Supply Analyst Job Description
Supply analyst
provides program management and serve as the subject matter expert for DoD supply chain risk management policies.
Supply Analyst Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Tracking and prioritizing delivery schedules of freight from the supplier’s dock to the warehouse location, ready for customer delivery or production
Communicating with Material Schedulers for delivery status and alignment on material-level priority
Establishing the plan and the resource requirements to receive, inspect and put away inbound materials based on the monthly supply plan and purchase orders
Participating in the design and maintenance of tracking methods and technology internally with IT and with the freight forwarder
Developing, analyzing and reporting the transportation delivery metrics of actual supplier performance
Participating in Continuous Improvement events to identify opportunities for freight improvements in time, cost and reliability
Managing “Goods-On-The-Water” reporting and time-phased projections
Maintaining transportation master data
Maintaining supplier transportation costs and projection in collaboration with Corporate Logistics and Accounting
Participating in distribution strategies including location and holding
Supply Analyst Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Supply Analyst
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPIM, CSCP, ISO, FDA, CPSM, PMP, MBA, CPM, CSCMP
Education for Supply Analyst
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the supply 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, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Education, Engineering, Business/Administration, Accounting, Management, Economics, Business/Management
Skills for Supply Analyst
Desired skills for supply analyst include:
Finance area
Policies
Microsoft applications and an intermediate level of Excel
Customer policies and procedures
Excel
Hedging and price risk management process is desirable
Directives
SAP
Afloat supply procedures
DOD/Navy Supply Support systems
Desired experience for supply analyst includes:
Strong analytical, data mining and problem solving skills and a good working knowledge in the area of supply chain
Experience in Supply Chain Management or Development projects required
Capable to handling large sets of data – eliminating and understanding outliers, drawing relevant connections and cleansing data for use
BS Degree in an Engineering Discipline, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Analytics
Provide materials content for proposals
Maintaining process documentation and conducting process audits
Supply Analyst Examples
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a supply analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply analyst
- Be the first point of contact for exceptional events in the supply chain and maintain statistics on exception events and share learnings from events to reduce the cost, frequency and impact of events where feasible
- Support supply chain management in resolving the situation to protect consumers, minimise the impact on the market and protect PML’s image and brand equity
- Coordinate any associated customer complaint activities, maintaining the complaint database and reporting, ensuring issues are resolved to the customer’s satisfaction
- Identify root causes and recommend corrective actions at any level of the supply chain, in order to minimise the impact within the shortest reaction time
- Ensure PMI and affiliate practices and compliance requirements are adhered to
- Manage PMI’s iTrack product tracking system in the PML region
- Applies SCM methodologies to ensure coordination in the global supply chain
- Understands part number attributes and usage on product
- Works with the Supplier Management business groups, materila management team and procurement teams to ensure on time deliveries, provide status to program and operation teams
- Takes initative to identify areas of risk and opportunity and takes necessart steps to resolve and communicate impact (Initiative)
Qualifications for supply analyst
- Prior experience in Supply Chain a plus, with demonstrated understanding of global freight, tracking tools and logistics
- Previous Logistics and Material Scheduling experience with a good understanding of quality processes and systems, manufacturing processes, basic statistical methods and program management is required
- Applicants will have extensive Supply Chain Analysis / planning experience gained within either a Third Party Logistics (3PL) Operation, Client Side Warehousing and Fulfilment Distribution Centre, or within a manufacturing environment
- Applicants must be able to live and commute into the Manchester area, you will also be required to travel globally – up to 50%
- Incorporates change and planning decisions to arrive at optimal solutions
- Introduces new SCM tools and techniques by working with complex processes and organizational relationships to improve the supply chain being able to analyze complicated data
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Our company is looking to fill the role of supply analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply analyst
- Provide SAP technical assistance and MRP support to supply chain network
- Implement the supply review / rough cut capacity planning process on SV level, including policies, procedures, work instructions and develop organization buy-in to the committed supply plans to improve the accuracy of the supply plan versus demonstrated output
- Manage the flow of components to our finished good production plants, central tube yard, and/or subcontractors by managing exceptions, creating purchase orders, and releasing delivery notes
- Solve problems of supply within supplier capacity
- Interface directly with the manufacturing facility to resolve supply problems
- Achieve established OE and Aftermarket customer service related goals for Availability to Request, OTD to Promise, and Stock-In rate
- Achieve established statistical safety stock inventory levels to minimize impact of supply and demand variability on the above listed service performance metrics
- Achieve established financial goals for the component and raw material inventory in dollars and/or days to adjust for demand volume
- Gather and interpret relevant Supply Chain data and business requirements
- Develop and systematically generate performance analysis and reports
Qualifications for supply analyst
- Proven ability to plan and coordinate workflow and outputs efficiently across multiple functional groups and geographies to align group objectives, timeframes and deliverables, to provide actionable feedback to keep processes and deliverables on track
- Motivated, self-starter that can execute with minimal direction
- Good analytical skills and knowledge of statistical techniques for data analysis
- Financial understanding and ability to complete routine cost / benefit analysis
- Ability to develop credibility, maintain relationships and operate effectively with multiple levels of the organization
- Ability to plan and coordinate multiple projects and work initiatives at the same time
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of supply analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply analyst
- Analyze performance, investigate problems, identify true root causes, and develop systemic solutions
- Identify and support opportunities for supply chain cost containment and performance improvement
- Develop data-driven recommendations, using advanced analytics and quantitative techniques
- Perform root-cause analysis, communicate findings and supporting evidence to members of the Supply Chain Leadership Team
- Work cross-functionally and collaboratively on Supply Chain Analytics requests
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with key supply chain stakeholders inside-and-outside of the department
- Consolidate results and clearly articulate recommendations to senior leadership
- Perform assignments aimed at scheduling, inventory control, purchase orders and timely shipment of products
- Perform day to day supply chain cycle of planning, sourcing, producing, and delivering processes across the manufacturing grid
- Primary contact person with all railroads for overall OTG rail activities and issues
Qualifications for supply analyst
- High level of analytical and system skills
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Math, Economics, Business, Accounting, Finance or related field preferred
- 1+ years in retail power and gas trading experience preferred
- 1+ years in retail power and gas risk management preferred
- Support the Commodity Managers in areas of change management, sourcing, modeling, cost reduction, contracting and negotiations
- Develop cost models for existing and future product lines
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of supply analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for supply analyst
- Provides constraint supply plan (profit related) to SV Finance as baseline for the revenue forecasting
- Documents action items derived from the S&OP Supply Review and actively tracks the completion status with the action item owner
- Executes and follows up on improvement activities of the TEOA S&OP tools on SV level
- Implements S&OP "best practices" across the sub-verticals based on the S&OP SV scorecard to achieve a common level of process maturity (sub-vertical S&OP rating scorecard)
- Executes improvement activities of the TEOA S&OP KPI's such as "Ship to Request" and "Inventory Turns"
- Assist in the development of strategies and objectives including customer service objectives, inventory levels, backlog/lead time objectives, etc
- Liaison between the Export Services team in Sidney and the Export Warehouse in Mt
- Business analyst and support role for all Oracle and other Procurement Business Systems transitions (OTM, GTM, EBS, SLM)
- Support Oracle Procurement training initiatives (internal and external clients)
- Assist suppliers with data integration from ECT and iSupplier Portals
Qualifications for supply analyst
- Bachelors Degree plus minimum 2 years of Transportation, Logistical planning, Supply Chain or Customer Service experience OR minimum of 5 years of Transportation, Logistical planning, Supply Chain or
- Understanding of Transportation/Logistics or Supply Chain industry requirements
- Bachelor degree supply chain management, business administration, operations management with 2-3 years’ of relevant work experience, preferable in supply chain or procurement or MBA with about 1 year experience would be our target applicant
- Ability to organize, review and analyze data that tells a story and illuminates improvement opportunities
- Ability to manage a complex project or series of projects on time while meeting quality goals
- Ability to write effective business communications (emails, memos, deliverables)
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of supply analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply analyst
- Create, issue and analyze Requests for Proposal (RFPs)
- Support key categories by maintaining and communicating market data, updating monthly inflation/deflation expectations, and communicating with suppliers to ensure that delivery and documentation requirements are met
- Drive key initiatives across the Rare Earth category including maintaining a supply planning schedule and inflation/deflation expectations
- Support the company’s strategic energy and metals sourcing through modeling, general procurement activities, and ad hoc analysis
- Recommend upgrades to training plans for revised practices, processes, and new systems
- Manage vendor relationships through professional communication, execute accurate purchase order placement, and ensure all vendor contracts and pricing are maintained
- Coordinate with internal teams to ensure our warehouse receives schedules on time
- Ensure regional project needs align with inventory available, and be able to problem solve when there is a discrepancy
- Execute all operational contracts within region
- Implement and drive process improvements
Qualifications for supply analyst
- Ability to verbally and visually communicate/present ideas and articulate concepts in a clear, concise manner
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, MIS or related field, MBA preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in an analytics role, Six Sigma certification a plus
- Experience with Prescriptive Analytics and/or Simulation Software a plus
- Strong knowledge of supply chain theory
- Two plus years of experience in a role with heavy emphasis on quantitative analysis and data analytics (Supply Chain and/or Finance experience preferred) or equivalent experience