Experienced Associate Supply Chain Technology - Enabling Apps

At PwC, our people in operations consulting specialise in providing consulting services on optimising operational efficiency and effectiveness. These individuals analyse client needs, develop operational strategies, and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes, improve productivity, and drive business performance. In connected supply chain at PwC, you will focus on optimising supply chain operations and improving end-to-end visibility and collaboration. You will work closely with clients to analyse supply chain processes, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and increase responsiveness. Working in this area, you will provide guidance on technology and data analytics to create a connected and agile supply chain network.

Supply Chain Integrated Planning – Associate Job Description

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Job Title

Associate – Supply Chain / Integrated Planning

Location

Bangalore, India

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Industry agnostic

Specialization

Operations

Management Level

Associate

Organization Summary

A career within the Operations and Supply Chain Solutions (OSCS) team will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimize all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost-effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages. We focus on product innovation and development, supply chain, procurement and sourcing, manufacturing operations to drive both growth and profitability.

In our OSCS team, you’ll work with our clients to transform their enterprise processes by leveraging technology solutions to enhance their core business processes and reporting competencies, ultimately strengthening their ability to support management decision-making and corporate strategy.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each of us at PwC needs to be purpose-led and value-driven leaders at every level. To help us achieve this, we have the PwC Professional, our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies, and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Associate – Supply Chain Enabling Apps to join our Operations and Supply Chain Solutions practice.

The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with detailed understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning processes on advanced planning systems (o9, Kinaxis, or SAP IBP) either as an end user or through implementation experience. In this role, you will help clients enhance their planning performance by leveraging data-driven insights, process design, and cross-functional collaboration.

This role offers the opportunity to work on digital planning transformation programs for leading organizations across industries, collaborating closely with client stakeholders, system integrators, and internal consulting teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support client engagements in the design and improvement of integrated planning processes across demand, supply planning, inventory management, and S&OP.
• Perform analytical assessments to evaluate planning performance, forecast accuracy, service levels, capacity utilization, and inventory health.
• Develop data-driven insights and models that support scenario analysis, planning optimization, and decision-making.
• Support cross-functional workshops with client teams to define requirements, validate findings, and co-develop future-state planning processes.
• Translate business requirements into APS system configuration needs.
• Support configuration of planning applications (e.g., o9, Kinaxis), including master data setup, planning logic, and scenario modeling.
• Support development of data mapping documents, linking source (ERP/legacy systems) fields to APS data models (e.g., o9, Kinaxis).
• Assist in building and maintaining integration test cases to validate data flows between ERP, data lake, and APS systems.
• Collaborate with data and digital teams to ensure that analytics solutions and tools are aligned with business planning needs (without direct configuration responsibilities).
• Prepare high-quality deliverables, including analytical reports, presentations, and process documentation.
• Contribute to business case development, quantifying the potential impact of process and planning improvements.
• Participate in internal capability-building initiatives, such as developing accelerators, frameworks, and thought leadership on integrated planning and analytics
  
  

• Minimum: Bachelor’s in supply chain management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Nice to have: MBA or master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Certifications in o9, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder or SAP IBP (where applicable) are an advantage.
  
  

• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning processes, including demand planning, supply planning, and inventory management.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, or Python)
• Exposure to at least one APS platform (e.g., o9, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, SAP IBP).
• Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work with large, complex, and unstructured datasets, performing cleaning, transformation, and validation.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced consulting environments and managing multiple priorities.
  
  

• Experience supporting end-to-end APS implementations including requirement gathering, configuration, testing, and go-live support.