Senior Supply Chain Analyst

JOB 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.

SKILLS:

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

- 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.

DESIRED:

- Bench marking experience.
- 6 Sigma/lean.

EDUCATION/DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:

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