This is the official slide deck of the #bluecruxbites that took place on March 9th 2022.

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Antoine Peckel
Bootcamp
Thomas Barazzoni
Consulting
Stef Peeters
LOP
Thomas Boutton
Anaplan
Jan Clays
HR
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Hi, we’re Bluecrux!
Cindy Hubinon
Bootcamp

2. Nice to meet you!
Jan Clays
HR Talent Partner
Part of Shared Service Team
Let’s
connect!
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3. 3
BC
Bites
18h00
Welcome!
18h05 - 18h15
Getting to know Bluecrux
18h15 - 18h30
What is Consulting?
18h30 - 18h45
Pizza delivery around 19h00.
Don’t hesitate to ask questions
throughout the event. We will also make
a quiz to make this session interactive!
If you want to get in touch after this
event, feel free to send an email to
jan.clays@bluecrux.com
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our tomorrow’s post (about this event!)
19h50 - …
Who are we looking for
and wrap up!
19h40 - 19h50
Introduction to our
Bootcamp
What We Will Cover Today
18h45 - 19h00
What is Anaplan?
19h00 - 19h40
Pizza Break!
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4. What do you expect?

5. We will answer all your questions which you shared with us upfront and more!
“To learn what a job at Bluecrux entails and
what the Bluecrux beecees are like :)”
“Know what a supply chain consultant does and how they
prepare/work on a project”
“Experience the bluecrux culture by meeting the
people”
“Get more information about the business/data analyst
positions and the growth opportunities at bluecrux”
“Get examples of projects, typical problems you face and
how you solve them”
“How do you position yourselves with other consulting
firms?”
“What is the knowledge of supply chain expected for the
business/data analyst positions?”
“What are the responsibilities we get when joining bluecrux
as a young graduate and how do these evolve over time?
What does the career path look like?”
“What is the proportion of time spent between the client and
bluecrux?”
What do you expect?

6. Who are we?

7. 7
2011
The Crux
Bluegrass Consulting
2 small Supply Chain Consulting
organizations in Belgium
2019
Bluecrux = The Crux + Bluegrass Consulting
BINOCS launch
2020
Launch bluecrux
Inc (US)
The bluecrux story
2015
First US team members
Continued growth
+/-30
+/-90
+/-120
2021
Consulting: evolve
Binocs: scale up
LOP: Innovate
Launch Bluecrux Ireland
+ Netherlands
+/-190
2022
…

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Goal: +/- 250
2022
Including…you?

9. With offices at both sides of the ocean
we serve our global customers across different regions
Offices US
(New Jersey)
Offices Europe
(Belgium, The Netherlands &
Ireland)
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10. PREMIUM
CONSULTING
SOLUTIONS
ANAPLAN
LOP.AI
DIGITAL TWIN
TECHNOLOGY
BINOCS
CLOUD
SOFTWARE
Your business partner in
process & technology solutions

11. They trust us
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See a company that you like?

12. What makes us different?

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You won’t be one in many, evolving both in a personal
& professional way, as from day one

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You won’t be one in many, evolving both in a personal
& professional way, as from day one
You’re going to love AND live our values

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You won’t be one in many, evolving both in a personal
& professional way, as from day one
You’re going to love AND live our values

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You won’t be one in many, evolving both in a personal
& professional way, as from day one
You’re going to love AND live our values

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You won’t be one in many, evolving both in a personal
& professional way, as from day one
You’re going to love AND live our values

18. Because we care about Wellbeing
E.g. SquadStep, Running, Padel
E.g. LFM, Squad Connect,
SNOWLAF...
E.g. Focus Management
Training, Work from Home
E.g. First Aid for Psychological
Problems
E.g. Yoga, Smile at Work
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Burnout prevention Work/life balance
Stress Management Sport
Bluecrux community connection

20. # bluecrux
Let’s dive into
the world of...
Consulting

21. Nice to meet you!
Thomas Barazzoni
Supply Chain & Operations Professional
Part of the PLAN Squad
Let’s
connect!
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22. PREMIUM
CONSULTING
SOLUTIONS
ANAPLAN
LOP.AI
DIGITAL TWIN
TECHNOLOGY
BINOCS
CLOUD
SOFTWARE
Your business partner in
process & technology solutions

23. How to join
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25. We connect the dots in many industries
LIFE SCIENCES
FOOD & BEVERAGES
MANUFACTURING
SERVICE LOGISTICS & PARTS
CHEMICALS
PLANNING DISTRIBUTION
OPERATIONS
TRANSFORMATION CUSTOMER
DIGITALIZATION
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Distribution
• Distribution optimization
• Network redesign
• Warehouse management
Transformation
• Organization design
• Change management
• Digital transformation
Operations
• Manufacturing optimization
• Batch management
• Industry 4.0
Planning
• Digital Planning
• IBP/S&OP
• Demand planning
• Supply planning
• Distribution planning
Customer
• Front & back-office integration
• Channel management
• Customer visibility
• Perfect order execution
• Customer centricity
Deep supply chain expertise
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28. 2
Design Confirmation
Document the requirements and sign-off
by the project team
4
Solution Validation
Second phase of testing to validate
flows/processes in quality environment
1
Understand the Need
Workshops organised with the client to
understand their problems/specificities/needs
3
Solution Build
Build of the system functionalities and first
phase of testing launched in quality
environment
5
Go-Live
Preparation activities for Go-Live such as
business training and master data loads
in the production environment 6
Hypercare
Support business and solve bugs until steady
state is reached
What is a project?
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29. Zoom in
some of our
projects
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30. True global supply chain

31. 170 Brands
5 ERP Systems
18.219 Recipes
13.692 SKUs
393 Planners 800 Resources
33.000 Routes
40.7 B$ Sales
From a complex business environment

32. PRODUCTION PLANNING
ORDER
MANAGEMENT
DEMAND,
PLANNING,
FORECASTING &
SENSING
INVENTORY
OPTIMIZATION
SALES & OPERATIONS PLANNING
HORIZONS
S O U R C E | P L A N | M A K E | D E L I V E R
AVANCED PLANNING SYSTEM
• End-to-end planning
• Detailed scheduling
To one end-to-end planning tool

33. DOWNSTREAM
UPSTREAM
SUPPLIER API BULK FG DELIVER SELL PATIENT
EMEA North America LATAM ASPAC
Covering the supply chain end-to-end

34. Zoom in
some of our
projects
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35. # LightsOutPlanning
Let’s dive into
the world of…

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Nice to meet you!
Stef Peeters
Product Specialist
Part of the LOP.ai Squad
Let’s
connect!

37. PREMIUM
CONSULTING
SOLUTIONS
ANAPLAN
LOP.AI
DIGITAL TWIN
TECHNOLOGY
BINOCS
CLOUD
SOFTWARE
Your business partner in
process & technology solutions

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Supply Chain Technology Landscape – Example View

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Solutions
Digital Supply
Chain Twin
Skills
Platform
Data
Cloud
Scalable
Secure
Interconnected
UX Driven
NextGen
Technology
Big
Data
AI / Machine
Learning
Optimization /
Simulation
Data Mining /
Crawling
Algorithmic
Processing
• Digital representation of the physical value chain
• Built from granular internal & external data
• Contextualized with influencing factors
• Providing a near-time reflection of the real world
• Based on latest business intelligence
• Prescribing risks, opportunities & actions to take
• To enable disruptive E2E orchestration
Observe
Predict
Decide
Act
Internal External
Probabilistic
Planning
E2E Product
Flow Visibility
RC Capacity /
Inventory Opt.
Value Stream
Analysis
Financial IBP
Optimization
SC Planning
Control Tower

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5 core capabilities
to drive better end-to-end supply chain orchestrations
Create a virtual
twin
Set smart
parameters
Get
end-to-end
visibility
Run
end-to-end
simulation
Monitor the
control tower
Create a digital
twin of your
supply chain
network
Set smarter
parameters &
anticipate the
future
Get end-to-end
visibility across
your value chain
Simulate &
optimize end-to-
end to drive better
results
Monitor your
control tower and
focus on what
really matters

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2
Design Confirmation
Document the requirements, design mock-ups
and sign-off by the project team
4
Solution Validation
Second phase of testing to validate
flows/processes in quality environment
1
Understand the Need (Farming)
Continuous engagement with the client to
understand their problems/specificities/needs
3
Solution Build
Build of the system functionalities in a scrum
way of working and first phase of functional
testing launched in testing environment
5
Go-Live
Preparation activities for Go-Live such as
business training and set-up of
production environment 6
Support (Farming)
Support business in change management and
solve bugs until steady state is reached
Ensure continuous engagement
What is a LOP journey?
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Working with a small, but rapidly growing team of different backgrounds AND the ability
to fall back on the big bluecrux-family as well
High variety and flexibility in the work that you do – truly every day is a different day at
LOP.ai.
The opportunity to take up a high level of responsibility right from the start. Steep
learning curve is assured!
Ability to work on innovative projects for some of the largest international companies in
the world
Working on a cutting-edge software tool that is trying to set a new industry standard
makes for a great source of inspiration
The 5 best things about working @LOP.ai

46. # bluecrux
Let’s dive into
the world of...
Anaplan

47. Nice to meet you!
Thomas Boutton
Supply Chain & Operations Professional
- Anaplan
Part of the ANAPLAN Squad
Let’s
connect!
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48. PREMIUM
CONSULTING
SOLUTIONS
ANAPLAN
LOP.AI
DIGITAL TWIN
TECHNOLOGY
BINOCS
CLOUD
SOFTWARE
Your business partner in
process & technology solutions

49. 10/03/2022
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50. Anaplan provides the platform
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1. Sells licenses to customers and
provides them access to the platform
2. Develops platform improvements &
enhancements
3. Connects with technology partners to
provide new functionalities (e.g. AI,
GoogleCloud, SC Digital Twin)
4. Works with implementation partners
such as bluecrux (Anaplan does not
implement)
5. Looks after customer success to
ensure license renewal & expansion

51. Bluecrux & client build the model
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1. Bluecrux brings the supply chain
expertise
2. Bluecrux Designs future processes
with customers
3. Client & Bluecrux build models in
Anaplan (e.g. Demand planning,
Supply planning, S&OP…)
 Model builders decide on how to build
 Little to no input from Anaplan on the how

52. Clients harvest the model
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The Honeycomb Effect
…across the enterprise for
faster, better decision-making
Sales
Human Resources
Finance
Supply Chain
Compensation
Modeling
Incentives &
Rewards
Sales &
Operations
Planning
Supply
Planning
Supplier
Collaboration
Demand
Planning
Sales
Forecasting
Quota
Modeling
Territory
Planning
Marketing
Performance
Pricing &
Promotions
Balance Sheet
& Cash Flow
Income
Statement
Forecasting
Revenue &
OpEx Planning
Workforce
Planning
Talent
Strategy
Long Range
Planning
CapEx
Planning
Anaplan’s differentiation and value proposition

55. We are the supply chain front-runner in the
Benelux-Nordics
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Our Biggest
Projects are...
150% realized growth this year
20+ Customers
Currently 15 projects ongoing
SC expertise >15 beecees
Delivery 13 FTE
Sales 2 FTE
Marketing 0,5 FTE
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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200.000
400.000
600.000
800.000
1.000.000
1.200.000
1.400.000
1.600.000
1.800.000
2.000.000
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21
€
Services Revenue License Revenue Billable FTE's
8
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Team of
planning experts
Optimizer
expertise
Mature Solutions

56. Sneak-Peek on what Anaplan looks like
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57. PIZZA
BREAK!
Let’s grab a slice of pizza!
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58. # bluecrux
Let’s dive into...
Our Bootcamp

59. Nice to meet you!
Antoine Peckel
Supply Chain & Operations Professional
- Bootcamper
Part of the DIGITAL OPERATIONS & ANAPLAN Squads
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Cindy Hubinon
Supply Chain & Operations Professional
- Bootcamper

60. The bootcamp building blocks
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Our Biggest
Projects are...
How to be
a beecee?
How to be
a good consultant
– soft skills
How to be
a good consultant
– case exercise
Planning processes
Deep Dive
Planning data
Deep Dive
How to be
a good consultant
– hard skills
For binocs/LOP/CON
Per business unit*
How to be
a good industry
consultant?
Project
Specifics
Project
Specifics
Bootcamp focus
3
How to understand
basic planning
processes?
2
1
x “Gates”/Celebration moments

61. Human skills by Bluecliff
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62. Hard skills by bluecrux

63. We did a business case
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3
2
1
Talking with planners and
managers to understand
their current way of
working and challenges.
Show the outcome to the
customer management
team and recomment next
steps.
Presenting the interview
findings and solving one of
the design questions
together with the customer.
AS-IS INTERVIEWS
WORKSHOP
MANAGEMENT
PRESENTATION

64. Work hard & play hard
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65. Had some fun together
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66. Some bootcamp testimonials
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“What an epic start of our career! The
bootcamp showed us a glimpse of what it is
like to be a true beecee, and I’m very excited
for what is ahead!” - Febe
“An experience that will show its
significance for years to come” - Sarah
“The bootcamp went above and beyond to
give us a great onboarding experience, the
content training built a strong support basis to
onboard on my first projects” - Chiel
“The bootcamp was a deep dive into the amazing
bluecrux culture. The spontaneous contact with
all other Beecees made me feel part of the
bluecrux family right away!” - Jorden

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Guiding principles
1. Focus on Coaching & Development
2. Transparent expectations per Level
3. Focus on Quality rather than Quantity
4. Room for customization versus ‘one-size-
fits-all’ approach
5. It is not a ‘tick-the-box’ but an evaluation
regarding IMPACT on customer, talent and
organization.
Role
Additional responsibilities that can be
taken up within the squad or across
squads.
 Squad roles & Cross squad roles
Track
A specific focus you have in your job. A
track identifies where most of your time
should be spent.
 3 Tracks: Delivery, Sales & Specialist
Level
Representation of your positioning in the
career path and responsibilities in the job.
Your career path at bluecrux

70. Apply in 4 easy steps.
1. Convinced that you are a fit? Send us your CV and
motivation letter.
2. We'll invite you for an HR interview, focusing on career
aspirations and cultural fit.
3. We are curious about your potential and invite you for :
a Talent Test, a business case & an orientation business
interview.
4. Offer and start in our bootcamp of September 2022!
We’re recruiting now for the bootcamp!

71. Speak soon!