Supply Chain Analyst

• Participating actively on safety activities to help improve safety at the manufacturing site.
• Responsible for the planning and purchasing of assign raw materials and finished good required for the manufacturing site and business unit.
• Responsible for sourcing strategies related to the categories assigned.
• Responsible for all vendor management activities related to assign raw materials and finish goods: Supplier evaluations, performance, corrective actions, improvement actions.
• Responsible for continuously looking for savings related to the categories assigned.
• Support implementation of MRD processes (pull processes) at the Manufacturing site.
• Independently perform 80/20 and MRD analysis (pull processes) of assigned materials.
• Independently initiates and creates purchase orders for the acquisition of materials and their timely arrival.
• Ensure that required materials are available to support manufacturing requirements and/or customer orders.
• Responsible for inventory levels of assigned materials.
• Assists in the Cycle Counting Program for assigned items.
• Research the root cause(s) of unavailable material to meet customer order(s) and / or backorders. As well as recommend / implement improvements.
• Interface with Customer Service Representative, Manufacturing personnel and Shipping personnel in relation to all activities regarding availability of assigned materials and/or finished goods.
• Confers with production, quality, and shipping/receiving personnel to discuss defective and/or unacceptable goods/services and determines corrective actions.
• Maintains records of items purchased, costs, delivery, product performance and inventories.
• Demonstrates JDE database management skills by ensuring that all purchasing data is inputted and maintained on a timely and accurate basis to include, but not be limited to item master, supplier records, etc.
• Administrator of all paperwork associated with area of Supply Chain responsibility.
• Negotiate claims and resolves complaints due to unacceptable goods/services with suppliers.
• Administer the activities associated with the P.A.C.K. processes which include executing run-out analysis and ensuring final disposition of obsolete materials.
• Analysis of market and industry conditions and in the development of supply strategy.
• Develops RFP’s for assigned materials.
• Reviews supplier proposals and recommend supply chain strategy.
• Research and recommend alternate suppliers.
• Develops and executes tracking reports (Commodity Pricing, Mix Analysis, Raw Material Usage,) for assigned and purchased commodities and categories.

Requirements

• B.A./B.S. degree (preferably in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing or Business Analytics).
• Minimum 3 years’ experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Average knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel), and ERP purchasing/planning/accounting systems.
• Institute of Supply Management Certification ISM certification and /or A.P.I.C.S. (American Production and Inventory Control Society) Certification, preferred, not required.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• A wide degree of creativity, latitude and knowledge of sound decision making processes are expected.
• A high level of willingness to learn is expected of this individual along with strong teamwork skills.
• Collaborative team player. Ability to work across a matrix environment and all levels of the organization.
• Partner and work effectively with cross functional internal management and support teams on projects.
• Must demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills, both internally and externally, in resolving business issues.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, and establish facts.
• Ability to function independently, managing assigned planning and purchasing areas of responsibilities with a wide range of latitude and sound decision-making responsibility (with significant direction from Supply Chain Manager in one but not both areas).