External Manufacturing Analyst

Mars

69d • $33 - $45

About The Position

The External Manufacturing Analyst utilizes Mars systems (ie – SAP, Rapid Response, Sharepoint) to interpret and analyze data to maintain a healthy supply chain for the MW External Manufacturing network. When supply chain challenges or customer service risks present themselves, this role will collaborate with SC Functional Teams (Planning, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, COM Sourcing, Buying Ops, Finance, etc) to facilitate resolution. Partnering with the External Manufacturing Manager and Supply Planning teams (Network Planners and Execution Planners), the Analyst is the primary point of contact between Mars and 3rd party Comanufacturing and Copacking vendors and the rest of the MW Supply Chain organization.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in engineering, finance, management, supply chain or related field
• 3+ years in supply chain or manufacturing experience
• 1+ years of experience in supply chain or manufacturing experience
• High level of demonstrated computer end-user skills; i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams
• Proficiency of SAP and/or Rapid Response
• Concise communication and leadership skills
• Comfort facilitating ‘remote’ meetings and reporting results to senior management and site leaders
• Experience in material scheduling experience (scheduling/planning, procurement operations, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Analytical Mindset

Responsibilities

• Review Production Plan in Rapid Response and align with Supply Planning on ‘schedule handoff’ to the site, negotiate/commit Production Schedule with site
• Manage SAP Production PO and update to reflect current schedule; monitor proper PO closure
• Proactively identify potential inbound supply issues; resolve with Supply Planning, EMM and EM site while managing customer service impacts
• Actively contribute to FMOS (Factory Mars Operating System) touch points daily.
• Monitor differences between the committed schedules and the actual production (Schedule Adherence) to identify/mitigate risks to customer service
• Manage on-site inventory in SAP by executing established inventory and financial controls (physical audits, cycle counts, System-to-System reconciliations)
• Support new item and new production location startups, provide inputs into Item Workflow process.
• Ensures timely SAP transactions by site resources: inbound material receipt, production posting, outbound shipment
• Ensure all production and raws/packs suppliers paid on-time by managing Account Payable through CORA
• Drive process enhancements, either through new systems, additional functionality, or procedure changes that will increase business effectiveness.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits
• Participation in 401k plan
• Paid time off benefits
• Company bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees