Senior Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation

“With your passion for optimising operations, 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, operations research and data science expertise, digital tools and technology.

What you do as Senior Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation

What is strategically the optimal supply network? What is the optimal production schedule in manufacturing environment? 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 fleet utilization of an ocean, air, rail or road carrier? And any other supply chain optimisation challenge.

As a Senior Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation, you solve these challenges by modelling optimisation applications for our customers, that enable them to make data-driven, scenario-based decisions. 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 frequently meet with the client to understand their needs and make the connection between the business & the technique;
• You participate and/or lead the developments of the application, guide the project team and the customer’s team;
• You 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 optimisation software such as AIMMS and Python.

Where you will work

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee-owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world.

We offer purpose-driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 6,800 employees in more than 25 countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society. We collaborate with leading clients in markets such as infrastructure, climate resilience, renewable energy, decarbonisation of industry, and sustainable mobility.

As our new Senior Consultant Supply Chain Modelling & Optimisation, you will become part of the Advisory Group Supply Chain & Logistics, which has multiple teams around the world with its core located in HQ Amersfoort. You will be working in the supply chain analytics team that consists of around 25 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).

Our highly motivated team combines a unique mix of process experience, operations research, 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.

What you bring

You have a strong interest in complex puzzles in the supply chain domain, an affinity with programming and connecting data sets, and you are critical, accurate, and courageous. You like to create your own opportunities.

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

• Analytically strong: capable of understanding and explaining complex processes;
• Good at mathematics and operations research: 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’s degree in Operations Research, Econometrics, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering or a related study;
• 5+ years of work experience and interest in supply chain, logistics or ICT, gained after your studies;
• Experience with Python, AIMMS, SQL and/or other programming languages;
• Excellent proficiency of English (Dutch is a pré).

What you can expect from us

At Haskoning, we believe that the well-being of our employees is essential to our shared success. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both your professional development and personal well-being. What we offer:

• A solid foundation: A competitive base salary with annual increases.
• An attractive compensation package: Including a strong pension scheme with an 18.3% employer contribution, a 2.15% personal budget, and annual profit sharing. You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase company shares and share in our success.
• Work-life balance: 28 vacation days (based on full-time employment), with the option to purchase an additional 16.5 days per year and to exchange three public holidays for days that are personally meaningful to you. We work in a hybrid model with flexible hours, a home office allowance, and a fully equipped home workspace.
• Development opportunities: A wide range of training and development programs, including tailored learning paths, learning weeks, and various knowledge-sharing groups.
• Travel allowance: A conveniently located workplace, with travel expense reimbursement and an NS Business Card. If you walk or bike to work, you’ll receive a higher travel allowance—encouraging sustainable commuting.
• Informal and inclusive culture: A welcoming and open environment with voluntary social and sports activities, and employee networks such as Pride and Young Haskoning.

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.

You will work in our office in Amersfoort. But you have access to all our other offices (e.g.: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Nijmegen).

For more information, you can always contact Erik Stienstra, Associate Director Supply Chain Management, via erik.stienstra@haskoning.com, or Christian De Visser, Recruiter Multinationals, at christian.de.visser@haskoning.com.