Supply Chain ERP Implementation Lead

Position: Supply Chain ERP Implementation Lead

Location: Grand Island, NY 14072

Duration: 10 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Remote

Shift: Monday To Friday from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM

Pay Rate: $50 to $60

Overview:

Tek Wissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to clients worldwide. The job opportunity below is with one of our clients specializing in biotechnology product development services. The client is dedicated to supplying laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies, and services essential in healthcare, scientific research, safety, and education. As a global leader in serving the scientific community, the organization generates approximately $40 billion in annual revenue and is committed to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Their global team delivers innovative technologies, convenient procurement solutions, and pharmaceutical services through industry-leading brands.

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Global Inventory Transition Lead for an 8–10 month contract to support a global ERP implementation from a supply chain perspective. The role will utilize demand data, stocking categorization, inventory positions, expiry exposure, and transportation data to determine inventory movement strategies across North America and EMEA. The successful candidate will coordinate inventory transition planning and execution across multiple sites and functions while maintaining customer service levels.

This individual will collaborate with business and ERP teams to define, validate, and execute inventory transactions required for successful system integration.

Responsibilities:

• Lead supply chain coordination for inventory transitions throughout ERP deployment, cutover, go-live, hypercare, and stabilization.
• Analyze large, complex datasets to develop data-driven inventory movement recommendations.
• Evaluate demand, inventory levels, stocking categories, shelf life, expiry risks, and transportation options to determine material quantities, destinations, timing, and priorities.
• Develop and maintain inventory movement plans across North America and EMEA, including risks, dependencies, timelines, approvals, and execution status.
• Coordinate inventory movements with manufacturing sites, distribution centers, planners, logistics teams, carriers, and regional stakeholders.
• Monitor product availability and customer service levels, identify potential supply gaps, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Assess inventory exposure related to expiry, excess stock, shortages, and obsolescence.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities involving inventory receiving, transfers, classification, reconciliation, and ERP system transactions.
• Partner with ERP, business process, and master data teams to validate inventory data, transaction requirements, and operational readiness.
• Support inventory data validation, transaction testing, end-to-end testing, cutover planning, reconciliation, go-live, and post-go-live issue resolution.
• Track physical inventory movements and ERP transactions, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Conduct root-cause analysis for inventory transition issues involving data, processes, logistics, systems, and execution.
• Prepare transition status reports, SOPs, work instructions, and training materials.
• Support the transition of processes and outstanding issues to ongoing supply chain operations.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in supply chain management, inventory management, logistics, and ERP implementations within complex, multi-site environments.
• Proven ability to analyze large datasets and translate findings into actionable inventory movement strategies.
• Experience evaluating demand,…