Senior Manager Supply Chain Planning

What You Will Do

As a Senior Manager in Supply Chain Planning, you will lead transformation workstreams for clients in the natural resources sector (mining, pulp & paper, chemicals), owning client relationships, shaping the overall solution, and ensuring delivery of measurable business impact.

• Lead and own end-to-end Planning transformation engagements, managing scope, timeline, budget, and risk;
  
• Serve as the primary client relationship owner at senior/executive levels, translating business challenges into structured problem statements and delivery plans;
  
• Direct diagnostics of planning maturity and build the business case for change, quantifying value pools;
  
• Define target operating models, governance structures, and implementation roadmaps tailored to commodity-driven, capital-intensive operations;
  
• Oversee the development of complex analyses and scenario models to support high‑stakes business decisions (e.g., capacity allocation, production mix, export/logistics trade-offs);
  
• Lead executive workshops and steering committee presentations, driving alignment and decision‑making among senior stakeholders;
  
• Guide digital transformation initiatives and Advanced Planning System (APS) implementations, ensuring technical solutions are grounded in industry‑specific operational realities;
  
• Manage and develop project teams, including junior/mid-level consultants, ensuring quality of delivery and knowledge transfer to the client;
  
• Contribute to account growth by identifying follow‑on opportunities and supporting business development within the client relationship.
  

What We Are Looking For

Experience and Track Record

• Extensive experience (typically 8+ years) in Supply Chain Planning, with a significant portion in consulting or leading large-scale transformation programs;
  
• Proven experience in natural resources or process industries — mining, pulp & paper, chemicals, metals, or similar commodity-driven, asset-intensive sectors — with an understanding of their specific supply chain dynamics (long production cycles, capital-intensive assets, commodity price volatility, export-driven logistics, environmental/regulatory constraints);
  
• Track record of leading complex, multi-workstream projects and managing senior client stakeholders, including C-level executives;
  
• Strong ability to structure ambiguous problems, oversee data-driven analysis, and develop actionable, business-grounded recommendations;
  
• Experience managing and mentoring project teams;
  
• Advanced English required for global project delivery; Portuguese and/or Spanish strongly preferred given the regional context of the engagement.
  

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Supply Chain Planning

Deep knowledge and hands‑on experience in:

• Demand Planning & Forecasting – demand forecasting methodologies, Forecast Accuracy and Bias management, particularly for commodity/long-cycle products;
  
• Supply Planning – balancing demand, supply, and capacity in capital-intensive, asset-constrained environments;
  
• S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP) – integrating demand, supply, and financial planning, including commodity price and margin considerations;
  
• Inventory Planning & Optimization – Safety Stock, Service Level optimization, particularly for raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods with long lead times;
  
• Production & Capacity Planning – planning around continuous/process manufacturing assets, maintenance windows, and yield variability;
  
• Scenario Planning – building and evaluating scenarios for strategic decisions (e.g., capacity investment, commodity price swings, export logistics disruptions).
  

Natural Resources Industry Expertise

• Understanding of end-to-end value chains in mining, pulp & paper, and/or chemicals — from raw material extraction/sourcing through processing, production, and distribution to export/domestic markets;
  
• Familiarity with sector-specific planning challenges: forestry/fiber supply planning, mine-to-port logistics, batch/continuous process constraints, sustainability and ESG considerations in planning decisions;
  
• Knowledge of commodity market dynamics and their impact on planning and S&OP processes.
  

Transformation and Value Generation

• Leadership of maturity diagnostics and gap identification at an enterprise level;
  
• Design of As-Is / To-Be operating models;
  
• Definition of processes, governance structures, and KPI frameworks;
  
• Development and ownership of business cases and multi-year roadmaps;
  
• Identification and quantification of opportunities for inventory reduction