Senior Supply Chain Analyst Job Description
Senior supply chain analyst
provides functional leadership in cross-functional teams working towards continuous process improvement, elimination of waste and simultaneous engineering.
Senior Supply Chain Analyst Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Maintain functionality and support the execution of daily operations as it relates to the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) program
Develop, execute, and distribute standard, exception based, and ad-hoc performance reporting to support the decision making process and drive maximum vendor performance
Responsible for overseeing the authentication, execution, and maintenance of vendor data synchronization
Ensure continuous validation and evolution of internal vendor performance and compliance measurement levers
Responsible for short lead time (SLT) program from end to end, including ranging, forecasting and purchasing, in order to manage inventory risk and enable later ordering
Books international shipments
Manages distribution and transportation costs for new store equipment and supplies
Using SAP & Syncada, provide detailed monthly & seasonal freight variance analysis for all RL divisions for distribution to various internal stakeholders
Based on the above analysis, recommend revisions to freight standards, as necessary
Support procedures for organizing and improving freight expense invoice processing
Senior Supply Chain Analyst Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Senior Supply Chain Analyst
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPIM, CMA, CPA, PMP, CSCP, MBA, LEAN, CPM, PMI
Education for Senior Supply Chain Analyst
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the senior supply chain analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Education, Accounting, Business/Administration, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, MBA
Skills for Senior Supply Chain Analyst
Desired skills for senior supply chain analyst include:
Manufacturing Execution Systems
PDCA
Warehouse Management System
Waste elimination
5Y
A3 thinking
Kaizen facilitation
Continuous Improvement
Excel and VBA
Microsoft Excel
Desired experience for senior supply chain analyst includes:
Reconciliation of freight payments and open balances in SAP to Statements
Monthly Reporting and Analysis of freight expense
Interface with the external freight payment provider and internal business partners in the management and reporting of global freight expense
Develop course of action for routing freight invoices to proper source for payment and ensure timely processing and payment to vendors
Assist Finance Dept
Assist Finance and Transportation management team with analysis and communication to internal and external customers in budgeting, reporting and improving freight payment expense
Senior Supply Chain Analyst Examples
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Senior Supply Chain Analyst Job Description
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Our growing company is hiring for a senior supply chain analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for senior supply chain analyst
- Frozen Cost set-up Guidance/ Overview/follow-up to Local SCF
- SC Closing Inquiry follow-up to Region/Local SCF
- Product Costing Inquiry follow-up to Region/Local SCF
- Account mapping and reconciliation
- Audit support for region for countries
- Analyze data and apply appropriate project management methodology to develop recommendations for process improvements
- You’re the business owner for forecast generation for UK Fulfillment network
- Cycle Count Accuracy
- Availability to Promise
- Support and Deliver Work Process Improvements
Qualifications for senior supply chain analyst
- Ability to interpret financial analyses required
- Knowledge of computer software including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required
- 15+ years of experience in DoD or Civilian logistics, supply chain management
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
- Advance MS Office skills is a must (Excel, Access)
- Experience in SharePoint development and maintenance is a must
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Senior Supply Chain Analyst Job Description
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of senior supply chain analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for senior supply chain analyst
- TM1 ESC power user, Citrix report development
- Run and validate monthly trial balance
- Run modeling for inventory optimization and implement recommendations with impacted teams
- Uses advanced analytical techniques such as total cost modeling, to optimize Broan NuTone’s negotiating power and overall competitive position
- Develop and implement an OPEX strategy / program for Supply Chain group
- Develops reporting mechanisms for timely and accurate spend reporting for all locations
- Supports negotiations for direct and indirect product categories
- Support the annual and long term planning process, including the development of any needed tools or templates
- Communicate effectively with non-financial partners
- Gain understanding of each fulfillment and distribution channel and optimize our consolidated view of the fulfillment and distribution network
Qualifications for senior supply chain analyst
- Technical Skills - General understanding of order entry processes, systems and overall customer support functions
- A Bachelor's degree in Business is required, preferably within Finance, Accounting or other Business related discipline
- A minimum of three years of work experience in cost accounting and analysis is required
- Healthcare or manufacturing industry is preferred
- Candidate must be customer focused and able to build strong partnerships with internal customers Demonstrated track-record in influencing business partners and managing change is required
- Candidate must be able to present complex information clearly and concisely to clients of all levels (written/verbal), possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, have strong business acumen, possess the ability to participate in and/or lead cross-functional teams, and have experience in financial modeling and standard valuation approaches
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a senior supply chain analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior supply chain analyst
- Working externally with Third Party logistics Providers such as Expeditors Intl
- Generate applicable shipping documents to fulfill country specific requirements
- Plan Major MEI shipping between all parties, track and report shipping transaction through the transportation management tools
- Coordinating with packaging, logistics, and 3PLs for transporting shipments
- Responsible for tracking and understanding all costs associated with each shipment and identify areas for cost reduction
- Review program scope and propose a logistics strategy and execution plan
- Responsible for collecting and analyzing data for over $1.5B in spend
- Develop systems and analytic models that feed the decision making process
- Provide value to the organization by assessing which problems are most crucial for leadership to address
- Collaborate with finance personnel to develop incorporation of vendor pricing and cost information
Qualifications for senior supply chain analyst
- Proven experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions that support warehousing and logistics business processes and transactions
- Proven experience in the operation and analysis of database hardware, software, and standards, data retrieval methodologies
- Excellent understanding of a Sales and Distribution oriented organization’s business process, goals, and objectives
- Experience implementing Warehouse Management software solutions
- Experience with business process re-engineering related to warehouse operations and other logistics functions
- Experience with major business transformation (replace manual processes with technology solution)
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of senior supply chain analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior supply chain analyst
- Engage the team in continuous improvement, including the use of Lean Six Sigma, to review end-to-end processes and drive out inefficient work processes
- Gathers data from various data sources
- Collects and uploads legacy contracts in ECM
- Encodes pricing agreement using standard template
- Validates and checks POC-provided information for correctness and applicability based on contract agreements and creates contract using ECM
- Recommends revision on contract clauses, terms and conditions
- Sends, monitors and follows up the sign off of the supplier/POC for the contract, and approval process of the contract from POC to Legal
- Identifies problem areas and sources, offers possible solutions and escalates to line leaders / seniors when necessary
- Facilitates the lesson learned collaboration with the projects team
- Propose, implement and support cross functional, multi-site or high level business models to support in alignment with business strategy
Qualifications for senior supply chain analyst
- College degree (BA/BS) with strong quantitative/analytical curriculum
- Successful candidate will possess excellent communication, presentation, listening and interpersonal skills
- Bachelors’ Degree (Finance or Supply Chain Management preferred)
- Solid understanding of financial and quantitative analysis
- Creative, imaginative, and ability to see trends and patterns in numbers
- Deep understanding of the supply chain management process
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Senior Supply Chain Analyst Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of senior supply chain analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior supply chain analyst
- Consult with business teams in the analysis and definition of short and long range business requirements and recommends innovations which anticipate the future impact of changing business requirements
- Understand the broad objectives of the project his/her role in achieving those objectives, and modify approach when required
- Learn, understand and master new methods and technologies, and act as a resource or mentor for others
- Develop and support client and internal reporting requirements and systems
- Support business acceptance testing and system validation activities
- Coordinate forecasting, close, and reporting in support of the Rack/HauteLook Fulfillment Center, including business partner inputs and outputs
- Analyze large data sets and create models to deliver meaningful information (KPIs and reports) and/or recommendations to key decision stakeholders, including senior leadership
- Create strategies, business cases and business requirements to secure resources and drive actions
- Identify, develop and implement process and system cost efficiency initiatives
- Collaborate with and influence internal and external stakeholders to get buy-in and deliver cost efficiency solutions on multiple projects across the board
Qualifications for senior supply chain analyst
- Foundational understanding of Statistics including descriptive/summary statistics
- Deep knowledge of SAP ECC & APO
- Data warehouse programming experience desirable (Tableau, Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, SAP BI/BW)
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited education institution
- Minimum 3 years of Supply Chain, Operations, or Analytics experience
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain from an accredited educational institution