Job Description
Project Manager - Inventory Planning & Replenishment (IP&R)
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Location: Atlanta, GA (5 Days Onsite)
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Fulltime role
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About the Role
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We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead Inventory Planning & Replenishment (IP&R) initiatives for a leading retail and supply chain organization. This role will drive projects focused on inventory optimization, demand forecasting, replenishment processes, and supply chain transformation while partnering with cross-functional business and technology teams.
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The ideal candidate will have experience managing Supply Chain Planning or Inventory Planning projects and possess a strong understanding of forecasting, replenishment, and inventory management processes within retail, distribution, or manufacturing environments.
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Key Responsibilities
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· Lead end-to-end Inventory Planning & Replenishment (IP&R) projects from initiation through successful delivery.
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· Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, risks, and dependencies.
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· Coordinate cross-functional teams across Supply Chain, Merchandising, Operations, IT, and business stakeholders.
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· Drive initiatives focused on demand forecasting, inventory optimization, replenishment accuracy, and supply chain process improvements.
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· Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively resolve issues to ensure timely delivery.
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· Support business requirement gathering, solution design reviews, testing, UAT, deployment, and post-go-live support.
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· Collaborate with business teams to improve inventory planning processes, ordering rules, replenishment parameters, and item setup.
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· Track and analyze inventory-related KPIs such as forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory turns, stock availability, and replenishment performance.
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· Facilitate project governance meetings, executive status reporting, and stakeholder communication.
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· Drive organizational change management, user training, and adoption of new business processes and system enhancements.
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· Ensure projects are delivered with high quality while meeting business objectives and timelines.
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Required Qualifications
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· 7+ years of Project Management experience delivering Supply Chain or Inventory Planning initiatives.
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· Strong understanding of Inventory Planning, Replenishment, Demand Forecasting, and Inventory Optimization concepts.
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· Experience managing cross-functional projects involving Supply Chain, Operations, Merchandising, and IT teams.
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· Proven experience managing project schedules, risks, budgets, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
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· Experience coordinating system implementations, enhancements, testing, UAT, and production rollouts.
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· Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
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· Experience working in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery environments.
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Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with one or more Supply Chain Planning platforms such as:
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· RELEX
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· Blue Yonder (JDA)
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· SAP IBP / SAP APO
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· Kinaxis
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· o9 Solutions
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· Manhattan Planning Solutions
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· Oracle Retail Planning
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· Logility
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· Other enterprise Inventory Planning or Replenishment solutions