Supply Chain Planning Manager Jobs
Supply Chain Planning Manager jobs are open across manufacturing, retail, consumer goods, and logistics, at levels from senior analyst to director, with specializations in demand planning, inventory optimization, and S&OP. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.
When joining our Supply Chain team, you can feel right away that people are at the heart of what we do. You’ll be surrounded by a team who is looking to make an impact on our customers, our community, and each other. By pairing innovative technology with dynamic employees, we create smarter, more efficient ways to deliver for customers. Our network of distribution, fulfillment, fleet, furniture installation and professional teams work together in fun and safe environments to deliver state-of-the-art products, services and expertise to our customers.
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning, Project Management & Procurement is a leadership role responsible for driving complex, cross-functional initiatives that connect supply chain operations, systems integration, field execution, procurement, and strategic business priorities. This leader partners across Corporate, Field Operations, Sales, Procurement, and external vendors to deliver programs that improve operational readiness, scalability, and execution consistency.
This opportunity is ideal for a strategic operator who can move seamlessly between high-level planning and hands-on execution. You will lead project governance, coordinate enterprise initiatives, support systems and process integrations, and translate business needs into practical operating models, tools, and implementation plans.
What you will be doing:
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of complex supply chain projects, systems integrations, and operational readiness initiatives.
- Partner across Supply Chain, Field Operations, Procurement, Sales, Finance, Technology, and external vendors to align scope, timelines, dependencies, and business outcomes.
- Drive project governance, milestone tracking, risk management, and executive-level status communication across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Translate business requirements into scalable processes, implementation plans, and supporting tools that improve execution and visibility.
- Support infrastructure, operational, and field-facing initiatives that may include network changes, equipment deployment, delivery operations, or process standardization.
- Lead cross-functional planning forums and working sessions to surface dependencies, resolve issues, and maintain alignment on priorities and next steps.
- Oversee vendor and procurement-related activities tied to supply chain initiatives, including contract coordination, implementation readiness, and ongoing support.
- Use dashboards, reporting, and data analysis to measure progress, identify performance gaps, and support decision-making.
- Provide leadership to project managers and coordinators, helping build structure, accountability, and strong execution discipline across the team.
- Support peak, seasonal, and business-critical planning cycles by coordinating contingency plans, communications, and operational follow-through.
What You Bring to the Table:
- A strong blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, with the ability to move initiatives from concept through implementation.
- Experience leading complex projects in supply chain, operations, systems integration, infrastructure, or related environments.
- Confidence working in a matrixed organization and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong business acumen, operational judgment, and a practical approach to solving problems in fast-moving environments.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for field teams, business partners, and senior leadership.
- A data-driven mindset and comfort using dashboards, project tracking tools, and reporting to manage performance and risk.
- A collaborative leadership style with a focus on accountability, follow-through, and continuous improvement.
What’s needed: Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, operations, project management, systems implementation, or infrastructure-related roles.
- Proven success leading cross-functional initiatives and driving results in a matrixed business environment.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing updates and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Proficiency with project management tools, operational dashboards, and enterprise systems used to manage execution, reporting, and visibility.
- Experience supporting technical, engineering, construction, or infrastructure-related projects.
- Demonstrated leadership capability, including coaching, team development, and building strong working relationships across functions.
- Ability to influence decisions, navigate ambiguity, and create structure in dynamic, high-visibility environments.
- Experience presenting recommendations, business cases, and operational updates to executive and senior management audiences.
- Experience with financial analysis, budget oversight, and business case development.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree such as an MBA, or relevant certifications such as PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, CPIM, or CSCP.
- Experience supporting large-scale distribution, fulfillment, delivery, or field operations environments.
- Familiarity with procurement operations, vendor management, seasonal or peak planning, and enterprise readiness processes.
- Experience with performance frameworks, supply chain metrics, or operational benchmarking tools such as WERC or similar programs.
We Offer:
- Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
- Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
- Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!
The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. The specific base pay may be influenced by a variety of factors to include the candidate's experience, skill set, education, business considerations, geography, and internal equity. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements.
Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.
When joining our Supply Chain team, you can feel right away that people are at the heart of what we do. You’ll be surrounded by a team who is looking to make an impact on our customers, our community, and each other. By pairing innovative technology with dynamic employees, we create smarter, more efficient ways to deliver for customers. Our network of distribution, fulfillment, fleet, furniture installation and professional teams work together in fun and safe environments to deliver state-of-the-art products, services and expertise to our customers.
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning, Project Management & Procurement is a leadership role responsible for driving complex, cross-functional initiatives that connect supply chain operations, systems integration, field execution, procurement, and strategic business priorities. This leader partners across Corporate, Field Operations, Sales, Procurement, and external vendors to deliver programs that improve operational readiness, scalability, and execution consistency.
This opportunity is ideal for a strategic operator who can move seamlessly between high-level planning and hands-on execution. You will lead project governance, coordinate enterprise initiatives, support systems and process integrations, and translate business needs into practical operating models, tools, and implementation plans.
What you will be doing:
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of complex supply chain projects, systems integrations, and operational readiness initiatives.
- Partner across Supply Chain, Field Operations, Procurement, Sales, Finance, Technology, and external vendors to align scope, timelines, dependencies, and business outcomes.
- Drive project governance, milestone tracking, risk management, and executive-level status communication across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Translate business requirements into scalable processes, implementation plans, and supporting tools that improve execution and visibility.
- Support infrastructure, operational, and field-facing initiatives that may include network changes, equipment deployment, delivery operations, or process standardization.
- Lead cross-functional planning forums and working sessions to surface dependencies, resolve issues, and maintain alignment on priorities and next steps.
- Oversee vendor and procurement-related activities tied to supply chain initiatives, including contract coordination, implementation readiness, and ongoing support.
- Use dashboards, reporting, and data analysis to measure progress, identify performance gaps, and support decision-making.
- Provide leadership to project managers and coordinators, helping build structure, accountability, and strong execution discipline across the team.
- Support peak, seasonal, and business-critical planning cycles by coordinating contingency plans, communications, and operational follow-through.
What You Bring to the Table:
- A strong blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, with the ability to move initiatives from concept through implementation.
- Experience leading complex projects in supply chain, operations, systems integration, infrastructure, or related environments.
- Confidence working in a matrixed organization and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong business acumen, operational judgment, and a practical approach to solving problems in fast-moving environments.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for field teams, business partners, and senior leadership.
- A data-driven mindset and comfort using dashboards, project tracking tools, and reporting to manage performance and risk.
- A collaborative leadership style with a focus on accountability, follow-through, and continuous improvement.
What’s needed: Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, operations, project management, systems implementation, or infrastructure-related roles.
- Proven success leading cross-functional initiatives and driving results in a matrixed business environment.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing updates and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Proficiency with project management tools, operational dashboards, and enterprise systems used to manage execution, reporting, and visibility.
- Experience supporting technical, engineering, construction, or infrastructure-related projects.
- Demonstrated leadership capability, including coaching, team development, and building strong working relationships across functions.
- Ability to influence decisions, navigate ambiguity, and create structure in dynamic, high-visibility environments.
- Experience presenting recommendations, business cases, and operational updates to executive and senior management audiences.
- Experience with financial analysis, budget oversight, and business case development.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree such as an MBA, or relevant certifications such as PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, CPIM, or CSCP.
- Experience supporting large-scale distribution, fulfillment, delivery, or field operations environments.
- Familiarity with procurement operations, vendor management, seasonal or peak planning, and enterprise readiness processes.
- Experience with performance frameworks, supply chain metrics, or operational benchmarking tools such as WERC or similar programs.
We Offer:
- Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
- Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
- Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!
The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. The specific base pay may be influenced by a variety of factors to include the candidate's experience, skill set, education, business considerations, geography, and internal equity. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements.
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Who's Hiring
- Amazon33
- Northrop Grumman21
- Google7
- SpaceX6
- Meta5
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Retail
- Electronics & Hardware
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
- E-Commerce & Online Marketplaces
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in supply chain planning manager jobs.
- 5 or more years of experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, or inventory management
- Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle and advanced planning tools like Kinaxis or Blue Yonder
- Strong analytical skills with experience using Excel, SQL, or BI tools to interpret large datasets
- Demonstrated experience leading S&OP or integrated business planning processes
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, industrial engineering, or a related field
- APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred by many enterprise employers
Tips for Your Supply Chain Planning Manager Job Search
Quantify your planning accuracy improvements
Hiring managers for supply chain planning manager roles want to see forecast accuracy rates, inventory reduction percentages, and service level improvements you drove. Pull those numbers from your past performance reviews before you update your resume.
Highlight your S&OP facilitation experience
Many postings specifically screen for candidates who have led or co-led sales and operations planning cycles. Call out your role in cross-functional S&OP meetings, the stakeholders you aligned, and the cadence you maintained in your resume and cover letter.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists supply chain planning manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your planning horizon
Some roles focus on short-term operational planning while others emphasize long-range capacity and network strategy. Read each posting carefully for keywords like 'tactical,' 'strategic,' or 'network planning' so you apply to openings that align with your actual experience depth.
Prepare a case study for the scenario interview
Most supply chain planning manager interviews include a scenario question where you are handed a demand spike or supply disruption and asked to walk through your response. Prepare a real example from your work that shows your analytical process, the tradeoffs you weighed, and the outcome.
Negotiate scope alongside your offer
When an offer arrives, clarify what planning systems you will own, the team size, and cross-functional reporting lines before you accept. Supply chain planning manager roles vary widely in authority, and understanding scope upfront prevents a mismatch that becomes apparent only after you start.
Supply Chain Planning Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most supply chain planning managers?
Amazon, Northrop Grumman, and Google are hiring the most supply chain planning managers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Texas, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Consumer goods manufacturers, large retailers, and third-party logistics providers consistently post the highest volume of these roles.
How many supply chain planning manager jobs are remote?
About 53% of supply chain planning manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote work most common in demand planning and S&OP strategy roles that rely on systems access rather than physical warehouse or plant presence. Roles tied to production scheduling or distribution center operations are more likely to require on-site work.
How do you become a supply chain planning manager?
Start by building hands-on experience in a planning analyst or demand planner role where you work directly with forecasting tools and ERP systems. Develop your cross-functional skills by participating in S&OP meetings and collaborating with procurement, sales, and operations teams. Earning an APICS certification such as CPIM or CSCP strengthens your candidacy, and moving into a team lead or senior planner role before applying to manager positions gives you the people management experience most employers expect.
Can you get a supply chain planning manager job without direct management experience?
Yes, some employers will hire strong senior planners into their first supply chain planning manager role if the candidate has led cross-functional projects, mentored junior analysts, or owned a major planning process end to end. Frame your resume around initiative, influence, and measurable outcomes rather than formal direct reports, and target mid-size companies or newly created roles where the management layer is still forming.
What does the supply chain planning manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen focused on your planning background and tool experience, followed by a hiring manager interview that goes deeper on your S&OP methodology and leadership approach. Most employers then include a panel round with cross-functional stakeholders from finance, operations, or commercial teams, and many add a case study or take-home scenario where you analyze a supply disruption or demand imbalance and present your recommended response.
Where can I find and apply to supply chain planning manager jobs?
You can find and apply to supply chain planning manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and planning specialization, and apply directly to each listing that fits your background.
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