Lead, Supply Chain Analyst

Newell Brands•Huntersville, NC

About The Position

The Lead, Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for leading cross‑functional alignment across the regional network to identify, prioritize, and resolve supply and demand constraints, optimizing the supply chain network performance and execution outcomes. This role will support the successful execution of significant supply chain events such as Allocation, New Product Development, Item Exits, E&O and others. The Lead, Supply Chain Analyst will provide feedback and alignment for mid- to long-range planning processes and will be the checkpoint outside of S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning), for the supply chain and business leaders, to ensure improvement plans remain aligned to reality and allow for timely action.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Management or related technical field, MBA preferred
3+ years’ experience in S&OE and/or S&OP implementations, ERP implementations, APO / IBP
A minimum of 5+ years’ experience in Supply Chain systems including but not limited to SAP & IBP.
5+ years’ experience leading or executing projects in a supply chain vertical or across the End-to-End Supply Chain
Broad understanding of interdependencies between functions (commercial, sales, marketing, supply chain, finance, and manufacturing) and the associated cause-and-effect relationships
Deep knowledge of the S&OE process, demand planning, supply and inventory planning, introduction of new products, resource allocation, master production schedule (MPS) and distribution requirement planning (DRP)
Demonstrated experience in successfully implementing best practices and processes in a demand and/or supply planning organization
Understanding of the requirements of Manufacturing, Logistics, Marketing, Sales, and Finance
Demonstrated ability to ensure timely decisions and executions via a closed loop between S&OP and S&OE
Maintain tracking of attendees, action plan log, outcomes, and summaries of the meeting
Share and reapply best practices with other business units/regions
Intermediate level skills developing analysis in Excel, PowerBI, and/or MS Access
Intermediate level skills developing presentations in MS PowerPoint
Ability to work with and connect with all levels of associates and executives
Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously
Strong Data management and manipulation skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Lead root cause analysis to identify supply chain risks, service disruptions, and execution gaps, translating insights into actionable recovery plans.
Analyze company processes and procedures to determine areas of opportunity for process improvement and transformation.
Lead weekly Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) meeting with cross-functional stakeholders.
Provide ongoing support for the E&O process through inventory analysis, exception review, and partnership with Supply Chain, Finance, and MD&P to reduce excess and obsolete exposure.
Facilitate small and large workshops with subject matter experts to develop and define process enhancement strategies.
Investigate shortfalls, issues, and complaints in current business processes.
Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to address and ease concerns in supply chain performance.
Support and review the New Product Development process to highlight areas of opportunity and track customer execution of NPD projects.
Communicate ideas and opinions to other members of management.
Document and develop training material process changes through presentations or training material to train, mentor and guide team members in new processes.
Stay up to date with developments in management and process optimization.
Ensure clear decision ownership, communication, and follow‑through across functions to enable timely execution.