Overall roles• Assessing clients’ supply chain management issues and risks• Conducting research and gathering data in analysis process• Working with client management and employees to develop supply chain solutions• Presenting strategy options and recommendations to clients aimed at improving supply chain processes• Helping clients to implement new solutions and following up on resultsSpecific roles1. Strategic, tactical and operational analysis of client’s demand, including macro- and micro research, SWOT analysis, market research and sales trend analysis.2. Providing guidance on demand planning, influencing, managing and prioritization.3. Conducting quantitative and qualitative demand forecasting using standardized models with limited level of error.4. Guidance on master planning, sales and operations planning and demand and production planning. 5. Balancing supply and demand through sales and operations planning thereby ensuring supply chains operate efficiently.6. Supply chain design and optimization through translation of strategies into a resilient supply chain that can focus on efficiency or responsiveness.7. Defining the appropriate supply chain metrics and reports to guide performance.8. Category strategizing for sourcing, supplier selection and contracting 9. Product design influence to be supply chain friendly or to reflect the goals of key stakeholders10. Manufacturing planning, master scheduling, materials requirements planning and distribution requirements planning 11. Resource planning (including lead and lag strategies), rough-cut capacity planning, capacity requirements planning, and capacity control12. Development of inventory management policies and strategies13. Implementation of quality tools and continuous improvement methods.14. Warehouse and transport strategy development15. Guidance on trade considerations include security, legal, and regulatory issues, in particular, dealing with customs when importing/exporting.