Project Manager - Inventory Planning & Replenishment (IP&R)

About the role

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Inventory Planning & Replenishment (IP&R) projects from initiation through successful delivery.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, risks, and dependencies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Supply Chain, Merchandising, Operations, IT, and business stakeholders.
• Drive initiatives focused on demand forecasting, inventory optimization, replenishment accuracy, and supply chain process improvements.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively resolve issues to ensure timely delivery.
• Support business requirement gathering, solution design reviews, testing, UAT, deployment, and post-go-live support.
• Collaborate with business teams to improve inventory planning processes, ordering rules, replenishment parameters, and item setup.
• Track and analyze inventory-related KPIs such as forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory turns, stock availability, and replenishment performance.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, executive status reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Drive organizational change management, user training, and adoption of new business processes and system enhancements.
• Ensure projects are delivered with high quality while meeting business objectives and timelines.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Project Management experience delivering Supply Chain or Inventory Planning initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Inventory Planning, Replenishment, Demand Forecasting, and Inventory Optimization concepts.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects involving Supply Chain, Operations, Merchandising, and IT teams.
• Proven experience managing project schedules, risks, budgets, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Experience coordinating system implementations, enhancements, testing, UAT, and production rollouts.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery environments.

Qualifications

• Experience with one or more Supply Chain Planning platforms such as: RELEX, Blue Yonder (JDA), SAP IBP / SAP APO, Kinaxis, o9 Solutions, Manhattan Planning Solutions, Oracle Retail Planning, Logility, or other enterprise Inventory Planning or Replenishment solutions.