Supply Chain Analyst
About The Position
ProDriven Global Brands is seeking an analytical and detail-oriented individual for an entry-level Supply Planner role. This position is crucial for ensuring the right product is available at the right time and place, while optimizing service, inventory, capacity, and cost. The role offers a comprehensive learning experience across demand, production, procurement, logistics, and inventory management within the end-to-end supply chain. You will collaborate with various teams including planners, manufacturing, procurement, customer service, and finance to support daily operations and planning cycles. This is an ideal opportunity for someone eager to build a career in supply chain planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Analytics, or related field.
- 0–2 years of experience (internships/co-ops welcome) in supply chain, operations, analytics, or planning.
- Strong working knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic formulas; Power Query a plus).
- Ability to analyze data, identify patterns, and communicate clearly.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to ERP/Planning systems (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, etc.).
- Experience with Power BI/ AI.
- Understanding of planning concepts: lead time, safety stock, service levels, MRP, capacity constraints.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain short- and mid-term supply plans for assigned SKUs/locations using ERP tools.
- Generate planned orders (purchase/manufacturing/transfer) and monitor open orders to ensure on-time supply.
- Execute replenishment processes aligned to inventory policies (safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes).
- Identify and escalate constraints (materials, capacity, supplier delays) and propose options.
- Review planning exceptions (e.g., shortages, reschedules, late supply, demand spikes).
- Prioritize issues using business impact (service risk, revenue exposure, production downtime).
- Partner with cross-functional teams to drive resolution (expedites, substitutions, reallocations).
- Provide inputs to weekly/monthly planning meetings: supply risks, capacity gaps, inventory outlook.
- Maintain action logs and follow-ups for supply recovery plans and constraint mitigation.
- Monitor KPIs such as service level/OTIF, inventory turns, backorders, excess & obsolete (E&O), plan adherence.
- Create and refresh dashboards/reports (Excel/Power BI) that highlight root causes and trends.
- Maintain planning master data: lead times, MOQ/lot size, safety stock, sourcing parameters, calendars.
- Support continuous improvement projects: parameter tuning, standard work documentation, report automation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
