Senior Consultant/Manager - RELEX Demand & Replenishment Planning

About the role

EY Supply Chain & Operations Consulting is looking for experienced professionals in Demand Planning, Replenishment Planning and RELEX implementation to support large-scale transformation programs in retail, consumer products, wholesale and distribution. You will design, implement and optimise integrated planning processes with RELEX to improve forecast accuracy, inventory productivity, service levels and operational efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support end-to-end RELEX implementation projects, from discovery and solution design through configuration, testing, deployment and hypercare.
• Design and optimise demand and replenishment planning processes aligned with client objectives.
• Facilitate workshops to gather requirements, define future-state processes and build planning operating models.
• Configure and validate forecasting, replenishment, inventory optimisation, allocation and promotion planning capabilities.
• Support integration design with systems such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP CAR, ERP, POS, WMS and data platforms.
• Analyse planning performance and recommend improvements to forecast accuracy, inventory turns, availability and waste reduction.
• Develop functional specifications, solution designs, process documentation and test artefacts.
• Lead UAT, training, change management and business adoption, and manage workstreams, risks and status reporting.
• Collaborate with supply chain, merchandising, store operations, logistics and IT teams, and build client relationships.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain planning, consulting or transformation programs.
• Hands-on RELEX implementation experience with at least 2-3 full-cycle implementations of Demand Planning and/or Replenishment Planning.
• Proven client-facing consulting experience and stakeholder management.
• Ideally: experience with large retailers, grocers, consumer products or distributors, and exposure to S&OP, IBP, retail operations and merchandising.

Required skills

• Demand planning, forecasting, inventory management and replenishment planning.
• RELEX implementation, including configuration, testing and deployment.
• Integration of planning solutions with ERP and operational systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and presentation skills, with the ability to lead teams and mentor junior consultants.