Material Analyst Job Description
Material analyst
provides expertise and guidance to the Customer on SAP Support, materials procurement, material validation, Material Masters updates, Management of Change requests.
Material Analyst Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Participate in global based project teams to align business units in SAP best practices
Working with data and running reports in Business Warehouse software and SAP
Ensure capacity settings for MAKE materials are current and accurate
Participate in the physical inventory process as directed by the Materials Manager
Perform assignments as directed by the Materials Manager
Complete all new model milestone and SoMP studies accurately and on-time
Design and launch all new networks within approved CPUs
On-time completion of new model deliverables supporting final logistics design launch plan and timeline
Support ASAP/ CPA Process, Global Council Steering Teams (GCSTs), Bailment Governance Board (BGB) and Resourcing Implementation Board (RIB) with accurate and timely study responses to achieve total enterprise cost decisions
Develop and maintain plant specific current model freight database
Material Analyst Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Material Analyst
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPIM, TMP, CCMD, NGA, ISM, CSCP, PMP, IQCP, CDMP
Education for Material Analyst
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the material analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Engineering, Business, Management, Education, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business/Administration, Science, Operations Management, Finance
Skills for Material Analyst
Desired skills for material analyst include:
Kitting materials
Materials Management for Utility Industry
SAP
Supply Chain process
Material Management Computer System - MRP
Information technology and finance very beneficial
PassPort and PIMS systems
Any ERP
Engineering change management process
Microsoft Office
Desired experience for material analyst includes:
Identify and drive implementation of current and new model freight savings ideas to contribute to NAML cost efficiency roadmap
Complete/drive projects that improve NAML team skillset, improves efficiency, and/or improve input/output accuracy
Complete/drive projects that improve processes, standardization and communication with NAML partners (MFE, Penske, MBO, Program Management, Purchasing, ..)
Support program and purchasing teams with ""one off"" / adhoc studies within agreed timeframe
Develop and analyze various material logistics report and metrics
Champion / Drive Total Landed Cost Decisions
Material Analyst Examples
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Material Analyst Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a material analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material analyst
- Performs activities in a variety of cross-functional areas including materials planning, total quality management, procurement, supplier quality assurance, finance, materials systems, customer service
- May facilitate self-directed work teams, provide training in core skill areas to teams and peers, and interact with internal customers with respect to product planning, problem resolution, and process improvement
- Providing daily status updates of program constraint items
- Providing weekly status updates and tracking of parts
- Building weekly metrics charts
- Heavy metrics reporting, program liaison, and customer interface
- Assisting Procurement Team with various activities
- Managing Proprietary Information Agreements
- As a member of a team of chemists and materials scientists apply your expertise to help the team characterize materials and product systems in development determine root cause issues for failed prototypes and products in manufacturing
- Collaborate and provide direction to operations staff
Qualifications for material analyst
- Very proficient in Business Objects, Access, EXCEL, PowerPoint, and other Office Applications
- Must be result driven and oriented
- Bachelor's Degree in Logistics
- Must be computer literate, particularly in plant floor control, production planning, and inventory control applications
- Knowledge of Excel spreadsheets, sorting and formulas a plus
- Case Management skills-data entry, look up and inventory counts preferred
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Material Analyst Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a material analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material analyst
- Provide supply market intelligence and best in class sourcing recommendations
- Provide research and input to the financial aspects of contracts and contract administration
- Conduct supplier price and cost analysis to develop models for use in negotiations
- Evaluate risk, prepare forecast, scenarios and other factors concerning the supply market and department metrics, and publish reports and recommendations
- Prepare industry and economic outlooks and analytical reports
- Conduct and evaluate competitive intelligence, market reports, trade periodicals and other research tools
- Understand and track performance of the organizations spend, costs and supplier's price variance
- Maintains the stocking level, ROP (reorder point) and/or forecast at the item/SC level
- Balance in-stock % with inventory goals
- Rebalance network as needed to ensure slow moving and obsolete inventory is repositioned to areas of higher use
Qualifications for material analyst
- Works with Logistics Lead on resolving any logistics issues
- Strong understanding of material synthesis (alloying, thermodynamics, phase transformation and kinetics) and correlation to properties (mechanical, electrical, optical, microstructure, composition, etc) for at least one material system metals
- Experience with Supply Chain Materials, Knowledge of APS
- Education requirements – Bachelor’s degree required
- Work Experience – Advanced level of proficiency using Excel or programming language
- Occasionally exposed to potentially hazardous conditions including machinery and equipment
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Material Analyst Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a material analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for material analyst
- Report on key inventory performance metrics such as turn ratios, cost-benefit trade-offs, days of inventory on hand and inventory valuation
- Manage the processes in planning and execution of procurement of finished goods from global and domestic suppliers
- Proactively implement best practices in the daily management of the company’s supply chain activities including sales forecast integration, procurement of finished goods inventory, management of inventory and returns processing
- Responsible for planning and optimizing finished goods inventory at all locations by implementing best practices
- Formulate and execute inventory policies, programs and objectives (both strategic and tactical) to ensure company’s success
- Participate in SIOP process utilized to balance finished goods inventory dollars versus cost of goods sold to optimize EBITDA
- Develop and implement procedures to support and maintain optimum finished goods inventory levels and lead times, thereby maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction
- Maintain an on-going knowledge of the company’s business initiatives and goals, so that effective inventory planning can be integrated into business planning and production operations
- Ordering, expediting, scheduling and controlling inventory records for assigned source of supply or commodity
- Ordering correct quantities from both plant and supplier sources
Qualifications for material analyst
- Job at any time
- Experience with steel raw materials preferred
- Challenge "status quo" through managed approach
- Must possess strong analytical and decision making skills keen attention to detail
- Good, clear communication skills
- Able to develop and maintain constructive working relationships with colleagues and management
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material analyst. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for material analyst
- Establishes SAP system parameters to drive material to its point of use
- Scheduling delivery of material to satisfy schedule dates and to prevent backorder or past due status
- Following-up on the requirements to minimize past due schedules
- Expediting orders and providing promise dates for critical dealer machine down emergency orders
- Contacting source to obtain better promise date and negotiate with source to arrive at viable solution to material availability schedule
- Using Supplier Performance Website (SPA) to analyze a supplier performance in Past Due, On-Time Delivery, and Service Loss
- Working with Global Purchasing buyers and purchasing analyst on problem parts
- Working daily to set up quantity minimums to be ordered with supplier, getting preferred suppliers setup for emergency parts, and analyzing what parts need to be deleted from our system
- Working with Inventory Management to keep a reasonable amount of inventory in facilities worldwide
- Resolving problems related to price discrepancies, quality problems, scrap disposition, and informing Material Availability Coordinator of situations that need further resolution
Qualifications for material analyst
- Green belt in lean methodology with project experience preferred
- Able to travel and obtain a valid passport
- Maintaining inventory management records for assigned source material and updates records to reflect status, material availability, promise dates, past due orders, machine down material, and ensuring systems accuracy to remain current with demand and identify problems relating to material availability
- Evaluate materials, sources and route options for internal and external shipping requirements to insure successful and compliant material movement
- Routinely handle, repackage and consolidate shipments weighting up to 55 lbs
- Interpret and apply various regulatory requirements to material movement decisions
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Material Analyst Job Description
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Our company is looking to fill the role of material analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for material analyst
- Candidate will assure Research employees are in compliance with international phytosanitary laws, regulatory requirements and other internal germplasm security policies
- Develop, maintain, administer and conduct training on material movement topics for employees
- Participate in updating, reviewing, and maintaining various manuals
- Provide solutions to information and material movement obstacles by analyzing and suggesting improvements to policies, procedures and IM systems, while maintaining compliance to internal and external requirements
- Maintain a working knowledge of and utilize department ISO procedures and work instructions, including knowledge of various Pioneer organizations’ ISO procedures
- Interact and communicate complex (and sometimes confidential) information with people from various cultures and international backgrounds within Research, Integrated Operations, Sales and outside customers
- Provide subject matter expertise in component planning best practices among the manufacturing plants
- Drive a disciplined monthly/quarterly process with the plant materials to review and maintain credibility in component master data
- Establish Supplier collaboration for key vendors at each plant, providing credible long term requirements for key components
- Manages complexity to resolve issues with existing visual and digital pull systems using physical audits, data-driven analysis, and reaction to changing conditions
Qualifications for material analyst
- Understanding of material movement and application of compliance regulations (such as GMO and Phytosanitary), preferred
- Prefer a working knowledge of production agriculture and plant breeding methodology
- Knowledge or willingness to learn of Six Sigma, LEAN, ISO9000 and process improvement methodologies supervisory skills desired
- Must be willing to obtain Commercial Pesticide Applicator Category 7C – Fumigation certification National Seed Health System accredited to do visual seed inspections and lab sampling
- Must be comfortable handling and consolidating shipments weighing up to 55 lbs
- Cultivates innovation through the application of Lean principles including Kaizen, Gemba walks, Value Stream Mapping, and Kanban processes implementing cost reduction improvements and monitoring projects from start to completion