Supply Chain Professional - Planning, Scheduling & Inventory

IBM • Research Triangle Park, NC • 3w ago

Introduction

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Job Title: Supply Chain Professional - Planning, Scheduling & Inventory

Supply chain is the backbone of delivering value, from raw materials to finished products, ensuring that everything flows efficiently, intelligently, and on time. It involves planning, sourcing, production, logistics, and inventory management to meet customer and business needs. At IBM, our Supply Chain Organization is driven by continuous learning, innovation, agility, passion, and resiliency. These qualities empower our teams to deliver world-class products and solutions to clients and partners every single day. We harness the power of emerging technologies to build a transparent, predictive, and adaptive global supply chain-one that's ready for today and built for the future.

About the Role:

As a Supply Chain Professional at IBM, you'll play a key role in ensuring that the right products and parts are available at the right time and place to meet customer and business needs. This role sits at the heart of IBM's operational excellence, combining data analysis, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration to drive efficiency and innovation across the supply chain. You will be responsible for:

· Planning: Forecasting demand and aligning supply strategies to meet business goals. You'll analyze historical data, customer trends, and product lifecycles to create accurate demand plans.

· Inventory Management: Monitoring stock levels, optimizing inventory placement, and reducing excess or obsolete inventory. You'll help balance cost, availability, and serviceability across IBM's supply chain.

· Supply & Demand Analysis: Evaluate supply chain performance using key metrics and data trends to support planning decisions, resolve challenges, and ensure accurate demand forecasting based on inventory strategies and customer behavior.

This is a hands-on role where you'll work with advanced tools and technologies (including SAP, Kinaxis, Watson 360) and collaborate with cross-functional teams (manufacturing, finance, supply, engineering, development, internal sales) and stakeholders to solve real-world challenges and continuously improve processes.

What You'll Do:

Analyze logistics and inventory data to identify trends and support decision-making.

Assist in managing supply and demand planning to meet business and revenue goals.

Support product lifecycle management and sourcing strategies for new product introductions.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to expedite materials and improve fulfillment processes.

Apply agile, design thinking, and AI tools to enhance supply chain operations.

Required technical and professional expertise

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Analytical mindset with attention to detail.

Willingness to innovate and contribute to process improvements.

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience

Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience or familiarity with SAP and Kinaxis.

Exposure to data analytics tools or platforms

Understanding of inventory management, sourcing strategies, and product lifecycle concepts.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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