Director of Supply Chain Analytics.

Confidential Jobs; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs is seeking a hands-on, analytical supply chain leader to bring structure to purchasing, demand planning, and inventory management. You will own inventory strategy, turns, aging, excess/obsolete inventory, safety stock, reorder points, and service levels.

You will build and manage formal demand planning and forecasting processes, lead monthly S&OP across Sales, Finance, Purchasing, and Operations, and develop supplier scorecards to drive performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• Strong experience in demand planning, forecasting, and inventory management.
• Experience leading purchasing/procurement and cross-functional planning processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Experience with ERP/MRP and planning systems.
• Retail experience is a plus, especially SKU-level forecasting, seasonality, promotions, and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Own inventory strategy, turns, aging, excess/obsolete inventory, safety stock, reorder points, and service levels.
• Build and manage formal demand planning and forecasting processes.
• Lead monthly S&OP across Sales, Finance, Purchasing, and Operations.
• Lead the purchasing team and establish disciplined purchasing policies and processes.
• Develop supplier scorecards and drive supplier performance, pricing, lead times, and reliability.
• Identify supply constraints and proactively manage shortages and supply-chain risks.
• Improve ERP/MRP and planning-system discipline while reducing reliance on spreadsheets.
• Partner with Finance on inventory targets, working capital, and cash impact.
• Establish and report key KPIs including inventory turns, forecast accuracy, OTIF, fill rate, stockouts, and working capital.

Skills

Demand planning

Inventory management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytics

S&OP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Business/Finance

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

We are looking for a hands-on, analytical leader to bring greater structure, accountability, and discipline to our purchasing, demand planning, and inventory management functions.

This leader will own the amount and composition of inventory, as well as the systems and processes that determine what we purchase, when we purchase it, and how much we purchase.

Key responsibilities:

• Own inventory strategy, turns, aging, excess/obsolete inventory, safety stock, reorder points, and service levels.
• Build and manage formal demand planning and forecasting processes.
• Lead monthly S&OP across Sales, Finance, Purchasing, and Operations.
• Lead the purchasing team and establish disciplined purchasing policies and processes.
• Develop supplier scorecards and drive supplier performance, pricing, lead times, and reliability.
• Identify supply constraints and proactively manage shortages and supply-chain risks.
• Improve ERP/MRP and planning-system discipline while reducing reliance on spreadsheets.
• Partner with Finance on inventory targets, working capital, and cash impact.
• Establish and report key KPIs including inventory turns, forecast accuracy, OTIF, fill rate, stockouts, and working capital.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Finance, or related field.
• Strong experience in demand planning, forecasting, and inventory management.
• Experience leading purchasing/procurement and cross-functional planning processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Experience with ERP/MRP and planning systems.
• Retail experience is a plus, particularly SKU-level forecasting, seasonality, promotions, and inventory management.

If you are a strategic supply-chain leader who enjoys building better processes, improving inventory performance, and turning data into action, we'd love to hear from you.