Supply Chain Analyst

ATC•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

Coordinates activities involved in procuring direct materials for the organization. Tracks performance of assigned purchases, inventories, costs, suppliers, and other variables, and helps ensure customer satisfaction by maintaining the inventory needed to produce goods as required. The position is responsible for supplier coordination, purchasing documentation, cost-change tracking, inventory and supply-chain improvement, and supporting successful, on-time program launches. It also requires adherence to the policies, procedures, and instructions of the quality management systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business or purchasing-related experience.
Computer proficiency.
Microsoft proficiency is highly preferred.
Effective communication with people at all position levels.
Project management experience.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
Team facilitation skills.
Demonstrated success interfacing with other disciplines.
Knowledge of parts management.
Knowledge of production planning.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Must be able to read and understand English.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems involving concrete variables where limited standardization exists and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in remanufacturing (highly preferred).
Experience with automotive purchasing or sourcing (preferred).
APICS/NAPM certification (preferred).
Exposure to IATF, corrective actions, PPAP processes, or automotive OEM supply chains (preferred but not required).

Responsibilities

Manage vendors to obtain product or service information, including price, availability, minimum order quantities, and delivery.
Review attrition rates and current trends to identify potential problems, and work with Engineering and Production to ensure accurate data and understanding.
Review and approve purchasing documents for adequacy of specified requirements before release.
Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality-control personnel, users, vendors, and others to identify the source of problems and take corrective action.
Review invoice discrepancies for payment.
Recommend projects to reduce inventories and improve supply-chain processes.
Track all cost changes and submit them for review and approval with Accounting, Business Development, and customers as applicable.
Track SREA and alerts to support successful implementation and appropriate inventory levels.
Develop PFEP and item-master entries.
Support successful, on-time program launches as assigned and submit and analyze requests for quotes as required.
Oversee supplier forecasts and ensure suppliers understand and commit to securing products needed to support ATC production.
Work with suppliers to improve performance through reports and phone conferences.
Develop listings of at-risk parts and suppliers.
Adhere to quality-management-system policies, procedures, and instructions.