Senior Manager, Supply Chain Transformation and Integrated Planning

Overview At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference. Are you a talented leader who knows how to motivate your team and deliver exceptional client service? We are seeking a Senior Manager to join our Supply Chain Transformation team to lead transformation and advisory programs aimed at redesigning supply chain planning processes, operating models, and technology capabilities. The selected candidate will primarily support clients in the life sciences, consumer products, wholesale, and food and beverage sectors . This client-facing role requires extensive experience in process reengineering , target operating model design, and the implementation of advanced planning solutions such as SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP), BY (Blue Yonder), o9 Solutions, Relex, Kinaxis, and other advanced planning solutions . Knowledge of automation, analytics, and basic artificial intelligence principles would be a significant asset. What You Will Do As part of the Supply Chain Transformation team, you will be called upon to Lead projects and programs addressing complex workstreams related to supply chain planning transformation, from initial diagnostic, potentially through deployment and stabilization of new capabilities. Advise senior client executives on planning challenges, transformation priorities, governance models, and performance improvement opportunities. Lead end-to-end reengineering of supply chain planning processes, including demand, supply, inventory, replenishment, production, distribution, scheduling, and the S&OP process. Assess current processes, technologies, data, organizational structures, and governance models to identify gaps, constraints, and root causes of performance issues. Design integrated, harmonized, and scalable target processes, taking into account the operational and regulatory specificities of the life sciences, consumer products, wholesale, and food and beverage sectors. Define target operating models that include processes, governance, organizations, performance indicators, technology, etc. Facilitate design workshops with multidisciplinary teams to achieve alignment on guiding principles, target processes, design decisions, and implementation priorities. Develop pragmatic transformation roadmaps integrating process, organization, technology, data, governance, and change management dimensions. Lead/supervise the selection, design, and implementation of planning solutions such as SAP IBP, BY, o9 Solutions, Relex, Kinaxis, or other comparable platforms. Translate business objectives and operational needs into functional requirements, use cases, design principles, and sustainable technology solutions. Oversee functional design, configuration, integration, data migration, testing, training, deployment, and post-go-live support activities. Ensure that technology solutions genuinely support target processes and operating model objectives rather than simply replicating existing ways of working. Lead the definition of key planning parameters, including product and customer segments, inventory policies, service levels, planning horizons, replenishment rules, and production strategies. Ensure project governance, manage risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, and timelines, and present structured updates to steering committees. Lead and coach multidisciplinary teams composed of consultants, functional specialists, technology specialists, and client representatives. Develop team members through regular coaching, constructive feedback, and the creation of learning opportunities. Contribute to business development, including identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, developing service offerings, and maintaining lasting client relationships. Participate in …

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