Sr Supply Chain Inv Analyst

Rise Baking Company, LLC•Minneapolis, MN

23h•$85,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Support the company’s inventory management and supply chain reporting and analytics across all segments. Help monitor and maintain inventory health to manage working capital and meet financial goals while balancing service levels, quality, and cost. Develop, design, implement, and build supply chain processes and reports that improve performance and support departmental and company goals. The role develops visibility into inventory levels, aging, and risk exposure; supports slow-moving and obsolescence planning; and collaborates with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Procurement to identify and mitigate inventory risks. It also manages supply chain data and reporting, interprets trends and root causes, and helps lead projects such as network optimization analysis. The position supports food safety, quality standards, and the legality of manufactured products.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in supply chain, planning, materials, or a similar function related to planning and inventory control.
Proven success reducing and managing excess or obsolete inventory.
Experience validating data, data modeling, and creating visualizations or dashboards.
Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
Understanding of planning and production control fundamentals, including MRP, inventory management, capacity planning, scheduling, and lean manufacturing.
Strong project management leadership, knowledge, and skills covering planning and execution, including the ability to assess risk quickly and identify and resolve issues.
Ability to engage teams to deliver results in a rapidly changing environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to organize, manage multiple priorities, and maintain high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to think quickly and handle frequent change.
Self-motivated, goal-oriented, quality-driven, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, mathematics, computer science, business, or technology, or equivalent industry experience.
APICS affiliation or certification.
SAP experience preferred.
Working knowledge of continuous improvement or Six Sigma methodology.

Responsibilities

Help ensure inventory health and optimize company inventory levels.
Develop and maintain dashboards and reports showing inventory levels, aging, and risk exposure.
Help manage the slow-moving and obsolescence planning process.
Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Operations, Procurement, and other teams to identify and mitigate future inventory risks.
Develop processes, tools, and reports to monitor and maintain inventory health.
Help facilitate inventory solutions, including plant transfers, item substitutions, distressed sales, donations, and disposals.
Source, vet, and maintain an active list of qualified outlets for distressed inventory.
Drive improvements to inventory KPIs, including gross and net dollars, DIOH, SLOB, hold product, and customer service (OTIF).
Identify problems early, advise leadership of risks, and recommend options or corrective actions.
Establish guidelines for setting up inventory-related master data for new items.
Build supply chain reports and dashboards from diverse internal data sources to provide KPI visibility and drive continuous improvement; maintain data accuracy and integrity and update data as needed.
Manage supply chain data in related systems, including uploads, data feeds, reporting, data cleansing, and analytics.
Interpret data to identify business trends, conduct root cause analysis, suggest process improvements, and help lead supply chain projects to achieve business results, including network optimization analysis.
Support the food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.