Supply Chain Analytics & Optimization Consultant

HP is a proven leader in personal systems and printing, delivering innovations that empower people to create, interact, and inspire like never before. We leverage our strong financial position to extend our leadership in traditional markets and invest in exciting new technologies. HP has an impressive portfolio and strong innovation pipeline across areas such as blended reality technology, 3D printing, multi-function printing, Ink in the office, notebooks and mobile workstations.

Roles and Responsibilities:

This is an opportunity to join the Analytics organization of HP Inc and responsible for supply chain planning and analytics of print business unit.  Analytics hosts planning activities for WW Supply Chain Operations and provide analytics and operational expertise to drive fact-based strategic and tactical supply planning, manage and execute forecast improvement initiatives by leveraging advanced analytics through simulation, modelling, optimization techniques & predictive analytics. Key metrics include Forecast Accuracy and bias, days of inventory (DOI), and availability. The team work closely with various business units, regions, functions and manufacturing partners across multiple domains.

Skills Requirement:

• Supply and Demand Planning process with focus on improving the forecast accuracy/availability with optimal inventory.
• Proven expertise in transforming the end to end value chain in a complex environment.
• Proficiency in SAP APO/IBP/Ariba or any other planning solutions is a must.
• Capability to design analytics solutions, simulation, modelling to address business problems.
• Exposure to advanced analytics/optimization techniques and experience in analytics tools like R and Python will be an added advantage.
• Ability to understand complex data structures and cloud based systems/services.
• Strong business acumen, a high degree of ownership and integrity, and a high attention to detail.
• Ability to build relationships with external entities with controls on timelines, cost and returns.
• Effectively and creatively tell stories and create visualizations to describe and communicate data insights. Skills on a visualization tools like Power BI/Tableau would be preferable.

Academics and Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Operations / Operations Research / Computer Science / Statistics / Mathematics
• 4 -8 years of work experience in Supply Chain Management/ Operations planning function in Hi Tech or related industry with significant hands-on experience in multitasking/ cross functional environment.

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