Senior Material Analyst for PS Planning
About The Position
Under limited direction, this role provides technical guidance while performing supply chain management activities necessary to maintain accurate part inventories at optimum stock levels, ensuring the business can meet global demands. The position requires superior technical skill in planning, procurement, logistics, and inventory management, making recommendations for efficiency improvements and applying sound judgment and specialized knowledge to meet performance metrics. The analyst will anticipate emerging trends, understand their business impact, and recommend risk mitigation strategies. They will analyze key performance indicators to ensure supply chain service level goals are achieved and maintained, and understand the financial and logistical impact of inventory investment decisions. Lifecycle planning for rotable and perishable inventory items, preparing recommendations for changes to tactical plans, and assisting in determining the disposition of excess inventory are also key functions. Collaboration with other functional areas to address issues related to shortages, distribution, customer provisioning, service center demand, and sales is expected, along with supporting change management objectives and generating stakeholder confidence.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or a related curriculum, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- 4 years of experience in at least one of the following areas of specialization: Demand planning, inventory management, Procurement, Operational logistics across distribution networks.
- Demonstrated experience in analyzing and understanding part usage demand and developing forecasts for future replenishment.
- Strong knowledge of MS Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, etcetera).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Nice To Haves
- APICS certificate (Association for supply chain and operations management) preferred.
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with aircraft parts and regulations preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical guidance while performing supply chain management activities necessary to maintain accurate part inventories at optimum stock levels.
- Make recommendations for efficiency improvements in planning, procurement, logistics, and inventory management.
- Apply sound judgment, experience, and specialized supply chain management knowledge to meet performance metrics.
- Anticipate emerging trends, understand their potential impact to the business, and make recommendations for mitigating risk.
- Analyze key performance indicators to ensure supply chain service level goals are achieved and maintained.
- Demonstrate understanding of the financial and logistical impact of inventory investment decisions.
- Perform lifecycle planning on rotable and perishable inventory items.
- Prepare recommendations for changes to supply chain tactical plans in response to changing business requirements.
- Assist in determining whether excess inventory is subject to re-distribution, sale, or disposal.
- Engage with members of other functional areas to understand problems relating to shortages, distribution, customer provisioning, service center demand, and over-the-counter sales, and recommend and implement solutions.
- Support change management objectives and generate stakeholder confidence.
- Develop replenishment plans which highlight future inventory imbalances and take appropriate actions to re-balance inventory levels while minimizing associated logistics costs.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports pertaining to current status of group/individual workload, inventory levels, associated logistics considerations, and overall customer fill rate.
- Review engineering drawings, vendor part catalogs, and purchased on assembly items to determine initial spares requirements in support of new and existing product lines.
- Complete audits as appropriate, identify discrepancies, and recommend and implement solutions.
- Train team members and impart business knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Participate in cross-functional teams.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
