Strategic Supply Chain Leader: AI-Driven Inventory

Jpw-Industries; La Vergne (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jpw-Industries in La Vergne, TN seeks a Senior Supply Leader, Supply Chain to develop and execute strategies that optimize inventory, working capital, and service levels across the global supply base. You will lead AI/ML driven demand forecasting, collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Finance, and Product Management, and drive multi-year roadmaps aligning with go-to-market goals.

This leadership role requires strategic thinking and strong analytics to improve forecast accuracy and inventory

Responsibilities

• Manage tasks and data for supply and inventory balancing for projected demand plans.
• Provide oversight of tactical supply planner actions and decisions.
• Develop strategies and initiatives to reduce inventory while maintaining consistent customer service levels.
• Collaborate with and support the Global Supply Chain teams.
• Optimize inventory spend through analytics and supplier data analysis.
• Review purchase order exceptions and inventory risks to support demand plans.
• Communicate and manage changes in supplier delivery schedules and adjust inventory plans accordingly.
• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Channels, and Finance to obtain and ensure current and accurate information is used for supply plans and inventory management.
• Review and manage inventory, PO recommendations, MRP, order fulfillment, and other planning functions.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of supply and inventory data as part of the monthly SIOP process.
• Represent high-level ethical, intellectual, professional, and personal values that complement the team.
• Model 'what-if' scenarios and other data analysis to improve inventory effectiveness.
• Promote cooperation within the team and between teams.
• Set and drive the long-term strategic vision for supply and inventory management, translating commercial, brand, and go-to-market strategies into actionable multi-year supply chain roadmaps.
• Champion and lead the adoption of AI and advanced analytics tools (including AI-powered demand forecasting and machine-learning models) to improve forecast accuracy, automate planning tasks, and generate data-driven insights that inform supply decisions.
• Actively manage and optimize working capital by balancing inventory investment against cash flow objectives, targeting improvements in inventory turns, days of supply, and return on working capital.
• Improve customer service levels by proactively managing fill rates, on-time delivery, and demand fulfillment across multiple sales channels, ensuring supply plans consistently meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Drive inventory health across the portfolio by reducing excess and obsolete stock, improving inventory accuracy and aging, and aligning safety stock and reorder policies with market variability and service targets.
• Leverage AI-generated scenarios and predictive analytics to anticipate supply risks, evaluate trade-offs, and recommend proactive strategies that protect service levels while minimizing working capital.
• Other responsibilities and projects as may be assigned.

Job description

Jpw-Industries in La Vergne, TN seeks a Senior Supply Leader, Supply Chain to develop and execute strategies that optimize inventory, working capital, and service levels across the global supply base. You will lead AI/ML driven demand forecasting, collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Finance, and Product Management, and drive multi-year roadmaps aligning with go-to-market goals.

This leadership role requires strategic thinking and strong analytics to improve forecast accuracy and inventory