Job Description
NAPA Chicago Distribution Center is excited to offer this unique NAPA vendor managed inventory opportunity in partnership with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). The Role: The Supply Chain Project Manager is a data-driven professional responsible for supporting end-to-end inventory, procurement, and operational performance through analysis and system management. This role owns key reporting processes, monitors inventory health and backorder performance, ensures data accuracy across supply chain systems, and delivers actionable insights that improve service levels, inventory efficiency, and overall operational effectiveness. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail and cross-functional collaboration to drive continuous improvement across the supply chain. What you'll be doing: Own and maintain supply chain data integrity across systems, including price synchronization, part availability updates, lead-time maintenance, and ERP data validation (e.g., JDE, Manhattan). Develop, maintain, and enhance operational KPI reporting, including weekly dashboards and monthly management reports, translating data into actionable insights to improve fill rate, productivity, and service performance. Analyze inventory performance and stock health, including stock-outs, obsolescence, discontinue items, inactive SKUs, and category-level inventory trends. Monitor and manage backorder performance, including active backorder review, and follow-up analysis to improve product availability and customer satisfaction. Lead cycle count reporting and inventory accuracy analysis, identifying root causes of discrepancies and partnering with operations to improve count integrity. Generate and analyze sales and demand trends, including NAPA sales data, commodity index tracking, and category-level performance to support forecasting and replenishment decisi