Senior Manager - Inventory and Order Fulfillment

Leading at Cognizant

This is a leadership role at Cognizant. We believe how you lead is as important as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level drive our business strategy and inspire teams around our future, live the leadership behaviors, uphold our values in every action and decision, and nurture our people and culture to create a workplace where everyone can thrive.

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

As a Senior Program Manager, Inventory and Order Fulfillment Consulting, you will make an impact by leading complex supply chain transformation initiatives focused on inventory management, order fulfillment, operating model design, process harmonization, and AI-enabled supply chain capabilities. You will be a valued member of the consulting team and work collaboratively with clients, executive stakeholders, global delivery teams, and cross-functional Cognizant teams to design and deliver scalable transformation outcomes. ,

In this role, you will

• Lead global inventory management and order fulfillment transformation programs, including operating model design, process harmonization, inventory optimization, and order management transformation.
• Advise clients on core inventory management capabilities, including inventory planning, warehouse operations, inventory reconciliation, stock reservation, inventory visibility, and cycle count processes.
• Design and lead order fulfillment transformation across order capture, order promising, inventory allocation, fulfillment, shipping, and returns management.
• Shape AI-enabled supply chain use cases, including inventory reconciliation automation, intelligent inventory reservation, order capture AI, sales order assistants, order conversion automation, and control tower capabilities.
• Lead executive workshops, design sessions, stakeholder conversations, and the development of global process templates to support large-scale consulting delivery.
• Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead, including personal leadership, organizational leadership, and business leadership through collaboration, strategic direction, client focus, accountability, and results orientation.

Required skills: what you need to be considered

• 12+ years of experience in supply chain transformation, with deep expertise across inventory management, warehouse operations, order management, fulfillment processes, and logistics operations.
• 5+ years of experience leading global consulting programs in a client-facing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead global workshops, process design sessions, executive stakeholder engagement, and consulting-led transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end order fulfillment processes, including order capture, order promising, inventory allocation, fulfillment, shipping, and returns management.
• Experience shaping transformation roadmaps that combine process, operating model, technology, data, and AI-enabled supply chain capabilities.
• Embodiment of the Cognizant Way to Lead: Leading Self, Leading Others and Leading the Business.
• Embodiment of Cognizant’s Values: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do the Right Thing and Own It.

Preferred skills: what will help you stand out

• Experience with Oracle Fusion SCM.
• Experience designing or delivering AI and GenAI use cases in supply chain.
• Experience with digital twin and supply chain control tower capabilities.
• Experience with process mining in a supply chain or order management transformation environment.
• Ability to translate complex supply chain challenges into practical, scalable consulting solutions for global clients.

We're eager to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in various ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the required skills listed. Your transferable skills and experiences matter—help us see how you are the right person for this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Working arrangements

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 4 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, Ontario. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Compensation

The annual salary for this position is expected to be between 105,000 CAD and $160,000 CAD, depending on experience, qualifications, location, and other job-related factors. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Über Cognizant  
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) i ist ein Technologiedienstleister und Entwickler von KI-Lösungen. Wir schlagen die Brücke zwischen KI-Investitionen und echtem unternehmerischem Mehrwert, indem wir ganzheitliche Full-Stack-KI-Lösungen für unsere Kunden entwickeln. Mit unserer fundierten Branchen-, Prozess- und Engineering-Expertise integrieren wir die spezifischen Anforderungen von Unternehmen passgenau in Technologiesysteme. So entfalten wir das menschliche Potenzial, erzielen greifbare Ergebnisse und sichern globalen Unternehmen in einer sich rasant wandelnden Welt den entscheidenden Vorsprung. Erfahren Sie mehr unter cognizant.ai oder @cognizant.

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