Global Supply Chain Planner

BCforward; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Program Manager to drive supply chain initiatives within their AI, Compute, and Storage planning team. This role offers the chance to significantly impact operations by developing new tools and processes in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong analytical background and experience in supply chain management, along with proficiency in planning tools like Oracle and SAP. If you are passionate about optimizing supply chains and thrive in dynamic settings, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in supply chain or quantitative roles with strong analytical background.
• Proficient in planning tools and ERP software, especially Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Support planning team in creating supply plans and validating supplier responses.
• Utilize Oracle for planning processes and enhance automation efforts.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Analytical Skills

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Data Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Google Sheets

Excel

SQL

o9

Kinaxis

Anaplan

Job description

We are currently sourcing for Program Manager (Supply Chain Planner) for an opportunity in Remote with one of our direct clients.

Role: Program Manager (Supply Chain Planner)

Location: Remote (PST Preferred)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract with possible extension

Job Description

• We’re seeking a Program Manager to support our AI, Compute, and Storage commodity planning team within our Infrastructure Team.
• The role demands an understanding of supply chain dynamics, strong quantitative background, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members. You will play a critical role in developing new tools for our planning team, working with internal and external stakeholders to develop new processes and manage the planning for 1 or more commodities.
• This role presents an opportunity to drive a crucial supply chain initiative in a dynamic environment and significantly impact the performance of our operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the planning team in creating rack/commodity supply plans, validate supply responses from suppliers and communicate supply commits internally.
• Develop and utilize advanced analytics to understand shortages, identify priorities and work with the Sourcing and Operations team to resolve any supply demand gaps.
• Work cross functionally across our supply chain organization to ensure timely and accurate data set-up in our systems.
• Utilize Oracle to manage planning processes. Collaborate with our Enterprise Products team and data management teams to continually enhance our automation efforts, efficiency, and data accuracy.
• Create weekly/Monthly KPIs and create communication for upper management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain-related roles or other quantitative roles with understanding of supply chain.
• 5+ years of analytical/data management experience.
• Proficient using planning tools and ERP software (Oracle, SAP, o9, Kinaxis, Anaplan, or custom build).
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to drive partner data input and rapidly validate/verify accuracy across multiple data sources.
• Ability to rapidly synthesize data and communicate risk areas to broader business.
• Create communications across different levels of organization from IC to senior management.

Nice to have

• Demand, supply, materials, or inventory planning experience preferred.
• Technical and analytical skills: Experience creating dynamic models using Google Sheets/Excel, SQL preferred.

Education:

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting and Technology, Information and Media