Consultant Supply Chain Management With a focus on Inventory Management

Xeleos Consulting: Who we are

Xeleos Consulting is helping organizations to achieve sustainable benefits in their Supply Chain through specialized consulting services for the industry and the Health Care sector. We focus on helping organizations optimize their Supply Chain and align it to th eir business strategy. Making the right choices enables our clients to achieve their business objectives and improve significantly their operations.

We strongly believe that excellent solutions will be reached if they are based on solid Supply Chain concepts, if they create value for the company and if they are accepted and used throughout the whole organization.

We offer following services: Supply Chain Strategy, Supply Chain Optimisation, Distribution Logistics Excellence and Business Process Excellence. We work closely with our clients on all the Supply Chain issues: from improvement assessment through solution design to implementation. Process, organization, information systems and infrastructure are all tackled in our methodology. Our clients are industrial compa nies and in the Health Care Sector (with Xeleos Health Care Solutions).

Our approach is recognizable by our focus on getting measurable results, transferring our knowledge to our clients and coaching them to achieve future success. Working alongside our clients we create practical action plans that enable them to make their vision a reality.

Our strength lies in the abilities of our people: their breadth of experience, industry knowledge and progressive attitude.

We have a Contagious Passion for Supply Chain Excellence.

As Xeleos Consulting has built a very strong leadership in developing a roadmap to help organizations in optimizing inventories we are looking for a Senior Consultant with a broad view o n Supply Chain Management but with a good knowledge of inventory management.

Function: What we are looking for

You will lead Supply Chain improvement projects at the customer site from the analysis of the current situation through the design of the solution up to its implementation.
Responsibilities include the overall planning, organizing, directing, controlling and delivery of the projects prioritized in alignment with the client’s expectations and business needs.
You will understand the customer’s needs and requirements and will be able to structure and translate them into Business Solutions. During the project you will also gradually build a preferred relationship of trust with several contacts within the customer organization through your competence and empathy for the their situation.
You are able to effectively coach people, to manage and inspire a team an d to manage resistance to change in order to reach the project targets.
Part of these projects is also giving support on information technology.  In the area of information technology we work with Slim 4 of Slimstock which is the leading Inventory Optimisation tool.  Therefore part of the job will be supporting the implementation of Slim4 as project manager.  Your aim will be to build enough expertise in order to develop an own Slim4 practice within Xeleos.

There is a large variety of projects, customers, industries and markets offering a thoroughly diversified scope.

Your Profile: What we expect

You are passionate for Supply Chain Excellence.
You have 5 years relevant project experience in the industry and/or in consulting in the Supply Chain Management area.
You have an expertise in inventory management and in practices like Forecasting, MRP, ABC Analysis
You have particular expertise in one of our main service domains: Supply Chain Strategy, Supply Chain Optimisation, Distribution Logistics Excellence and Business Process Excellence
You have at least a bachelor degree. Having a CPIM or CSCP-degree is a plus.
You have good analytical and problem solving skills, you can rely on organizational and people management skills and have project management experience.
You have a good understanding of supporting information technology (ERP solutions like SAP, Axapta)
You are no-nonsense, open and direct in communication
You are fluent in Dutch and English, and have a very good working knowledge of French.

Our Offer: What you can expect

We offer a challenging environment with a lot of room for personal input to shape the business and the job, and grow personally in your profession.
We offer exciting projects in the field of Supply Chain Management in various industries and sectors.
We offer a competitive compensation according to your experience.