Supply Chain Management Consultant

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Job Title: Supply Chain Management Consultant

Reports To:Director Advisory Services

Role Overview:

As aSupply Chain Management Consultant, you will partner with clients to shape and optimize their end-to-end merchandising, sourcing, and inventory strategies. You will work closely with client leadership and functional teams to co-create solutions that align product availability, customer demand, and profitability. This role mirrors the strategic breadth of a Chief Merchandising Officer, but with a consultative approach focused on enabling scalable and sustainable transformation across client organizations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with client merchandising and buying teams to develop seasonal product strategies grounded in trend forecasting, market data, and consumer insights.
• Guide assortment planning across categories, channels, and customer segments to ensure brand relevance and commercial success.
• Help structure merchandise financial plans including sales, margin, and inventory targets in alignment with business goals.

2. Demand Planning & Inventory Optimization

• Partner with planning and allocation teams to improve demand forecasting accuracy and reduce lost sales or overstock.
• Support implementation of planning tools and analytics to optimize inventory across stores, warehouses, and e-commerce platforms.
• Co-design replenishment and markdown strategies to maintain healthy inventory turnover while protecting gross margin.
• Engage with sourcing heads and vendor managers to develop vendor strategies based on cost, capacity, speed, and compliance.
• Advise clients on nearshoring, lead-time reduction, and vendor diversification to de-risk the sourcing network.
• Facilitate collaboration between design, sourcing, and production teams to align product specs with cost and delivery goals.

4. Product Lifecycle & Speed-to-Market

• Work with cross-functional teams to shorten product development and delivery cycles through calendar discipline and process redesign.
• Help clients build agile capsule collections or quick-response programs to capitalize on fast fashion trends.
• Recommend technology solutions for PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and real-time visibility from design to delivery.
• Advise on channel-specific product strategies (retail, wholesale, e-commerce, LMT, shop-in-shop) for optimal sell-through and brand presentation.
• Guide localization and visual merchandising tactics by region or tier to improve store performance and customer engagement.
• Analyze SKU and category performance data to inform product drops, reorders, and exit decisions.

6. Collaboration, Capability Building & Change Management

• Work as a trusted advisor to client CXOs and merchandising heads, facilitating strategic reviews and execution roadmaps.
• Deliver capability-building workshops on assortment planning, open-to-buy, pricing, and allocation.
• Support change management efforts by embedding decision rights, accountability, and rhythm into client organizations.

Candidate Profile:

• Education:Bachelors in Supply Chain, Business, or related field. MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Experience:5+ years in merchandising, planning, sourcing, or fashion retail consulting.
• Industry Knowledge:Strong understanding of fashion cycles, consumer behavior, and supply-demand balancing.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic and financial acumen in merchandising
• Strong collaboration and client engagement skills
• Analytical mindset with hands-on planning or merchandising system experience
• Comfortable influencing CXO-level discussions while working at an operational level

What Success Looks Like:

• Improved inventory turnover and gross margin return on investment (GMROI)
• Reduced markdowns and stockouts through better planning and forecasting
• Enhanced speed-to-market for key product categories
• Alignment between merchandising strategy and sourcing capability
• Strong client satisfaction and measurable business impact

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionManagement and Manufacturing
• IndustriesBusiness Consulting and Services

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