Transportation Project & CI Manager - Hybrid
About The Position
The Transportation Project & CI Manager leads initiatives with significant impact across supply chain operations. The role involves complex problem-solving, cross-functional team leadership, and implementing solutions to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and service quality. It drives projects integral to business strategy and requires innovative thinking and independent judgment. The position executes demand planning and fulfillment strategies and supply chain best practices for B2B and B2C businesses. It identifies and implements processes to improve inventory management and product flow, supports collaborative planning and forecasting across channels, monitors inventory KPIs, improves demand forecasts and predictive models, and helps transition from fixed order point replenishment to demand-driven fulfillment. The role also investigates inventory opportunities and root causes, evaluates promotional and marketing impacts on the supply chain, partners with vendors on purchase orders and KPIs, maintains forecasts for new items, and advances the team's analytical capabilities. This is a hybrid role, depending on location. The shift varies by project and is generally Monday through Friday, with travel of up to 50% as needed depending on the project.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with business intelligence or decision support software.
- Experience with JDA software.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Outlook, Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Power BI, as well as SQL and VBA.
- Experience in Big Data Analytics, with the ability to extract information from a data lake and provide digestible insights or proactively predict opportunities.
- Demonstrated proficiency in all areas of supply chain operations.
- Track record of implementing innovative supply chain solutions with significant business impact.
- Solid understanding of business dynamics and political sensitivities within the supply chain.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment supporting transformation toward a data-driven organization.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and projects.
- Exceptional leadership and people management skills; effective communication and negotiation abilities; initiative, creativity, innovative thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Travel up to 50% as needed depending on the project.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Master’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.
- Project management certification, such as PMP.
- Advanced specialization in logistics, procurement, or inventory management.
- Successful completion of quantitative post-secondary education focused on retail management, economics, inventory, or supply chain.
Responsibilities
- Execute and drive demand planning and fulfillment strategy and supply chain best practices for B2B and B2C businesses.
- Identify, develop, and implement processes to improve inventory management and product flow, increase turns and service, and support business strategy.
- Partner with channels to build collaborative planning, forecasting, and fulfillment processes and contribute to business planning.
- Manage and review channel inventory KPIs frequently, discuss results with cross-functional teams, and highlight inventory management opportunities.
- Drive continuous improvement in demand forecasts while evaluating and evolving predictive models.
- Support the shift from fixed order point replenishment to demand-driven fulfillment.
- Identify inventory opportunities between sales channels, research root causes, collaborate with Merchant teams, and recommend resolutions.
- Review promotional lifts and the impact of sales and marketing activities on the supply chain.
- Partner with vendors on outstanding purchase orders and KPIs to ensure merchandise and supply chain flow.
- Collaborate to determine load-in and maintain forecasts for added items created by Category Specialists.
- Advance the team's analytical capabilities to support a data-driven organization and scalable, predictive solutions.
- Lead cross-functional teams and projects.
Benefits
- Competitive pay of $94,000–$130,000 annually.
- Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups.
- Flexible PTO (22 days).
- Holiday schedule with 7 observed paid holidays.
- Online and retail discounts.
- Company match 401(k).
- Physical and mental health wellness programs.
- Potential eligibility for bonuses or other variable compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
