KOS PLAN
Pubblicato il 24-10-2026 - Kearney Italia in Milano
KOS PLAN & DELIVERY- Senior Process Analyst
Job Description
As a Senior Process Analyst in KOS PLAN & DELIVERY Europe, you will lead complex planning and logistics improvement initiatives. You will combine supply-chain and logistics expertise, investment and profitability analysis, functional leadership and hands-on implementation to help manufacturing organizations achieve measurable and sustainable results. You will move confidently between strategic planning, detailed logistics process understanding and collaboration with client and operational teams.
Key responsibilities
- Lead continuous-improvement projects focused on logistics performance, including OTIF improvement, WIP optimisation and logistics-cost reduction.
- Diagnose logistics and planning performance gaps, establish improvement targets and define implementation roadmaps.
- Design and improve Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP;) processes, governance, decision forums and planning routines.
- Evaluate the profitability and business impact of logistics investments in hardware and software, including costs, benefits, risks and expected returns.
- Manage Logistics and Planning teams, or lead consulting projects in these functional areas.
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Sales, Operations, Production, Procurement, Warehousing, Logistics and Finance.
- Use planning data and key legacy IT systems to support fact-based decisions, planning reliability and performance management.
- Understand and apply the functional use of key IT systems supporting Planning.
- Facilitate structured problem solving, workshops, performance reviews and management discussions.
- Coach and develop less experienced team members in analytical methods, improvement approaches and stakeholder management.
- Prepare clear business cases, executive-level recommendations, implementation plans and progress updates.
- Ensure improvements are implemented sustainably and embedded into management routines,
planning processes and operating standards.
Who you are
We are looking for a collaborative, curious and practical problem-solver who can connect analytical findings with real operational conditions. You bring:
- 4-6 years of professional experience in a manufacturing company or in operations consulting.
- Demonstrated experience delivering continuous-improvement projects in logistics, including OTIF improvement, WIP optimisation and logistics-cost reduction.
- Strong knowledge of Sales and Operations Planning principles, processes, governance and decision-making routines.
- The ability to perform profitability analyses for logistics investments in hardware and software, including business-case development and return assessment.
- Experience managing Logistics and/or Planning teams, or leading consulting projects in these functional areas.
- Knowledge of the functional use of key IT systems supporting Planning.
- A strong understanding of planning, warehouse, internal logistics, inventory and supply-chain performance management.
- The ability to connect operational, technological and financial perspectives when defining improvement priorities.
- Leadership, influencing and communication skills, with a structured, results-oriented and collaborative approach.
- Curiosity and the ability to quickly understand new technologies, processes and industrial environments.
- English proficiency at a minimum C1 level.
What we offer
- Early responsibility and hands-on opportunities to work with manufacturing and operational teams across Europe.
- Structured, on-the-job learning and development, supported by experienced colleagues and continuous feedback.
- An open, collaborative and international environment where diverse perspectives are valued.
- The opportunity to build expertise across industries, processes and technologies while making a practical impact.
- A culture that encourages you to be yourself and bring your ideas to the table.
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