Retail Supply Chain Manager

Job Title: Retail Supply Chain Manager Duration: 12-month assignment Schedule: 5/40 – Onsite Location: Bentonville, AR About Airswift: Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift’ s geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry. Vacancy overview: This opportunity is based in Bentonville, Arkansas and focuses on leading strategic retail supply chain activity across large, high-impact customer accounts within a refinery and chemical complex business. The role is designed to drive operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and long-term growth through supply chain strategy, inventory optimisation, order fulfilment, transportation performance, and cross-functional collaboration. This position will work closely with sales, operations, logistics, and manufacturing teams while supporting customer-facing supply chain initiatives in a complex retail environment. Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Logistics, or a related field Required Experience: 7+ years of experience in supply chain management with an emphasis on strategic customer accounts Proven experience managing complex supply chain operations across customer-facing environments Experience managing service-level expectations and supporting large strategic accounts Required Skills: Ability to develop and execute supply chain strategies tailored to strategic customer accounts Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across sales, operations, logistics, and manufacturing Strong analytical capability with the ability to identify trends, risks, and growth opportunities from supply chain data Proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle Proficiency with data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI Ability to monitor and optimise inventory levels, order fulfilment, and transportation performance Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels Ability to lead customer-facing meetings, resolve issues, and align on future initiatives Willingness to travel in support of customer engagements and operational reviews Preferred Qualifications: Experience in the retail or consumer goods industry Familiarity with EDI and API integration Strong presentation and storytelling skills Ability to influence outcomes and drive alignment across teams without formal authority Strategic thinking combined with strong analytical problem-solving capability Ability to prioritise effectively in ambiguous or fast-changing environments Proactive approach to learning and continuous improvement Familiarity with diverse product categories and retail environments