Job Summary

The Business Analyst within the Supply Chain organization is responsible for analysis of all supply chain operations. Their core competency is to provide accurate, reliable, and consistent data and information. Their role is to provide reports required to support the departments’ objectives and strategies locally and on a global basis. They will use multiple external and internal sources of information that will combine to provide insight and trends in key areas to manage the business. They will track and identify trends and behavior for inventory levels, movement, obsolescence, excess, and market prices. Additionally, they will support the department in developing lowest total cost solutions through analysis of inventory, supplier financials, key cost drivers, supply chain, make vs. buy decisions, and will assist in identifying total cost decisions in optimizing inventory and inventory movement. Their role is to provide information, data, and reports in a format that provides a competitive advantage.

• Identify requirements to manage real time information on a daily basis. Assist the team in providing reports and data for maintaining inventory on-hand balances with consistent and accurate data. Assist in the development of a consolidated, common tool set for inventory planning and management.
• Develop a “Dash Board” set of metrics for senior executives and purchasing/inventory team. This would focus on service level, inventory velocity, committed PO volume, daily receipts, past due POs, stock outs, and overall direction and health of inventory in relation to inventory objectives and strategies.
• Define a month end package of several key indicators reporting the current inventory state, pricing, successes and accomplishments for Inventory Management Committee and Board of Directors.
• Working in conjunction with Finance and Procurement Management, develop set targets and report on progress with senior executive team in the form of a scorecard.
• Develop with supply chain team a supplier scorecard of metrics and external benchmarks to measure and identify supplier performance along with tracking and reporting value added savings within supplier programs.
• Develop with supply chain team an employee scorecard of metrics and incorporate industry performance benchmarks so we can objectively measure performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years business analysis experience in a complex environment.
• Experience in SQL, SQL reporting services, and report writing software.
• Experience in global and domestic materials management, supply chain, and product development environment.
• Experience in a fast-growing consumer products company a plus.
• Familiarity with ERP systems – experience in ERP implementation, Oracle a plus.
• Computer and computer training experience, including experience with a variety of computer systems, MS Office, spreadsheet and database programs, and MRP systems.
• CPM, CPIM and/or APICS a plus.