Supply Chain Analyst - Federal Ammunition

The Kinetic Group•Anoka, MN

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Kinetic Group is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to support initiatives that reduce the total cost of goods and services while maintaining a continuous flow of supply to its ammunition manufacturing facilities. The analyst collaborates with Category Management, Demand Planning, Operations, cross-functional leaders, and suppliers. This position reports to the Sr. Director of Production Planning/Scheduling and is based in the Anoka, Minnesota office. The role develops and manages category reporting, forecasts orders and inventory, analyzes pricing and cost trends, and provides data and analysis to support sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, production planning, and cost savings. It also develops automated reports, supplier scorecards, and performance metrics, and communicates supply chain milestones, concerns, delivery performance, inventory positions, forecasts, and solutions to production challenges. Work assignments may include tasks involving or exposing employees to potentially hazardous areas, including flammables and explosives. Safety training is provided to ensure compliance with company and federal regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Materials Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
At least 1 year of experience in a Supply Chain environment.
Demonstrated ability to engage, collaborate, motivate, and share accountability in a matrix environment.
Experience with BI reporting.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
MBA.
Prior experience sourcing fabricated metal, packaging, plastics, capital equipment, or tooling.
Working knowledge of spend analytics, strategic sourcing, long-term agreement development, and lean/continuous improvement concepts and culture.

Responsibilities

Manage category reporting across supply categories.
Develop metrics showing historical on-time delivery, quality, and pricing.
Create order forecasting mechanisms for major categories, including brass, lead, powder, plastics, and packaging.
Analyze inventory positions and provide forecasts to support quarter-end and year-end targets.
Identify slow-moving inventory and develop plans with Operations to consume or dispose of it.
Support Buying and Planning functions at all manufacturing locations.
Use BI Data Cubes to develop and automate reports on key Supply Chain metrics for Executive Management.
Work with Sales, Product Line, and Engineering resources to understand market trends, portfolio management, and new product introductions in support of the Demand Plan.
Analyze pricing and cost trends related to Demand and Supply Chain activities.
Develop a cost comparison tool for similar products across key vendors.
Perform historical price analysis at the part-number level.
Identify category sourcing strategies to optimize cost.
Identify and project expected demand effects due to price increases or decreases.
Support Contracts and Legal initiatives as needed.
Provide insights and data to support ongoing negotiations with key suppliers.
Define and track performance metrics for critical suppliers.
Develop understanding of long-term supplier partnerships, including supplier development plans, process flowcharts and improvements, and shared financial investments and incentives.
Develop supplier scorecards, measure compliance, report savings, and conduct formal business reviews that include lessons learned.
Provide analytics for monthly business reviews with key internal stakeholders.
Communicate milestones and relevant supply chain concerns.
Provide detailed updates on supplier delivery performance, inventory position, and forecasts.
Articulate solutions to short-term production challenges.
Conduct root-cause and countermeasure analysis to address quality and delivery issues.
Support and track Supply Chain team cost-saving initiatives.