Lifecycle Management Analyst — MRP & Data Governance

Ferrara; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

Ferrara is seeking an Analyst for Lifecycle Management (LCM) to lead end-to-end governance of portfolio transitions. You will influence master data governance, MRP governance, and IBP integration while mitigating obsolescence and inventory risk across the transition lifecycle.

You will collaborate with Demand, Supply, Material Planning, Finance, Quality, and Commercial teams to enforce planning discipline and protect the business from write-offs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or a related field required.
• 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 portfolio transitions, including MRP settings, material status management, and BOM updates.
• Maintain substitution table entries to enable ATP logic for shared-GTIN transitions.
• Govern data accuracy across the item transition lifecycle and remediate data defects that impact MRP signals.

Skills

MRP knowledge

IBP processes

Inventory lifecycle management

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership communication

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power Query

BOBJ

Job description

Ferrara is seeking an Analyst for Lifecycle Management (LCM) to lead end-to-end governance of portfolio transitions. You will influence master data governance, MRP governance, and IBP integration while mitigating obsolescence and inventory risk across the transition lifecycle.

You will collaborate with Demand, Supply, Material Planning, Finance, Quality, and Commercial teams to enforce planning discipline and protect the business from write-offs.