Manufacturing Planner & Scheduler III – Global Inventory Transition Lead (Contract)

Location: United States | Contract: 8–10 months | Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm

About the Role

Join a leading organization as a Manufacturing Planner & Scheduler III, serving as the Global Inventory Transition Lead for an impactful 8–10 month contract. You will play a pivotal role in a major ERP implementation, supporting the supply chain across North America and EMEA. This is an exceptional opportunity for professionals eager to drive high-value transformation in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain coordination for inventory transitions throughout ERP deployment, cutover, go-live, hypercare, and stabilization phases.
• Analyze large, complex datasets to generate actionable recommendations for inventory movement.
• Assess demand, stocking categories, inventory position, shelf life, expiry risk, and transportation options to optimize material flow.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive inventory movement plans, managing risks, dependencies, timelines, and execution status.
• Collaborate with manufacturing sites, DCs, planners, logistics teams, carriers, and regional stakeholders to ensure seamless transitions.
• Monitor product availability and customer service levels; proactively identify and mitigate supply gaps.
• Evaluate inventory for expiry, excess, shortages, and obsolescence, integrating risk management into transition strategies.
• Align cross-functional teams on system transactions for receiving, transferring, classifying, and reconciling inventory.
• Partner with ERP, business process, and master data teams to validate inventory data and process readiness.
• Support inventory data validation, transaction testing, cutover planning, and post-go-live issue resolution.
• Track and reconcile physical inventory movements with system transactions, investigating discrepancies.
• Lead or support root-cause analysis for transition issues related to data, process, logistics, or system transactions.
• Prepare status updates, procedures, work instructions, and training materials for teams.
• Support handoff of transition processes to steady-state supply chain operations.

Required Skills and Experience

• 2–5 years’ experience in supply chain, inventory management, logistics, and ERP implementation in multi-site environments.
• Expertise in analyzing complex data sets and translating findings into practical inventory movement decisions.
• Experience with demand evaluation, inventory control, stocking policies, expiry risk, and transportation considerations.
• Proven ability to coordinate inventory transfers across multiple sites and regions.
• Strong understanding of ERP inventory control processes and transactions.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, IT, and Master Data teams.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, problem-solving, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel proficiency; experience with data analysis or visualization tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau a plus).
• Ability to document processes and status clearly and accurately.
• Willingness to work standard business hours aligned with North America and EMEA.

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience supporting global ERP implementation or multi-site deployment.
• Expertise in ERP inventory processes and transaction testing.
• Experience coordinating regional or cross-border transportation.
• Knowledge of go-live, cutover, hypercare, and stabilization activities.
• Experience as an Inventory Transition Lead, Supply Chain Lead, Logistics Lead, or Inventory Management SME on ERP projects.

Benefits

• Exposure to a high-impact, global ERP transformation project
• Opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional, international teams
• Enhance your career profile with valuable experience in supply chain leadership and digital transformation
• Work in a dynamic, supportive environment with potential for professional growth

How to Apply

Ready to take your supply chain expertise to the next level? Submit your application now and join a project where your skills will drive real business transformation.