Supply Chain Analyst II

About the Role

This is a visible Supply Chain role focused on creating and maintaining supply chain reports, analyzing results, and improving reporting efficiency. The position is hands-on, responsible for owning production planning reporting, inventory reporting, and providing coverage for production planning personnel. Collaboration with Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Customer Service teams is essential to ensure reporting accuracy and help the business achieve inventory, sales, cost, and service objectives.

Responsibilities

Analyst Duties

• Develops reports to analyze and interpret Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to identify trends and areas of focus.
• Enhance and maintain inventory reports to facilitate action for inventory reduction.
• Perform safety stock and reorder point data analysis to support inventory sizing tools.
• Create dashboards to visually track, analyze, and display data.
• Perform deep-dive analysis to understand drivers of analytical trends or issues.
• Improve and automate current and future reports to ensure reporting efficiency.
• Assist in data collection and maintenance of slides for Advanced Sales & Operations Planning (AS&OP) meetings.
• Model and analyze various supply chain scenarios (including ad-hoc requests) and provide recommendations.

Planning Duties

• Establish production and inventory plans that balance production resources, support customer requirements, and meet company inventory objectives.
• Monitor assigned inventories and related material movements, reporting, material storage, and inventory accuracy.
• Maintain new sales and transport order demand to ensure achievable due dates based on current loading and capacity availability.
• Monitor and maintain all production orders and/or firm planned requirements from creation through completion.
• Manage WIP and scrap at assigned outside vendors to ensure timely completion of orders and desired priorities.
• Monitor backorders daily and implement actions to resolve them if possible.
• Review work center loading versus available capacity with manufacturing to identify overloading situations.
• Ensure the safety of employees and self, and ensure departmental conformance to company safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree, preferably related to Supply Chain Management.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in an analytical role.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience utilizing SAP or related ERP Software, with strong hands-on experience and knowledge using Production Planning, Capacity Planning, and MRP modules. Experience with SAP IBP is a plus.
• Advanced skills and experience in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Strong analytical and mathematical abilities.

Additional Desired Qualifications

• ASCM CPIM/CIRM/CSCP certification.
• Manufacturing experience, preferably in the specialty metals industry.
• Proven track record of successful development and implementation of innovative ideas with demonstrated business results.
• Positive, risk-taking attitude with a strong bias for action.
• Promotes the development, enhancement, and use of SCM tools and techniques to improve organizational effectiveness and create economic value.

Travel

10% overnight travel to worldwide Materion locations.