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

Location: Atlanta, GA (5 Days Onsite)

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead Inventory Planning & Replenishment (IP&R) initiatives within a retail, distribution, or supply chain environment. 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 across retail, distribution, or manufacturing organizations.

Key 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, dependencies, and resource plans.
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 successful and timely delivery.
Support business requirements gathering, solution design reviews, system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment, and post-implementation support.
Partner with business teams to improve inventory planning processes, ordering rules, replenishment parameters, and item setup.
Track and analyze inventory-related KPIs, including forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory turns, product availability, and replenishment performance.
Facilitate project governance meetings, executive status reporting, and stakeholder communications.
Lead organizational change management activities, user training, and adoption of new business processes and system enhancements.
Ensure projects are delivered with high quality while meeting business objectives, timelines, and budget expectations.

Required Qualifications

7+ years of Project Management experience delivering Supply Chain, Inventory Planning, or Replenishment initiatives.
Strong understanding of Inventory Planning, Demand Forecasting, Replenishment, and Inventory Optimization concepts.
Experience managing cross-functional projects involving Supply Chain, Operations, Merchandising, and IT organizations.
Proven experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
Experience coordinating enterprise system implementations, enhancements, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and production deployments.
Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience working within Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with one or more enterprise Supply Chain Planning or Inventory Planning platforms, including:
- RELEX
- Blue Yonder (JDA)
- SAP IBP or SAP APO
- Kinaxis
- o9 Solutions
- Manhattan Planning Solutions
- Oracle Retail Planning
- Logility
- Other enterprise Inventory Planning, Demand Planning, or Replenishment solutions
Experience supporting supply chain transformation or inventory optimization initiatives in retail, distribution, consumer products, or manufacturing environments.
Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent) is a plus.

Must Haves
*IP&R experience is non-negotiable — minimum ~3–4 years in IP&R specifically.
*Overall experience: ideally 7+ years; client would like to see up to 10 years.
*Recent IP&R experience preferred, but a candidate with 1 year of recent IP&R experience plus 2–3 years of similar experience further back could still be considered — full continuous 3 years not mandatory.

Project Manager - IP&R