Senior Supply Chain ERP Analyst

About the Role

The Senior Supply Chain ERP Analyst provides business analysis, reporting, and system support for Purchasing and Supply Chain operations through expertise in ERP systems, procurement processes, business intelligence, and data management technologies. This role is responsible for analyzing Purchase Order activity, supplier performance, inventory planning outputs, purchasing master data, and operational metrics to identify process improvement opportunities and support strategic decision-making.

The position functions as a key business systems resource for Purchasing and Supply Chain operations, leveraging Acumatica ERP, Power BI, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to analyze operational performance, improve planning accuracy, support master data governance, and implement scalable technology solutions that enhance procurement effectiveness and business performance.

The Senior Analyst partners with stakeholders across Purchasing, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, and Information Technology to gather requirements, document business processes, validate system enhancements, and implement scalable ERP solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partners with the Supply Chain Business Systems Manager to support purchasing-related ERP configurations, workflows, master data governance, and enhancement initiatives that ensure data integrity, compliance, operational efficiency, and alignment with business objectives.
• Maintains and governs purchasing-related item master data, including sourcing settings, replenishment methods, lead times, buyer assignments, supplier attributes, and planning policies.
• Analyzes Purchase Order data, purchasing trends, supplier performance metrics, and procurement activities to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost optimization.
• Supports Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and inventory replenishment processes through analysis of demand, supply, lead times, safety stock levels, and purchasing parameters.
• Utilizes ERP, Power BI, and GCP data to develop reports, dashboards, KPIs, and actionable insights that improve purchasing performance, inventory availability, and operational efficiency.
• Performs data validation and audits to ensure the accuracy and integrity of supplier, item, purchasing, and planning data.
• Conducts root cause analysis of purchasing, planning, and ERP-related issues and translates findings into long-term corrective actions, system enhancements, and standardized business processes.
• Collaborates with Purchasing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, and BT teams to define business requirements and implement ERP enhancements.
• Supports requirements gathering, testing, validation, deployment, training, and user adoption of ERP improvements impacting purchasing and inventory planning processes.
• Supports the Supply Chain Business Systems Manager by developing and maintaining documentation for purchasing business processes, ERP configurations, master data standards, and system enhancements to ensure consistency, knowledge transfer, and operational effectiveness.
• Monitors ERP-generated purchasing recommendations and business processes to identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Procurement.
• 5-10 years of appropriate industry experience.
• 10-25% travel required.

Schedule

This position offers flexible work arrangements based on location. Team members residing in the Fox Valley area may work a hybrid schedule, while those outside the region may work remotely with periodic travel to the Appleton, WI area as needed. Core business hours generally fall between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Occasional work outside of these hours may be required to meet business objectives and support operational demand.

Benefits

FTI provides industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families. Benefits include:

• Competitive, merit-based compensation.
• Career path development and continued education programs.
• A flexible and robust benefits package for regular/full-time team members. Review the full list of FTI benefits.