supply chain solution for a key player in the global
    automotive business. The main objective was to standardize parts business processes, to minimize
    operational risk by implementing new and easy to maintain systems, to achieve better transparency of
    demand and inventory across the supply chain network, and to optimize the distribution network. The
    solution includes supply chain planning, supply chain execution, warehouse management and finance &
    controlling.

•   A program to deploy a global batch tracing solution for one of the world’s leading companies in the Life
    Science industry. The objective of the program was to implement a best-practice business process
    framework to allow quick retrieval of critical data for authorities in case of quality issues, enabled by
    a central batch data repository. The final solution integrated data from all manufacturing sites, distribution
    centers, 3rd party service providers (3PL/4PL) and contract manufacturers. Lodestone was the global
    delivery partner, providing business process / change management experts and technical resources,
    assisting in global template development and rollout to the various local organizations.

•    A global initiative to manage the supply chain of clinical trials at one of the world’s leading Life Sciences
    companies. The solution included all logistics processes from the IMP (investigational medicinal product)
    requirements planning along the supply chain, including procurement planning for components, labeling,
    subcontracting for packaging, and shipping to depots and investigators.

•   A global initiative to transform the quality control functions of one of the leading Life Sciences companies,
    in terms of business requirements, processes and IT-systems. The objective of the program was to build
    a new global LIMS platform enabled by SAP. Lodestone assisted with global program management,
    definition and implementation of best-practice laboratory processes, seamless integration with key supply
    chain functions, solution template development, as well as the rollout to various countries worldwide.

To join Lodestone’s Supply Chain and Logistics team, the ideal candidate will have:

•    Strong experience in at least one of our key service areas mentioned above;
•    Several years of functional expertise in a business supply chain role; and / or
•    Several years of management consulting experience with one of the leading consulting firms; and/or
•    3+ years experience implementing SAP business solutions in the areas of ERP, SCM, SRM, SNC, CRM.

Interested in joining Lodestone? Please complete our online application form