Role
AI for Supply Chain Managers
Founder, Automation Squad
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
Supply Chain Managers · O*NET 11-3071.04 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database
Automation coverage
15 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today
Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.
AI you can use for this job
43 matched to the tools supply chain managers use. Showing 24.
Microsoft Outlook
MCP serverMicrosoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.
Microsoft Outlook
Automates meeting coordination and scheduling workflows through intelligent calendar integration and business process optimization.
Microsoft Excel
MCP serverMicrosoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
MCP serverOffice Powerpoint
MCP serverPowerpoint
MCP serverSchedule It
MCP serverSchedule it - A software tool which helps you schedule your resources, teams, equipment, rooms, and projects all in one place.
Schedule It
Easy Project
MCP serverEasy Project is a professional project management software for you, your team and the whole company. Based on WBS, Gantt, Agile and other best PM practices. It is compatible with modules for Resources, Finances, Help Desk and CRM.
Easy Project
Excel
MCP serverExcel
SkillInventory Planner is a software that helps businesses automate inventory management and planning on a centralized platform. It is an essential tool for businesses with large inventories and multiple locations. Avoid overstock and out-of-stocks through accurate, data-driven foreca
Manhattan Active Supply Chain is a cloud-based software designed to help businesses in the food distribution and grocery, retail, life sciences, apparel and footwear, high-tech electronics, third-party logistics, and other sectors optimize their supply chains. It provides end-to-
Medidata
ConnectorMedidata provides clinical trial software solutions
Medidata
Make (make.com)
Make (make.com)
Make (make.com)
Microsoft Dynamics365 Business Central
MCP serverMicrosoft Dynamics365 Business Central is a comprehensive ERP solution to manage finances, operations, sales, and customer service
Microsoft Dynamics365 Business Central
Make (make.com)
Microsoft SharePoint
MCP serverMicrosoft SharePoint is a service that helps organizations share content to quickly find information and seamlessly collaborate.
Microsoft SharePoint
Make (make.com)
Microsoft Sharepoint Dev
MCP serverMicrosoft Sql Server
MCP server
The tools this job actually uses
59 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.
- MEDITECH softwarehot
- Microsoft Accesshot
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft Outlookhot
- Microsoft PowerPointhot
- Microsoft Projecthot
- Microsoft SharePointhot
- Microsoft SQL Serverhot
- Microsoft Visiohot
- Microsoft Wordhot
- Oracle PeopleSofthot
- SAP softwarehot
- Structured query language SQLhot
- Adexa Supply Chain Planning
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- Aldata Warehouse Management
- CDC Supply Chain
- Dex Warehouse
- Epicor SRM
- Epicor WMS
- Graphics software
- HighJump Software Supply Chain Advantage
- HighJump Warehouse Advantage
- i2 Collaborative Supply Execution
- i2 Intelligence
- i2 Supply Chain Visibility
- IBM ILOG Inventory Analyst
- IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE
- IBS MRP
- IBS Supply Chain Management
- IFS Applications for Supply Chain Management
- Infor Lawson Supply Chain Management
- Infor SCM
- Inventory management systems
- JDA Master Planning
- Lawson S3 Supply Chain Management
- Manhattan Scale
- Manhattan Supply Chain Process Platform
- Master scheduling software
What this job involves
30 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.
- Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
- Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
- Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
- Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
- Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.
- Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
- Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
- Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
- Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
- Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
- Monitor suppliers' activities to assess performance in meeting quality or delivery requirements.
- Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
- Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes.
- Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes and predict effects on supply chain activities.
- Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
- Identify or qualify new suppliers in collaboration with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, or quality assurance.
- Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
- Design, implement, or oversee product take back or reverse logistics programs to ensure products are recycled, reused, or responsibly disposed.
- Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.
- Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
- Forecast material costs or develop standard cost lists.
- Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.
- Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.
- Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials, minimize waste, or to convert wastes to by-products.
