Supply Chain Analyst II

Responsibilities

• Works directly with customers to gain an understanding of their planning system and how Benchmark and the customer’s processes interact.
• Participates on the Customer Focus Team as the Supply Chain Department representative and support development of planning and procurement processes to support department, business unit and divisional goals.
• Abides by the Company standard practices and procedures are followed in connection with all materials department functions.
• Maintains optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to assigned customer, while minimizing carrying costs and premium transportation charges and maximizing inventory turnover.
• Owes and maintains the ERP parameters, which drive optimum component and assembly planning.
• Marks and reports on current and projected inventory levels at both the component and assembly level for assigned customer and generates action plans to ensure that site inventory goals are achieved.
• Tracks and reports on excess and obsolete inventory and drives disposition in compliance with the customer agreement.
• Performs “What if” analyses to aid in optimal scheduling, priorities and decision making.
• Analyzes potential impact of forecast and production schedule changes on component procurement and production volume.
• Ensures consistency between customer demand information, monthly sales forecast and production build schedule.
• Works with Scheduler to establish a production schedule for each order and communicates/resolve issues related to discrepancies between the requested and promised due date.
• Interfaces with customers, suppliers and internal resources for management of AVL choices and alternates in order to monitor or reduce product cost or inventory levels.
• Manages EOL and other assurance of supply issues and supports Engineering changes and New Product Introduction.
• Monitors material market conditions, develops, and communicates plans to mitigate risk to customer schedule.
• Analyzes, maintains, and executes Materials Requirement Plan (MRP).
• Continuously monitors and verifies materials pipeline to ensure it meets the MRP requirements.
• Identifies and appropriately addresses materials supply issues.
• Ensures materials availability to support production per the Master Production Schedule through MRP execution, on-time delivery, and coordination of materials movement through receiving to production.
• Executes and maximizes negotiated terms with suppliers to reduce materials liability and overall procurement cost including freight and payment terms.
• Executes corporate contracts and ensures suppliers’ adherence to negotiated terms.
• Maintains integrity of master data and purchasing planning parameters in order to minimize material liability and to optimize working capital.
• Marks and continuously strives to improve supplier's delivery and quality performance.
• Adds and resolves recurring or critical issues by utilizing corrective action tools, and coordination with corporate procurement team.
• Proactively looks for cost savings through possible changes in suppliers, manufactures, materials or other alternative opportunities.
• Analyzes, makes viable business recommendations and process improvement ideas.
• Manages component throughput product life cycle (PLC).
• Participates and provides input to supplier scorecard reviews.
• Participates and provides input to customer quarterly business reviews.
• Creates and maintains tracking tools for cost reduction initiatives, BOM health improvement, and NPI and EOL component planning.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Effective multitasking skills and the ability to take on additional responsibilities as required.
• Effective organization and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrate high attention to detail.
• Ability to work with diverse groups.
• Discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and professionalism.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and guidance, exercising discretion and independent judgment.
• Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools.
• Strong customer service and client focus.
• Working knowledge of productivity tools, including Microsoft Office products and WebEx conferencing software.
• Understanding of the extended process of material procurement, capacity planning, inventory analysis and advanced planning techniques.
• Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools (Baan or equivalent).
• Effective analytical, planning and organizational skills.
• 3-5 years in purchasing or planning accounts/commodities.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as required.
• Effective negotiation and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrate confidentiality and the ability to represent the company in a professional manner.
• Knowledge of billing practices and controls.
• General computer knowledge including the use of Microsoft Office programs.
• Typical requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience (purchasing or planning accounts/commodities) with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree.