Demand Planning - Consultant/Senior Consultant

Capgemini Invent; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Capgemini Invent is shaping the future of supply chain planning for global clients from the UK. The role focuses on designing innovative planning solutions, operating models, and enabling technology across consumer products, manufacturing and retail sectors.

You will lead major workstreams, shape project scope, and drive delivery while collaborating with clients and Capgemini teams to realise transformation and value.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of forecasting and planning processes used in consumer products, manufacturing and retail.
• Experience advising clients in major consulting or internal corporate consulting.
• Track record delivering supply chain improvement projects and innovative, yet practical solutions.
• Understanding of how technology adds value across the supply chain and lifecycle.
• Experience with assessment, design, implementation, or operation of planning systems (Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, o9).
• Ability to build and deliver compelling propositions to clients.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver innovative supply chain solutions for leading global clients.
• Lead workstreams or smaller projects, shaping scope, team, dependencies and plan.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery aligned with commercial goals.
• Contribute to business development through proposals, RFPs, and client events.
• Collaborate with Capgemini colleagues and clients to translate challenges into future models.

Skills

Demand forecasting

S&OP/IBP

Consumer Products

Manufacturing

Retail

Automotive

Consultancy experience

Supply chain delivery

Technology in SCM

Planning systems

Proposition development

Tools

Blue Yonder

Kinaxis

SAP IBP

o9

Job description

Capgemini Invent At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Capgemini Invent At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Your Role

First, and foremost, you will be responsible for designing and delivering innovative solutions for leading global companies. Drawing on your knowledge and experience, you will work collaboratively with Capgemini colleagues and our clients, supporting them in understanding challenges and opportunities, designing future models to address and realise these, and implementing these solutions in their businesses. The solutions typically cover supply chain planning strategy and operating model design (including processes, organisation, capabilities and enabling technology), transition and transformation support to implement the future solution and further optimisation of the future model once stabilised.

We are constantly developing our thinking around the changing product supply chain in a digitally enabled world. You’ll be part of developing this thinking and making it a reality for our clients across a wide variety of business sectors. You’ll be a key member of our Supply Chain Centre of Excellence which blends deep industry knowledge with practical consulting expertise.

You will contribute to the effective delivery and timely completion of projects in alignment with commercial goals, applying appropriate implementation approaches based on delivery concepts, consulting tools and methodologies. You’ll be leading major workstreams or smaller projects; responsible for shaping the project (defining work plan, team, dependencies), and delivering to the plan (scope, quality, and time). Working with the team to develop and tailor supply chain planning propositions.

Role

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events
• Internal Contribution – Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development
• Learning & Development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile

You have a deep knowledge of supply chain planning processes, specifically:

• Demand forecasting and planning (sell in, sell out, sell through)
• Demand elements of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) or Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
• Work experience in Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Retail, Automotive or other product‑based industry (e.g. Life Sciences) in a planning role – or – seasoned consultant advising clients on how to improve their planning processes.
• Consultancy experience – currently or previously working in a major Consulting firm; or having ‘internal consulting’ experience in industry.
• A history of delivery in supply chain improvement and projects, as well as delivering creative but realistic solutions to client problems.
• An active, well‑informed, knowledge of the Consumer Product, Retail, Manufacturing or Automotive sectors and an opinion on key trends, as well as a history of rapid career progression.
• Knowledge of how technology can be applied to deliver business value in the supply chain and the technology development lifecycle from design to implementation with supporting change management.
• Experience in assessment, design, implementation, or operational use of planning systems is an advantage (e.g. Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, o9 etc).
• Experience in consultancy methods and approaches, learned through either working for a consulting organisation or via project implementation with a Retailer, global CP organisation, Manufacturing, Automotive or Life Sciences industry.
• Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Experience of proposition building and delivery.

What You'll Love About Working Here

We have entered the next era of digital transformation. This is characterised by a growing convergence of product, software, data, and services across all industries. At Capgemini we call this ‘Intelligent Industry’.

Aligning strategic priorities with pragmatic action has never been more challenging. The key to success lies in compound thinking, an approach that integrates digital transformation, physical engineering, and sustainability. This mindset allows businesses to unlock sustainable value and drive innovation by designing intelligent, efficient and adaptive systems.

Intelligent industry creates a whole new world of opportunity – and this is why we believe…

… the future of industry is INTELLIGENT

We believe that what we produce – and how we produce it – shapes the future. That’s why we’re committed to helping clients devise, design and deliver their vision for Intelligent Industry, accelerating paths to tangible outcomes.

Our unique approach to integrated solutions makes us a trusted partner in re‑engineering supply chains for higher performance, resource efficiency and net zero success. By modernising and transforming IT ecosystems, we help drive both sustainability and profitability.

Intelligent Industry Is Made Up Of Five Capability Teams

• Supply Chain
• Smart Plant
• Intelligent Process and Performance
• Connected Products and Services
• Digital Engineering

Together, we build agile, future proof operations powered by intelligent infrastructure and optimised processes. Our mission is to help clients maximise what they have today, so they can lead the industry of tomorrow.

“Intelligent Industry is about fostering synergies between the digital and engineering worlds to help companies build intelligent products, operations, and services, at scale.”

Need to Know

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in Diversity & Inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Active Inclusion Campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work‑life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day‑to‑day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.

To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

CSR

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester, Newcastle or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end‑to‑end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.