Lifecycle Management Analyst - Data & MRP Governance

Ferrara Candy Co.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrara Candy Co. in Chicago seeks an Analyst, Lifecycle Management (LCM) to govern end-to-end portfolio transitions with discipline and financial rigor, coordinating with cross-functional teams to minimize inventory risk.

You will lead Master Data Governance, MRP governance, and IBP integration, drive the Item Transition Process, and support brand obsolescence mitigation with redeployment analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in supply chain, inventory management, or lifecycle/portfolio management.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable financial impact — through obsolescence mitigation, inventory risk reduction, or process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide master data governance for end-of-life transitions and BOM updates.
• Maintain substitution table entries to enable ATP for shared-GTIN transitions.
• Govern data accuracy across the item transition lifecycle and fix data defects that generate inconsistent MRP signals.
• Improve the Item Transition Process across intake to runout as a cross-functional influencer.
• Prepare content for the weekly MRP Governance Forum: review demand and supply signal exceptions and on-hand excess for all in-flight transitions; route findings to appropriate workstreams.
• Ensure transition plan assumptions are current, validated, and reflected in system planning signals at all times.
• Support brand obsolescence mitigation with integrated tactical planning analysis, redeployment analysis, and cost-benefit evaluations against transportation spend.

Skills

MRP fundamentals

IBP processes

Inventory lifecycle

Master data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power Query

BOBJ

Job description

Ferrara Candy Co. in Chicago seeks an Analyst, Lifecycle Management (LCM) to govern end-to-end portfolio transitions with discipline and financial rigor, coordinating with cross-functional teams to minimize inventory risk.

You will lead Master Data Governance, MRP governance, and IBP integration, drive the Item Transition Process, and support brand obsolescence mitigation with redeployment analysis.