Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation

Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation

“With your passion for optimising processes, you help customers strengthen their supply chain.”

We ask our customers: Are your supply chain and logistics fit for changing demand patterns, disruptive events and resource scarcity? Do they support your climate ambitions with cradle-to-cradle insights and action?

Supply chain is our DNA, engineering and analytics our key focus and interest. We believe that applying the right technology enables our customers to improve their supply chain processes and planning. And, as a consequence, improve their business: better results, build resilience and be sustainable.

Our supply chain and logistic solutions ensure:

• Informed decisions on strategy, tactics and operations throughout the entire chain;
• A unique mix of process experience, data science expertise, digital tools and technology.

What you do as Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation

What is strategically the optimal supply network? What is tactically the optimal balance between demand, supply and capacity? What is the optimal energy infrastructure for electrical vehicles? What is the optimal order batching and picking sequence in a warehouse? What is the optimal production schedule in manufacturing environment? What is the optimal fleet utilization of an ocean, air, rail or road carrier? And any other supply chain optimisation challenge.

As a Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation, you solve these challenges by modelling optimisation applications for our customers, that enable them to make data driven, scenario base, decision. You apply your operations research skills and work together with the team to collect and validate the data, to connect the application with the core systems, to design a user interface, to train and support users.

• You participate or lead the developments of the application, guide the project team and the customer’s team;
• You participate or lead regular sprint meetings, connecting the business challenges with the solution requirements;
• You participate in, or manage the implementation of the solution, the training and support, ensuring a smooth go-live and hyper care period.

We work a lot with the optimisation software of AIMMS, Python and R.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV is a worldwide independent engineering, project management and consultancy firm which integrates 140 years of engineering expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Our 6,000 colleagues are working from offices in more than 25 countries across the world. Through our mission Enhancing Society Together, we take responsibility for having a positive impact on the world. As our new Consultant Supply Chain Management you will become part of the team Supply Chain & Logistics.

The department Supply Chain & Logistics consists of our global supply chain team Districon. Our highly motivated team combines a unique mix of process experience, data science expertise, digital tools, and technology to deliver future-proof solutions which add value throughout the entire chain - from raw material to end consumer. By doing this, we ensure our clients can make informed decisions on strategy, tactics, and operations.

As Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation, you will be working in the supply chain analytics team that consists of around 30 ambitious colleagues. You complement each other in terms of content and continuously challenge each other to get the best out of you (and the data you collect).

What you bring

A strong interest for complex puzzle in the supply chain domain. You have an affinity with programming and connecting data sets. You are critical, accurate and show courage, you like to create your own opportunities.

Furthermore, as Consultant Supply Chain Modelling and Optimisation you are:

• Analytically strong: capable of understanding and explaining complex processes;
• Good at mathematics: you can easily draw the right conclusions from a large amount of data;
• Pragmatic: you apply a creative approach, and, not always the most complex mathematical solution will help our customer;
• Technology driven: you have an interest in collecting, optimising, connecting and structuring data from multiple sources;
• A bit headstrong: you think further than necessary and also give unsolicited advice.

As a basis, you bring along:

• A completed master degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering or a related study;
• Some work experience and interest in supply chain, logistics or ICT, gained during or after your studies;
• Experience with or interest in AIMMS, SQL, Python or R;
• Excellent proficiency of both Dutch and English.

We welcome both starters as consultants.

What we offer you

Within our company you will be able to develop yourself while working on challenging projects, both in the Netherland and worldwide. Besides that, we also offer you:

• A good work-life balance, including a laptop and company cell phone so you can work wherever and whenever you want;
• 28 holidays based on a 40-hour work week;
• A good primary salary and pension accrual through our own pension fund;
• A workplace in our office in Amersfoort and travel allowance or a NS-Business Card;
• Lifelong learning by offering you plenty of training & development opportunities;
• Personal budget which you can use to buy extra days off, to buy a bicycle or just to have some additional salary;
• Bonusses based on company profit;
• Participation in the multi-year development program 'Expedition Districon' that consists of coaching and training of practical skills and your consulting- and coaching skills.

We combine hard work with delicious lunches, Friday afternoon drinks, barbecues, winter sports and once every two years a weekend away with the entire company. In any case, a good work-life balance is important to us.

“Because of our growth, we are constantly looking for talent. Are you curious about Districon and the possibilities for you? Then do not hesitate to contact us. The coffee and our team are ready for you!” Erik Stienstra, Associate Director Supply Chain Management