Freelance Cognite Supply Chain Transformation Consultant

Global Enterprise Partners; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 394,000 - 613,000; Part time

Job summary

Global Enterprise Partners seeks a Senior Cognite Supply Chain Transformation Consultant to support a global Medical Devices and Life Sciences organization in designing and digitalizing S&OP and S&OE capabilities, while guiding Cognite adoption in a regulated environment.

The role emphasizes shaping future-state planning, governance, and data-driven decision-making, with cross-functional collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and planning teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of supply chain transformation experience.
• Strong understanding of S&OP, S&OE, and integrated business planning processes.
• Experience with Cognite or similar industrial data platforms.
• Experience driving process design and business transformation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience operating in global, cross-functional environments.
• Experience translating business requirements into technology solutions.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and digitalization of S&OP and S&OE processes.
• Define business requirements and translate them into scalable digital solutions.
• Support the evaluation and implementation of Cognite capabilities within supply chain operations.
• Improve planning visibility, decision-making, and meeting effectiveness.
• Facilitate workshops across supply chain, operations, manufacturing, and planning teams.
• Define performance metrics, KPIs, and governance structures.
• Collaborate with developers, data engineers, and solution architects.
• Drive adoption of new digital planning capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for AI-driven planning and inventory optimization.
• Support organizational change and process transformation activities.
• Recommend best practices for integrated planning and operational decision-making.
• Align stakeholders around future-state planning processes and operating models.

Skills

S&OP

S&OE

Cognite platform

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

AI in supply chain

Inventory optimization

Data platforms

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP IBP

Blue Yonder

OM Partners

Job description

Senior Freelance Cognite Supply Chain Transformation Consultant - Europe

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Cognite Supply Chain Transformation Consultant to support a global Medical Devices and Life Sciences organization in designing and digitalizing its Supply & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Supply & Operations Execution (S&OE) capabilities. The consultant will help shape future-state planning processes, decision-making frameworks, and digital supply chain capabilities while supporting the evaluation and adoption of Cognite within a highly regulated global environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and digitalization of S&OP and S&OE processes.
• Define business requirements and translate them into scalable digital solutions.
• Support the evaluation and implementation of Cognite capabilities within supply chain operations.
• Improve planning visibility, decision-making, and meeting effectiveness.
• Facilitate workshops across supply chain, operations, manufacturing, and planning teams.
• Define performance metrics, KPIs, and governance structures.
• Collaborate with developers, data engineers, and solution architects.
• Drive adoption of new digital planning capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for AI-driven planning and inventory optimization.
• Support organizational change and process transformation activities.
• Recommend best practices for integrated planning and operational decision-making.
• Align stakeholders around future-state planning processes and operating models.

Required Experience

• 8+ years of supply chain transformation experience.
• Strong understanding of S&OP, S&OE, and integrated business planning processes.
• Experience with Cognite or similar industrial data and digital transformation platforms.
• Experience driving process design and business transformation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience operating in global, cross-functional environments.
• Strong understanding of supply chain planning processes.
• Experience translating business requirements into technology solutions.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience digitalizing planning processes within Life Sciences, Medical Devices, or Healthcare organizations.
• Knowledge of AI and advanced analytics in supply chain planning.
• Experience with inventory optimization initiatives.
• Exposure to Kinaxis, SAP IBP, OMP, Blue Yonder, or similar planning platforms.
• Understanding of regulated manufacturing and supply chain environments.
• Knowledge of data platforms and industrial digitalization solutions.

Contract Details

• Location: Europe Working Model:
• Hybrid / Remote Set up:
• Freelance / Contractor
• Start: January 2027
• Duration: Initial 6 month contract with extensions
• Workload: Full-time (40 hours per week) Industry: Life Sciences / Medical Devices / Healthcare