Supply Chain Specialist

Cross-Regional Order Management & Planning Specialist

Summary
The Cross-Regional Order Management & Planning Specialist leads and supports inventory planning, order management, and customer service activities, with a strong focus on cross-regional material flow (IRF) and global supply balancing.

This role is critical to ensuring efficient inventory movement across regions, optimizing global supply, and minimizing both shortages and excess. The specialist partners closely with regional teams to align priorities, improve supply visibility, and strengthen decision-making across APAC, Latin America, Europe, and North America.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize cross-regional inventory flow (IRF) to balance supply and demand across global networks.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels while meeting service targets and staying within investment guidelines.
• Monitor demand trends and forecast accuracy to improve global inventory positioning.
• Identify and execute inter-regional transfer opportunities to reduce shortages, minimize excess, and improve fill rates.
• Analyze global inventory positions and reporting to identify risks, opportunities, and required rebalancing actions.
• Manage stocking policies (min/max levels) aligned with global flow strategies and service objectives.
• Support forecasting and demand planning through data analysis, trend evaluation, and exception management.
• Drive reduction of slow-moving, excess, and obsolete inventory through global redistribution strategies.
• Review warehouse inventory levels and coordinate order quantities and inter-regional movements.
• Communicate supply risks, shortages, and mitigation plans to stakeholders across regions.
• Partner with regional planning and order management teams to align on supply strategies, constraints, and priorities.
• Lead cross-regional alignment meetings to drive decisions on inventory balancing, prioritization, and IRF execution.
• Act as the central coordinator for cross-regional supply actions, ensuring alignment and follow-through on agreed plans.
• Drive accountability across regions by tracking actions, resolving gaps, and ensuring execution of inventory strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in inventory planning, supply planning, order management, or inventory control.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work effectively across multiple regions, time zones, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to align stakeholders at different levels.
• Self-driven and proactive, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced global environment.
• Experience managing or supporting cross-regional supply flows, inter-regional transfers, and global inventory balancing.
• Background in international operations or global supply chain environments.
• Experience with performance metrics, benchmarking, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with advanced analytics, AI, or automation tools to improve forecasting, inventory optimization, and supply-demand matching.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive business decisions.
• Familiarity with digital supply chain tools, decision intelligence platforms, or scenario modeling.
• Strong understanding of how advanced analytics can improve service levels, reduce excess inventory, and enhance cross-regional planning decisions.