Supply Chain Planner

Supply Chain Planner

We are seeking a passionate supply chain professional to enhance our client's sourcing and supply chain management strategies. This role is crucial in ensuring predictable on-time performance, cost optimization, and the delivery of accurate and timely information across the supply base and infrastructure organization. Our focus is on smart growth and high efficiency, delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key link between the Capacity Planning Team and the Build Order & Fulfillment Team to stabilize supply-demand shaping.

• Utilize data and analytics to match supply with capacity planning and customer demand requirements.

• Establish and define key metrics and performance indicators to drive process improvements.

• Focus on demand-supply shaping activities to execute and deliver finished goods to global data centers.

• Maintain company inventory, minimizing overstock and out-of-stock occurrences.

• Analyze supply and demand to forecast and manage inventory supply.

• Design and implement tools for inventory management.

• Develop and drive key performance indicators and metrics both internally and with external partners.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders to achieve delivery performance targets.

• Manage and communicate tradeoffs between supplier and business needs.

• Manage continuous improvements and process initiatives alongside day-to-day operations.

• Partner with sister teams to ensure timely server reservation and collaborate with engineering teams on continuous improvement projects.

Essential Skills

• 4-5+ years of experience in supply chain with knowledge and operational experience.

• Experience in cross-functional collaboration to drive business results.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

• Strong project management skills involving global system integrators and internal partners.

• Ability to perform complex data analysis for supply chain performance improvement.

• Customer relationship building and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Root cause analysis and problem-solving abilities with a focus on corrective actions.

• Capability to work effectively in ambiguous situations and manage conflicting priorities.

• Support organization-wide projects to improve delivery, reliability, and agility.

• MS/MBA preferred.

• Experience in IT, high-tech electronics, manufacturing, or service supply chain is advantageous.

Work Environment

This position is 100% remote, with a typical schedule of Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, and no overtime. Candidates will be expected to provide their own equipment or software as required.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Austin, TX.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $43.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan -- Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 17, 2026.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.