Retail Supply Chain Technology Specialist Forecasting, Replenishment and WMS

Intelance is an independent enterprise architecture technology and cybersecurity advisory firm. We have been appointed to lead a board level independent technology and data review for a large UK omnichannel retailer.

We are building a senior expert team for an intensive eight week diagnostic running from early July. We need a supply chain technology specialist who knows how retail forecasting replenishment and warehouse systems really work and can judge whether this retailers systems are fit for ambitious growth.

You will support an Intelance led independent technology audit.

Typical work may include:

• Review the systems used for demand forecasting replenishment allocation and supplier ordering.
• Assess whether the business can get the right stock into the right store or channel at the right time.
• Review stock visibility across stores ecommerce app warehouse and supplier channels.
• Assess WMS OMS ERP and supply chain planning system links.
• Review how promotions seasonality substitutions local demand and range changes are handled.
• Assess product supplier location and inventory master data quality.
• Identify where weak systems or poor data may be affecting stock availability working capital sales margin or store operations.
• Review exception workflows manual workarounds spreadsheets and business adoption.
• Help judge what should be kept fixed bought replaced retired or simplified.
• Work with specialists across enterprise architecture engineering data cyber finance systems and technology cost.
• Turn supply chain technology findings into clear plain-English messages for senior leaders.
• Support the creation of a supply chain technology diagnostic heatmap roadmap and Board ready report.

We are looking for someone with strong retail supply chain technology experience.

You should have:

• Experience in retail supply chain systems supply chain technology retail planning replenishment WMS OMS ERP or inventory systems.
• Strong understanding of forecasting replenishment allocation stock availability and supplier ordering.
• Experience working with store and ecommerce fulfilment models.
• Good understanding of how WMS OMS ERP ecommerce POS and planning systems connect.
• Ability to identify where poor data weak integration or manual workarounds are affecting business performance.
• Ability to review system capability without turning the work into a full system selection or implementation project.
• Strong commercial judgement. You must be able to link technology issues to sales margin stock availability working capital cost and customer experience.
• Ability to explain supply chain technology issues in simple language to senior non-technical leaders.
• Availability to support proposal activity immediately with potential delivery work over an eight-week audit period.

This is a senior associate opportunity with Intelance.

What is on offer:

• Short-term high impact advisory work.
• Potential involvement in a Board level technology audit for a major UK business.
• Flexible day rate associate model.
• Clear role boundaries and defined supply chain technology scope.
• Opportunity to work with a senior team across enterprise architecture engineering cyber data AI finance systems and technology cost review.
• Work that focuses on real business issues clear evidence and practical decisions.

Please apply with:

• Your CV and LinkedIn profile
• Examples of forecasting replenishment WMS OMS ERP or stock availability work you have supported
• Your availability over the next two weeks
• Your day rate
• Whether you are available to support a short proposal discussion at short notice
• We are moving quickly so suitable candidates may be contacted immediately.