IT Functional/Technical Lead - Planning

This role leads the delivery and implementation of supply chain planning solutions-covering demand planning, supply planning, and finite scheduling-across multiple business divisions. The focus for this role is on executing projects, ensuring adoption, and delivering measurable business value.

What You Will Do

Strategy & Early-Stage Work

• Help assess current processes, systems, and data across divisions.
• Support platform evaluations and fit-gap analysis (e.g., Kinaxis, OMP, SAP IBP).
• Contribute to defining project scope, success metrics, and high-level solution direction.
• Identify risks and integration challenges between SAP and legacy systems.
• Evaluate data readiness and integration complexity.

Solution Design & Delivery

• Lead the design and implementation of planning solutions (Demand, Supply, Scheduling).
• Run workshops to gather requirements and translate them into functional and technical designs.
• Oversee configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and hypercare.
• Work closely with supply chain, manufacturing, commercial, IT, and system integrators.
• Ensure solutions meet GxP, validation, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive standardization across divisions while supporting unique business needs.
• Recommend continuous improvements and process enhancements.

Data & Integration

• Support data migration, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation.
• Ensure data quality and readiness across SAP and legacy systems.
• Assist with testing and validation of data flows and integrations.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, IT, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience with planning systems (Demand, Supply, Scheduling).
• Hands-on experience with planning tools like Kinaxis, OMP, SAP IBP, or Blue Yonder.
• Strong understanding of life sciences supply chain and manufacturing.
• Experience integrating planning tools with SAP ERP.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience delivering large programs and executing data strategies.

This is a Contract position based out of Chicago, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $85.00 - $95.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.