Senior Supply Chain Analyst

Description

• Primary responsibility is data collection, cleansing, validation reporting and analytics for SC metrics.
• Understand and monitor key spending trends, cost drivers, market factors geographic considerations.
• Support sourcing initiatives through category supply chain review, process mapping, and analytics.
• Participates in bench marking surveys, provides analysis and summarizes findings, draws conclusions, presents recommendations.
• Maintain understanding of industry practices in area of supply chain systems and processes.
• Develop, maintain and report performance metrics, root cause analysis, cost modelling, financial analysis, price forecasting.
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting on process improvements.
• Analyze and report on the results of supply chain performance.
• Develop and implement reports and metrics regarding procurement activities.
• Development of monthly performance scorecards, highlighting achievements, performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Produces and analyzes SRM scorecards.
• Performs data analytics for medium complexity modelling efforts and initiatives.
• The person will be involved in RFP's, and be responsible for engaging in data modelling and cost modelling.

• In depth knowledge and expertise with performance reporting, financial analysis, building analytical models.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills. Able to translate management requests into effective reports and analysis.
• Solid understanding of business, financial principles, bench marking, process improvement methods.
• Advanced level ability using PC desktop applications, high level programming or a demonstrated programming aptitude.
• Full understanding of purchasing and inventory systems experienced using data marts, data warehouses, E-commerce, working with IT systems and IT teams.
• Strong conceptual thinking.
• Ability to motivate and engage team members.
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong program, project management skills and techniques.
• Strong Financial Planning and Analysis experience within supply chain.
• The Manager is looking for strong analysts.
• Candidates must be advanced in Excel and strong in Access.

• Bench marking experience.
• 6 Sigma/lean.

• BS/BA, MBA Preferred.
• Candidates MUST HAVE at least 7 years experience.