Manager, Supply Chain Analytics

Simmons Foods•Siloam Springs, AR

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager Supply Chain Analytics leads the Supply Chain Services Analyst team and drives the adoption of emerging analytical capabilities — AI, advanced analytics, automation, and modern Cloud ERP processes — across Simmons’ Supply Chain function. Partnering with leaders across Supply Chain (Procurement, Supply Planning, Warehousing & Transportation) and extended internal partners (Operations, Finance, IT/BI, and the Pet Food, Animal Nutrition, and Prepared Foods business units), this position delivers fact-based analysis and insight-led recommendations that accelerate Simmons’ Supply Chain strategy and roadmap of key initiatives. They will both lead a team and roll up their sleeves — building reporting and data products, modernizing how Supply Chain works with data, and developing the analytical capability of the people around them.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain analytics, business analytics, data engineering, or a related field, including prior experience leading and developing analyst talent.
Demonstrated fluency with modern analytical platforms and a track record of adopting emerging capabilities (AI, advanced analytics, automation) in a practical, business-impact-driven way.
Experience working in or with Cloud-based ERP environments (Oracle Cloud preferred); prior experience with Oracle and/or JDE highly valued.
Advanced proficiency with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote); visualization design and build experience in Tableau, Power BI, Oracle Analytics Cloud, or other reporting platforms.
Comfort with data mining, transformation, and modeling tools (Alteryx, SQL, Python and/or similar).
Process-driven mindset and ability to drive efficiency gains through automation and delivered sustainable, systemic-driven solutions adopted by the organization.
Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations for executive and operational audiences.
Ability to foster and develop cross-functional relationships and leverage those relationships to deliver business results.
Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Analytics, Business Administration, Operations, or other relevant discipline, or 4 years of related work experience.
Strong and demonstrated Excel, visualization (Tableau/Power BI/equivalent), and ERP experience required.

Nice To Haves

Preference for protein, poultry, animal nutrition, pet food, and/or high-velocity consumer packaged goods background.
Designated Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or equivalent, MBA, or relevant advanced certification in data, analytics, or AI.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Supply Chain Services Analyst team, setting direction, prioritizing the team’s work against the Supply Chain roadmap, and developing each team member as both a domain expert and an emerging-capability practitioner.
Coach the team in storytelling with data, modern analytical tools, and cross-functional collaboration.
Build a high-performing team that combines deep Supply Chain knowledge with curiosity about new ways of working.
Provide regular feedback and coaching, support career growth, and partner with HR on talent planning, recruiting, and succession.
Develop and maintain analyses delivering insights across Supply Chain functions including Procurement, Planning, Inventory, Transportation, and Warehousing.
Analyze trends across raw supply cycles, inventory health (Days of Supply, slow movement, expiring and at-risk stock), supplier performance, and S&OP/MRP outputs — highlighting exceptions, surfacing actionable information, and communicating gaps to plan.
Support the periodic refresh and execution of supplier scorecards and accountability processes (RFP/RFQ support, GAP reporting, contract and cost-adherence reporting).
Deliver fact-based insights and recommendations from large data sets in a concise, compelling fashion suitable for both executive audiences and operational teams.
Serve as the key point of contact for the development and maintenance of new and current reporting and dashboards across Supply Chain.
Build, develop, and maintain data models, reporting systems, data automation, dashboards, and performance metrics that support key business decisions.
Function as a Supply Chain Center of Excellence — facilitating intake, vetting, prioritization, resource planning, and communication of the project and report backlog.
Participate in defining processes that effectively support Supply Chain-wide, holistic reporting needs across the Pet Food, Animal Nutrition, and Prepared Foods business units.
Lead the Supply Chain team’s adoption of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, automation, and Cloud-based ERP processes (e.g., Cloud Oracle for Procurement RFP work and downstream Supply Chain workflows).
Build personal and team fluency with these capabilities, identify where they create real value, and partner with IT/BI and business unit leadership to sequence rollout across Pet Food, Animal Nutrition, and Prepared Foods.
Champion practical, sustainable application of these capabilities — not technology for its own sake.
Accelerate continuous improvement and automation of reporting, dashboarding, and analytical workflows; identify data source gaps and lead the work to eliminate irregularities, incongruencies, and anomalies.
Implement best practices for data generation, storage, accuracy, and consumption within Supply Chain.
Work cross-functionally with IT, BI, and business unit operations partners to ensure accuracy and certification of source-of-record data used across the broader organization.
Develop the roadmap for new data source integration with internal and external partners to enable blended data sets with automation.
Ensure new processes align with the standardization focus of the organization and connect cleanly across the Pet Food, Animal Nutrition, and Prepared Foods business units.
Educate and train members across Supply Chain on data structure and tools to drive engagement in self-service analytics.
Partner with Senior Leadership and peers across Procurement, Planning, Operations, Finance, IT/BI, Sales, Marketing, and the Pet Food, Animal Nutrition, and Prepared Foods business units to ensure optimal visibility to Supply Chain performance and alignment with cross-functional needs.
Acts as an active clearinghouse of ideas, concerns, and activity on behalf of the Supply Chain team; champions the team and the function; and builds compelling, persuasive business cases to gain alignment, support, and resource allocation for the activities of the team.
Participates in the ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members.
Attends appropriate team meetings.
As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues, e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc.
Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforce actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.
Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems – including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.