Supply Chain Transformation Specialist

Sterling Engineering Ltd - Ireland & Europe; Leinster; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Engineering Ltd - Ireland & Europe is leading the deployment of the Future Focused Planning Program across assigned manufacturing sites, guiding teams through a new Target Operating Model and sustainable adoption of new processes and tools. The role involves cross-site deployment, training, and ongoing coaching to ensure milestones are met.

Travel 15–35% and global/remote location enable work across multiple sites with strong stakeholder collaboration, change management, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related field.
• 5–8 years' experience in supply planning, demand planning, S&OP or manufacturing supply chain.
• Experience in transformation, operating model, or change programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and training skills.
• Analytical and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work independently across multiple sites.
• SAP, IBP or equivalent planning system experience desirable.
• Change management certification or experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end deployment at assigned manufacturing sites.
• Partner with site leadership and supply planning teams to drive TOM adoption.
• Assess site readiness, identify gaps, and develop deployment and change plans.
• Deliver training, coaching, and capability-building.
• Track deployment milestones, KPIs, risks, and issues.
• Embed new processes and ways of working to ensure sustainable adoption.
• Support sites through hypercare and transition to business-as-usual.
• Capture site learnings and share best practices across the wider program.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Training delivery

Analytical thinking

Independent across sites

Education

Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related)

Tools

SAP

IBP

Job description

Supply Planning Transformation Specialist

Department: Digital Strategy Team – Future Focused Planning Program
Location: Global / Remote
Travel: 15–35%

Role PurposeLead the deployment of the Future Focused Planning Program across assigned manufacturing sites, supporting teams through the transition to a new Target Operating Model (TOM) and ensuring sustainable adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end deployment at assigned manufacturing sites.
• Partner with site leadership and supply planning teams to drive TOM adoption.
• Assess site readiness, identify gaps, and develop deployment and change plans.
• Deliver training, coaching, and capability-building.
• Track deployment milestones, KPIs, risks, and issues.
• Embed new processes and ways of working to ensure sustainable adoption.
• Support sites through hypercare and transition to business-as-usual.
• Capture site learnings and share best practices across the wider program.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8 years' experience in supply planning, demand planning, S&OP, or manufacturing supply chain.
• Experience in transformation, operating model, or change programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and training skills.
• Analytical and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work independently across multiple sites.
• SAP, IBP, or equivalent planning system experience desirable.
• Change management certification or experience desirable.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure successful site deployment and TOM adoption.
• Build capability and confidence within site supply planning teams.
• Identify and resolve deployment risks and barriers.
• Provide clear progress updates to the Deployment Lead.
• Drive sustainable adoption and successful hypercare exit.