Job Title: Supply Chain Analyst

Job Description

Manage day-to-day Supply Chain MRP planning activities, including direct purchase order placement, vendor communication/follow-up, reorder point/safety stock calculations, tactical communication across the organization, and supply risk assessment. Implement and support single site or moderate risk level changes to business tools and processes, focusing on tactical projects. Analyze materials and sources to recommend improvements and enhancements, lead mid-level projects implementing process changes, and communicate project status to management through status reports and formal updates. Identify and establish policies and procedures for the supply chain, define intermediate risk problems, collect and analyze data, offer solutions, and implement changes to achieve desired results. Develop and complete work plans for moderate risk projects, implement business process improvements, lead cross-functional projects, and provide back-up support for area coordinators, supervisors, and managers. The role requires the ability to work independently and thrive in a non-hierarchical organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Supply Chain MRP planning activities
• Place direct purchase orders and communicate with vendors
• Perform reorder point and safety stock calculations
• Facilitate tactical communication across the organization
• Assess and communicate supply risks
• Implement and support changes to business tools and processes
• Analyze materials and sources to recommend improvements
• Lead mid-level projects implementing process changes
• Communicate project status to management through reports and updates
• Identify and establish supply chain policies and procedures
• Define, collect, and analyze data to solve intermediate risk problems
• Develop and complete work plans for moderate risk projects
• Implement business process improvements
• Lead single site or moderate level cross-functional projects
• Work independently and thrive in a non-hierarchical organization
• Provide back-up support for area coordinators, supervisors, and managers

Essential Skills

• Minimum 2-year degree and 1 year of experience in supply chain analysis
• 4-year degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Technology, or equivalent experience preferred
• Minimum 1 year of experience in MRP planning (SAP experience preferred) within a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 1 year of experience with Excel, including pivot tables and V-lookups
• Experience with ERP systems, material planning, and inventory management

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Builds strong working relationships with internal and external customers
• Identifies unexpressed customer needs and potential products/services to meet those needs
• Willingly accepts assignments to expand capabilities
• Seeks opportunities to learn from more experienced colleagues
• Actively participates in creating personal development plans
• Recognizes and implements necessary changes
• Supports organizational change
• Demonstrates effective presentation skills
• Composes clear and concise written materials and proposals
• Builds reciprocal working relationships within the organization and with customers
• Acts consistently to build trust within the organization
• Takes responsibility for addressing critical roadblocks to achieving goals
• Demonstrates urgency about results
• Possesses technical/functional knowledge outside of core specialty
• Creates and teaches technical best practices internally
• Works effectively with diverse perspectives and backgrounds
• Informs managers of delays or problems affecting projects
• Uses time management techniques efficiently
• Understands organizational processes
• Actively participates in creating personal development plans