Life Sciences Supply Chain Planning Manager
Strategy, Growth, and Transformation | Functional and Operational Strategy and Transformation
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Position Summary
Life Sciences Planning Manager
We are a team of strategic advisors, architects, and implementers who drive business transformations. Our diverse talent energizes clients' business functions and technology to maximize value in Supply Chain enhancing their ability to fulfill their growth and efficiency ambitions. Imagine working with world-class supply network capabilities like Smart Factory, Strategy & Innovation, Supply Chain Responsiveness, Sourcing & Procurement, or Product Development & Operations!
Are you ready to take your career to new heights? Join our US Supply Chain & Network Operations Offering, where you'll deliver transformational solutions using operational expertise, digital technologies, advanced analytics, and industry-specific hybrid solutions. Don’t miss the chance to be part of a team that provides exceptional client value while advancing your professional journey. Apply now and become a vital part of our innovative and dynamic workforce!
Recruiting for this role ends on 8/31/2026
Work you'll do
As a Life Sciences Planning Manager on the Supply Chain & Network Operations team, you will use your Life Sciences experience supporting clients across pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device sectors. In this client-facing role, you will help organizations transform planning capabilities across demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, S&OP/IBP, and Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) system enablement. The ideal candidate brings a combination of Life Sciences industry knowledge, consulting rigor, and hands-on experience leading strategy, operating model, and technology-enabled transformation programs involving platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, o9, OMP, and adjacent ERP/Planning ecosystems. You will be expected to lead project workstreams, manage and advise client stakeholders, lead teams, and help deliver measurable business outcomes in complex, regulated environments. This is a client-facing role that requires exceptional analytical capabilities, leadership skills, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable solutions.
- Use AI and adjacent digital capabilities to design innovative supply chain planning solutions that enhance forecasting, scenario planning, decision support, and overall client outcomes in complex Life Sciences environments.
- Modernize consulting delivery by embedding AI-enabled methods and digital tools—including HTML-based client presentation formats and other interactive deliverables—into scalable, high-impact engagements.
- Lead end-to-end project workstreams for supply chain planning transformation engagements, from current-state assessment through future-state design, implementation, deployment, and value realization, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with exceptional quality
- Advise Life Sciences clients on planning strategy, process design, organization, governance, and technology-enabled transformation across demand, supply, inventory, and integrated business planning
- Facilitate client workshops to gather business requirements, define future-state processes, identify gaps, and translate requirements into actionable solution designs and implementation roadmaps
- Support or lead APS-enabled transformations, including business process design, data requirements, solution configuration, testing, deployment, and adoption activities across SAP IBP, Kinaxis, o9, OMP, or similar APS platforms
- Assess planning data, master data, integration points, and analytics needs to improve forecast quality, supply response, scenario planning, and decision-making
- Contribute to executive communications, steering committee materials, KPI definition, and overall program management for complex transformation initiatives.
The successful candidate will:
- Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
- Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
- Ability to lead projects or workstreams
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others
The team
Our team helps clients transform their value chains into competitive advantages. We drive efficiency, improve flexibility, and increase responsiveness through proactive insights and decision-making. We advise, implement, and operate transformational solutions that bring world-class supply network and operational capabilities to our clients. We provide operational know-how, digital technologies, advanced analytics, and industry-specific hybrid solutions to deliver unprecedented client value. Additionally, we improve operations, product, and material flow across the breadth of the value chain and create greater supply network synergy and value.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience in supply chain planning consulting, Life Sciences operations, or planning technology implementation
- 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following: demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, production planning/scheduling, S&OP, or Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
- Experience leading strategy, operating model, process transformation, and/or APS implementation workstreams from design through deployment
- 3+ years of Life Sciences industry experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and/or medical devices, including regulated supply chain environments and product lifecycle complexity
- Experience with at least one major planning platform such as SAP IBP/APO, Kinaxis, o9, OMP, or a comparable APS solution
- Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Preferred:
- MBA or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field
- Hands-on implementation experience in SAP IBP, Kinaxis RapidResponse/Maestro, o9 Solutions, or OMP Unison Planning
- Experience supporting Life Sciences use cases such as product launch, network strategy, specialty products, cold chain, cell and gene therapy, clinical supply, or commercial scale-up
- Certification in supply chain planning (APICS CPIM, CSCP, or similar)
- Experience with data management, scenario modelling, advanced analytics, and AI/ML-enabled planning use cases
- Experience in business development, sales proposals, go-to-market offerings, thought leadership, or practice development initiatives
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $141,200 to $278,300.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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Requisition code: 357024
Job ID 357024