Supply Chain Project Manager

Staples Inc.•Framingham, MA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, you will be responsible for leading initiatives that have a significant impact on the entire supply chain operation. This strategic role involves complex problem-solving, managing cross-functional teams, and implementing solutions that enhance efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and service quality. You will be driving projects that are integral to our business strategy and require innovative thinking and independent judgment.

Requirements

Track record of implementing innovative supply chain solutions that have a significant impact on business outcomes.
Solid understanding of business dynamics and political sensitivities within the supply chain.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to support our transformation and transition to a data driven organization to better serve our customers.
Demonstrated proficiency in all areas of supply chain operations.
Experience in Big Data Analytics - ability to provide insights, and/or predict opportunities proactively by extracting information from the data lake into a digestible format.
Experience in leading cross-functional teams and projects.
Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
Effective communication and negotiation abilities.
High level of initiative, creativity, and innovative thinking.
Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
High school diploma or GED
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
Experience with business intelligence/decision support software
Experience in JDA software
Experience in Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Excel, Outlook, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI), SQL and VBA.
Travel - 50% as needed depending on the project

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, or related field.
Project management certifications (e.g., PMP).
Advanced specialization in areas such as logistics, procurement, or inventory management.
Successful completion of a quantitative post-secondary education, with a focus on retail management, economics, inventory, or supply chain is an asset.

Responsibilities

Execute and drive demand planning and fulfillment strategy and Supply chain best practices for B2B and B2C businesses.
Identify opportunities, develop, and implement new processes to better support and evolve how we manage inventory, optimizing product flow to increase turns, service, and overall support the business strategy.
Partner with the various channels to build a collaborative planning, forecasting and fulfillment process while dynamically contributing to business planning.
Manage and review channel inventory KPI’s on a frequent basis and discuss the results with the cross functional team(s), highlighting inventory management opportunities.
Drive continuous improvement in demand forecasts while evaluating and evolving predictive models.
Play an integral role to support the shift from fixed order point replenishment to demand driven fulfillment.
Identify potential inventory opportunities between our sales channels. Research to determine root cause while collaborating closely with the Merchant team(s). Providing recommendations to resolve.
Review promotional lifts and the impact of sales and marketing activities on the supply chain.
Partner with vendors on outstanding purchase orders and general KPI’s to ensure flow of merchandise/supply chain is in place.
Collaborate, determine load in and maintain forecasts for added items as created by the Category Specialist.
Advance the analytical capabilities on the team to move to a data driven organization that will improve our financial results and allow for scalable and predictive solutions.