Senior Analyst - Demand Planning Systems

Wesco • Glenview, IL

13h

About The Position

As a Senior Analyst - Demand Planning Systems, you will maintain a focal point within our Inventory Management team as the subject matter expert (SME) and owner of the Blue Yonder system. You will champion innovation, process development and the continuous improvement of Blue Yonder across the Inventory Management team. You will engage with all Functions to optimize and leverage the full capability of the system to support service and improve working capital. You will interface with IT and Blue Yonder for ongoing maintenance and technology roadmaps related to delivering a world class planning system.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree – Supply Chain, Business Administration, Information Technology Finance or related field required; Masters Degree preferred
• Licenses/Certificates/Designations - Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Blue Yonder (JDA) or other leading Advanced Planning System (APS), American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
• 5 years of experience working with BY Demand or Fulfilment as a Subject Matter Expert with relevant training and/or certifications
• 5 years of experience with Supply Chain Planning applications, Inventory Optimization and/or Network Design (Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, o9, OMP, Oracle, SAP, or other leading Advanced Planning System)
• Strong knowledge of Supply Chain processes, such as SIOP -Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning, Forecasting, Demand and Supply Planning, and Materials Management
• High degree of mathematical and statistical knowledge, able to identify and analyze complex data, evaluate patterns and techniques to develop conclusions and insights used for the decision-making processes
• Exceptional communication and support skills; ability to explain and demonstrate complex concepts and analytics to non-technical audience; translate user requirements into actionable data
• Keen Aptitude for working with both quantitative and qualitative data
• Accomplished multi-tasking skills, ability to prioritize and manage many high value projects at once with ever shifting priorities and deadlines with ability to track and manage progress
• Outstanding in MS Excel, Access, and/or PowerBI or other Business Intelligence (BI) Tools, e.g. Tableau, or Qlik
• Experience working with a Master Data, COE or Analytics environment with certifications preferred
• Ability to present to executive level or senior management within the Supply Chain or business partner environment preferred
• Ability to travel 25% - 50%

Responsibilities

• Drives technical changes within the Blue Yonder environment such as creation and utilization of user defined tables and Flexible Editor pages
• Key interface when problems, issues and challenges relating to the Blue Yonder system occur, offering proactive solutions, analytical support and guidance to resolution
• Identifies a roadmap of system upgrades and be the SME in the utilization of Blue Yonder Demand, Supply and other modules within the portfolio
• Liaise with IT for requirements as a result of a change in process / solution and where technical/network issues are causing issues; support and maintain the overall health of the system
• Defines, manages and maintains business KPIs and reporting through the use of Power BI or other automated solutions
• Owns governance reporting for Blue Yonder and other legacy systems, providing insight to stakeholders on non-conformance to policy
• Champions Blue Yonder across our business both to the Inventory team and the wider business community
• Leverages external best practice to benchmark our current business capabilities and ensure we drive a continuous improvement mindset to maintain a world class planning organization
• Supports wider inventory management objectives to balance service, cost, and working capital

Benefits

• compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents
• For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan
• Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees