We’re currently recruiting for a Business Improvement Consultant – Supply Chain & Inventory within a large rail business. This is an prospect to improve inventory management, systems, governance and reporting while working across stores, warehouse, maintenance, engineering and asset management functions.

Please note that this is a 6-month contract at present with the chance for extension, offering a hybrid working arrangement.

Roles and Responsibilities
Assess the current inventory operating model across processes, systems, data, governance and stakeholder interfaces.
Identify gaps, risks and improvement priorities across inventory, stores and materials management.
Develop practical improvements to inventory processes, controls, reporting, documentation and governance.
Personally deliver short term improvement activities including data analysis, reconciliations, procedures, dashboards and treatment plans.
Drive actions through to implementation, working across Stores, Maintenance, Technical, Asset Management and Supply Chain teams.

Skills and Requirements
Experience in an asset heavy settings: rail,



rolling stock, transport, infrastructure, mining, resources, utilities, defence, engineering, manufacturing or heavy maintenance.
System level thinker who can identify and communicate deficiencies in people, process, and/or technology interfaces.
Experience with Excel, Power BI, ERP, and CMMS such as Ellipse, Maximo, and SAP would be highly regarded.
Experience across inventory management, inventory control, materials management, spare parts, rotables, supply chain, procurement, stores, warehouse, logistics and/or asset management would be highly valuable.

About Us
Heaton Rail undertakes work for some of the world’s best rail and heavy industry organisations that make a positive difference to millions of people’s lives every day.

We help our clients do more, faster and better by connecting them with bright and passionate engineering, management and specialist talent in the fastest way possible.

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📌 Business Improvement Consultant Supply Chain & Inventory Melbourne (Australia)
🏢 Heaton Rail
📍 Australia