Program Director E2E Planning Transformations

About the role

In your role as  Program Director E2E Planning Transformations, you will design and implement our customers’ business transformation by setting up full E2E supply chain transformation programs, defining next-level processes, guiding our customers through their end-to-end supply chain planning journey in its full aspects of process, organisational, people, data & system change. You will use your industry experience to guide our customers towards the next level of maturity. This is by working with them, standing by their side in order to make the changes stick and flourish.

• You take full responsibility for a program (Typical programs include 50-100 people from all parties involved (Bluecrux, customer, system implementor, other 3rd party vendors), and keep track of deliverables, milestones, resources and costs.

• You define the best setup of the program into workstreams and define and allocate resources and skills both at the customer and bluecrux side. You align customers & partners on the methodology and way to approach the program.

• You coach our Bluecrux team to deliver their best towards the overall goal. You proactively identify the luggage they still need and work towards improving their capabilities day by day.

• Towards your client, you’re a strategic partner. Together, using your industry experience, you work out how supply chain-wide transformation can drive growth, reduce costs and spark innovation.

• You organize client workshops in order to detect the client’s needs and the challenges that are tied to their planning and broader supply chain.

• You act as the strongest spider on the web, aligning internal customer teams (business, data & IT), the software solution provider, and our internal bluecrux team. You ensure that at any moment, methodology, project planning & next steps are aligned, and any potential hurdles between parties are mitigated.

• You coach your team to co-create and design the playbook together with the client. You are not afraid of stepping in wherever it is needed. The playbook documents the new way of working, both on process, system and organisational levels.

• You provide guidance during the entire implementation process and make sure it happens in a smooth and structured manner. You do this in a proactive, open, and transparent way.

• You are not afraid of managing the risk of a large program, thinking about mitigation, and talking this through with the respective partners. You anticipate and debottleneck issues in an open and transparent way with all levels of the organization.

• You report the progress of the program at steerco level and internally towards the consulting management team.

• You share your industry experience within our Bluecrux organization.

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About you

• You have a proven experience in a consulting organisation, delivering large‑scale supply chain and operations transformation programmes for clients.

• Your program expertise covers more than 15 years, with extensive experience in supply chain and operations transformations, this with a strong track record of driving change and programme delivery. You have affinity with supply chain and operations processes, organisational design, roles and responsibilities, as well as systems and data as key enablers.

• Experience in the Life Sciences and/or CPG / Consumer Goods industry is required, hence you show deep understanding of the specific complexities, regulatory environment and operational challenges of Life Sciences and/or CPG organisations.

• Demonstrated leadership in planning or supply chain transformations, including at least one end‑to‑end transformation with a strong system implementation component (e.g. SAP IBP, APO, Kinaxis, OMP, BlueYonder, o9). Alternatively, you demonstrate a strong interest and learning mindset towards these tools.

• Strong programme ownership and delivery mindset: you maintain the overview, steer teams towards the right priorities, and ensure high‑quality outcomes, while being willing to deep‑dive when needed to unblock issues and shape future‑proof solutions.

• A strong customer‑centric mindset, with excellent communication and presentation skills. You can confidently engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, from executive leadership to planners and operational teams.

• Natural people leader and coach, capable of guiding, developing and motivating multidisciplinary teams in a consulting context.

• Proven experience working in complex, international and multicultural environments.

• You are able to work and thrive in a fast-paced, international environment. You pose the right questions and are able to quickly translate the answers into tangible results.

• You’re fluent in English.

• You feel connected with and are ready to represent our company values: dig deep, own it, come together move fast and be kind!

• You show a willingness to travel globally and to work in a hybrid working model.

• You have a valid driver’s license or will obtain this in the next 6 months.

Why join us?

• Become part of a fast‑growing organisation with a clear strategy and ambition to become a worldwide niche leader in supply chain and planning transformation.

• Join a highly motivated team of hands‑on supply chain professionals, driven by strong values that guide our daily work: dig deep, own it, come together, move fast and be kind.

• Take on a leading role in large, end‑to‑end transformation programmes, creating tangible impact for some of the world’s most recognised Life Sciences, CPG and industrial companies.

• Step into a Director role with a strong focus on stakeholder management and long‑term client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor at executive level.

• Enjoy real ownership and influence, with the opportunity to shape transformation journeys, client partnerships and the future growth of the PLAN offering.

• Room for initiative, room to enhance your personal and professional skills, but most importantly: room to be yourself.

• A competitive salary package, bonus program, net allowances, a smartphone with phone subscription, and other benefits (such as a fridge full of drinks & healthy snacks).

About us

At Bluecrux, we transform supply chains into smart, efficient value chains through a blend of expert consulting and cutting-edge technology. We collaborate closely with industry leaders like Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Bridgestone, AkzoNobel, Beiersdorf, Oatly, and many more – creating partnerships that drive meaningful impact. With a global presence in Europe, the US and APAC, we're committed to shaping the future of value chains, one success story at a time.

Within the Business Unit Supply Chain planning, we have built up specific expertise in three main areas: Life sciences/pharma, CPG&CH and Chemicals&Industries. In these industries, we support a range of global leaders in their E2E planning transformation journey such as Bayer, Johnson&Johnson, BASF and Bridgestone.

During these E2E supply chain planning transformations, our experts support our customers in every step of their journey. We partner up to define a vision and review the operating model to create a strong and agile basis for the future.

The PLAN BU designs & implements our customers’ business transformation by defining the future organizational operating model, designing new ways of working & solutions advanced planning systems (APS), feeding their data factory, accelerating their setup towards agile S&OP or guiding them through their end-to-end supply chain planning. We do not work for them but rather with them, and we stand by their side the entire time. That is the only way to make changes stick and flourish.