Forecast & Replenishment Systems Sr. Manager

We're building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger - helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. The Forecast & Replenishment Systems Expert helps lead the business and systems transition from legacy on-premises replenishment and supply planning solutions to a next-generation SaaS forecasting and replenishment platform. This role serves as an end-to-end subject-matter authority for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and replenishment systems throughout the migration lifecycle—ensuring continuity of service, planner confidence, and measurable business value. The ideal candidate brings strong systems thinking and change leadership, paired with sharp analytical and communication skills. The ideal candidate will operate with a planner-first mindset, grounding work in practical execution and driving adoption and trust through clear, thoughtful engagement. Key Responsibilities

• Serve as one of t he primary SME 's for existing / future forecasting , replenishment, and supply planning modules
• Own legacy configuration knowledge to ensure continuity during migration
• Define system sunset and decommissioning criteria
• Translate business requirements into functional design for the Next Gen platform
• Partner with planners & analytics partners to configure forecasting, safety stock, and order optimization logic
• Integrate ML forecasts and demand sensing into replenishment execution
• Lead capability mapping, parallel runs, validation, and cutover planning
• Define acceptance criteria for accuracy, service, inventory productivity, and adoption
• Mitigate operational and service risks during transition
• Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, service levels, and exception quality
• Perform root-cause analysis across data, models, and configuration
• Drive post-go-live continuous improvement
• Enable transition to exception-based planning
• Drive adoption of planning solutions through clear communication, training, and enablement of planning teams
• Act as escalation point for system issues
• Partner with Planning, IT, Data Science, and Operations
• Translate system performance into business outcomes
• Contribute to long-term planning roadmap Required Qualifications
• 7+ years of forecasting, replenishment, or supply chain systems experience
• Experience with Blue Yonder, RELEX, Anaplan , or similar ML-driven planning platforms
• Experience leading or supporting major platform migrations Preferred Qualifications
• SQL or Python for diagnostics and validation
• Retail or omnichannel experience at scale
• Demonstrated understanding of Retail Planning environments
• Proven ability to distill complex business and technical concepts into well-defined functional requirements
• Ability to influence stakeholders with data driven analysis

Education:

• Bachelors degree or HS Diploma GED with equivalent experience Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is: $82,940.

00 - $182,549.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program. Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong. Great benefits for great people We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include: Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan . No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching. Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility. For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/21/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.