Lumen Technologies - Manager - Supply Chain Operations

People employed in this position are primarily responsible for Financial Inventory Reporting for Enterprise, budgeting and alignment with stakeholders, inventory management, material forecasting, material forecasting accuracy/analysis/reporting and vendor supply chain forecasting coordination and escalation.

This involves partnering with internal Finance and Network Planning/Operation teams to understand time-based product needs, supplier supply chain capacity/lead-times, inventory supply analysis, as well as the attention to detail required to maintain inventory in the right place at the right time.

- Coordinate with supplier's on Forecasting/Planning and existing order delivery timing based on business needs

- Maintain appropriate warehouse inventory levels

- Provide feedback to appropriate departments on meeting customer requirements

- Quote lead times for equipment delivery for requested service times

- Quickly react to usage levels to meet customer orders and minimize company risk

- Manage effective relationships with third party vendors

- Develop, improve, and monitor reporting processes

- Make recommendations to management regarding improvements in the control processes to better enable the company to be efficient, cut costs and improve cycles to customers

- Follow up on open orders and issues that have not been resolved

- Monthly reporting metrics

Mandatory Skills:

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, or a related field

- Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in Inventory Planning, Demand Planning, or Supply Planning within a complex or fast-paced environment.

- Strong understanding of inventory optimization, forecasting methodologies, and replenishment strategies.

- Proven experience working with ERP / planning systems and advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis.

- Ability to analyze trends, manage exceptions, and drive data-backed decisions to balance service levels and inventory costs.

- Strong collaboration and communication skills.