Demand & Supply Chain Analyst
About The Position
The Supply Chain Analyst is a high-visibility analytical role at the center of WPIA's planning and execution engine. You will turn data into decisions — building the forecasts, inventory analyses, and performance dashboards that leaders across Operations, Procurement, and Finance rely on every day. In a PE-backed environment where working capital, service levels, and cost discipline are watched closely, your analysis will have a direct line to the metrics that matter most. This is a builder's role with genuine room to grow. You will help stand up planning processes, sharpen ERP data integrity, and bring analytical rigor to S&OP — with exposure to senior leadership and a clear development path as the company scales.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
- 2–5 years of experience in supply chain, planning, procurement, or operations analytics — ideally in a manufacturing, contract packaging, or CPG environment.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, modeling); strong comfort working with large datasets.
- Hands-on experience with an ERP/MRP system (SAP, Oracle, Epicor, NetSuite, Deacom or similar).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into clear recommendations.
- Effective communicator — comfortable engaging with planners, buyers, plant leaders, and executives alike.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in contract packaging, co-manufacturing, or health and wellness / dietary supplement manufacturing.
- Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred, reflecting our Southern California workforce and supplier base.
- Experience with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
- APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP) or active progress toward certification.
- Exposure to a private equity–backed or high-growth environment with rigorous reporting expectations.
Responsibilities
- Support demand and supply planning across customer programs, translating customer forecasts and open orders into material and capacity requirements.
- Maintain and improve planning parameters (lead times, safety stock, MOQs, reorder points) in the ERP system.
- Support the S&OP process with data preparation, scenario analysis, and clear, decision-ready reporting.
- Analyze inventory levels, turns, aging, and obsolescence risk across raw materials, components, and finished goods; recommend actions to optimize working capital.
- Support cycle count and physical inventory programs, investigating and resolving root causes of inventory discrepancies.
- Partner with Finance on inventory valuation, E&O reserves, and month-end reporting.
- Track supplier performance (on-time delivery, quality, lead-time reliability) and support supplier scorecard reviews.
- Analyze purchase price variance and material cost trends; support sourcing initiatives and cost-savings tracking.
- Monitor open purchase orders and expedite critical materials to protect production schedules and customer commitments.
- Build and maintain supply chain KPI dashboards (fill rate, OTIF, inventory turns, forecast accuracy) for operations and executive audiences.
- Champion ERP data integrity — item masters, BOMs, lead times, and costing data — as the foundation for reliable planning.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities in planning, purchasing, and materials management processes.
- Support ad hoc analyses for senior leadership, including capacity studies, make/buy assessments, and customer onboarding planning.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- benefits
- performance-based incentives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
