Senior Supply Chain Specialist
About The Position
The Senior Supply Chain Specialist designs, analyzes, and continually improves supply chain processes by combining expertise in procurement, planning, inventory management, and logistics with AI-enabled analytics. The role works closely with the AI deployment team to ensure supply chain data is accurate, accessible, and suitable for model development, and pilots and implements AI-driven solutions to improve forecast accuracy, inventory optimization, supplier performance, and material availability. Improvements must support operational objectives, business continuity, and measurable financial outcomes. The position calls for deep domain expertise, a continuous-improvement mindset, and the ability to guide and develop associates. The specialist uses quantitative feedback to assess results, prioritizes work strategically, and builds effective relationships across teams and leadership levels. They think holistically about business operations, take independent initiative, and focus on meeting customer requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field from an accredited institution.
- At least 7 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, planning, logistics, inventory management, or operations.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at the time of hire.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Strong understanding of manufacturing supply chains and ERP/MRP systems.
- Familiarity with Six Sigma, Lean, and basic data tools such as Power BI, SQL, Python, statistical analysis, or data visualization tools.
- Experience with inventory optimization, demand forecasting, supplier performance management, and production planning.
- Experience supporting AI, advanced analytics, or digital transformation initiatives in manufacturing environments.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and optimize supply chain processes using AI-enabled tools to improve forecast accuracy, inventory levels, supplier performance, and material flow.
- Evaluate demand, inventory, supplier, and logistics data to identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities for AI-driven decision support.
- Provide supply chain expertise to guide AI model development, feature selection, validation, and deployment for planning, procurement, inventory, and logistics applications.
- Collaborate with AI engineers and business stakeholders to ensure supply chain systems generate clean, structured, and reliable data for model training and decision-making.
- Lead pilot projects for AI-based demand forecasting, inventory optimization, supplier risk monitoring, and production planning improvements; validate business impact and ROI.
- Develop dashboards, KPIs, and monitoring processes for proactive management of supply chain performance and AI model effectiveness.
- Partner with operations, engineering, procurement, quality, and suppliers to implement AI recommendations and drive adoption of new ways of working.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, supplier requirements, and applicable regulatory standards while deploying AI-enabled solutions.
- Provide guidance and assistance to associates and help them improve in their roles.
- Continuously learn, identify improvement opportunities, and take initiative to find and solve problems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
