Supply Chain Development & Analytics Manager

Purpose Of Job

The Supply Chain Development & Analytics Manager is responsible for providing comprehensive strategic and analytical oversight, conducting in-depth analyses, synthesizing critical insights, and delivering actionable recommendations to inform high-level decision-making across the Supply Chain function. This role will be expected to lead cross-functional project teams in operationalizing business strategies throughout the organization.

Job Components

• Strategy Development

• Maintain and implement comprehensive short-term and long-term strategies across the Supply Chain organization with special emphasis on AI use case generation and prioritization based on tangible business impact and return on investment.
• Generate and execute actionable insights to drive financial performance through both internal stakeholder collaboration and data analysis and external commodity analysis, competitive intelligence, industry research.
• Develop and present compelling business cases to ensure senior-level stakeholders understand and act upon the latest recommendations.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses or studies to answer key hypotheses pertaining to near, mid, and long-term strategic opportunities.
• Spearhead and manage cross-organizational transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and operational efficiency.

• Financial Management

• Collaborate with the Finance function to deliver Supply Chain commitments and provide performance management indicators on effectiveness.
• Accelerate Supply Chain performance by providing recommendations for identified business opportunities and margin expansion.
• Manage supply commodity exposure and opportunities through market research & analysis.
• Support the development and execution of strategies aligned to the Supply Chain financial forecast that results in both short- and long-term accuracy.
• Contribute to risk management efforts ensuring Supply Chain strategy and organizational risk profiles are aligned.

• Process Improvement & Analytics

• Coordinate with the broader Supply Chain function on planning, transportation, and inventory management activities to ensure full network integration.
• Enhance departmental processes to improve financial and/or operational performance supporting both new product sales and recycling monetization.
• Provide thought leadership on the development of analytics and reporting metrics to provide real-time management insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with focus in Business, Engineering, Data Science, or Computer Science.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in business strategy, management consulting, finance, data analytics, programming, or related functions.
• Proficiency in AI interfaces, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Preference for any additional experience in Python, SAP, Snowflake, Claude Code, other LLM code tools.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills translating data into actionable insights with a path to implementation.
• Excellent communication/presentation skills with the ability to explain difficult concepts succinctly.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance only on the most complex matters.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and drive change.

Note

We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Interstate Batteries provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental and physical), marital status, military status, veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected under applicable local, state or federal law.