Analyst II, Supply Chain

The Friedkin Group•Sealy, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Analyst II, Supply Chain under the leadership of the Mgr, Parts Supply, will support customer demand requirements for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and non-OEM production and service products. The Analyst II, Supply Chain will 1) collaborate and communicate with internal stakeholders and suppliers; 2) develop and improve consensus forecast and orders; 3) analyze information and identify and participate in continuous improvement opportunities associated with aligning supply with customer/operational demand signals.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university preferred plus, three (3) to five (5) years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Exposure to SAP S/4 HANA or similar ERP system and experience maintaining a Material Resource Planning (MRP)/ Demand Resource Planning (DRP) systems
Demonstrated proficiency in statistics and forecasting with an understanding of operations and financial impacts
SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and/or advanced Excel skills are preferred
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional Preferred
Analyze and interpret data, communicate, and remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the work day and frequently access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices.
Regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus.
Must frequently move up to 10 pounds and occasionally move up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

Proactively gather data and information, review, analyze, and actively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve consensus and meet dynamic customer demand signals (i.e. marketing, promotions, penetration rates, new product, life cycle demand, seasonality, special activities, etc.).
Develop, adjust, and improve forecast accuracy.
Develop, analyze, and align planning with production and demand forecasts based on suppliers, product manufacturing, logistics, and total internal and external lead time while prioritizing most impactful if forecasts are too high/low, longer cycle or lengthy transit times.
Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
Analyze, prioritize and coordinate replenishment activities that maximize customer service levels while minimizing order to receipt cycle time and system/logistics costs.
Make optimal purchasing decisions within established policy, current inventory, and sales expectations and make adjustments identified by exception reports.
Utilize information including: lead times, minimum order requirements, logistics and production capacity, shelf- life, collaborative forecasts, part maintenance/supersessions.
Optimize product allocation to customers when required (i.e. if limited supply) while following company policies/procedures.
Understand, navigate, and identify/recommend improvement opportunities in both systematic and manual allocation processes.
Review existing business processes and make recommendations to the business relevant to enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Proactively collaborate, communicate, and partner with internal/external stakeholders to successfully coordinate and improve product launch, end of life, and transitions while effectively balancing sales and obsolescence.
Develop, maintain, and improve reports that summarize planning/forecasting, and operational outcomes.
Query, mine data/information, analyze, format and communicate effectively and efficiently.
Proactively participate and coordinate cross-functional activities to improve outcomes, reconcile variances, and refine the forecast models.
Reliable, consistent, on-site attendance is a requirement.
Be punctual and dependable in order to meet the needs of the business; including attending and participating in local and remote meetings and presentations.