Supply Chain Strategy Analyst I
About The Position
This position contributes to La‑Z‑Boy Incorporated’s success by supporting the analysis, design, and execution of enterprise‑level supply chain strategies across the Residential network. This role serves as an entry level individual contributor responsible for translating strategic priorities into scalable processes, data‑driven insights, and measurable operational improvements. This position partners cross‑functionally with Logistics, Distribution Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, IT, Finance, R&D, and Data & Analytics teams to improve end‑to‑end supply chain performance. This role plays a critical part in supporting how Supply Chain’s processes, systems, and metrics are designed, deployed, and sustained to support profitable growth and improved customer delivery experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field with 0-2 years of relevant experience, or equivalent
- Strong communication, influence, and collaboration skills
- Highly motivated, self‑directed, and comfortable operating with minimal oversight
- Curiosity to learn and use emerging tools – including AI assistants/GenAI, Power BI, Advanced Excel.
Nice To Haves
- Broad Supply Chain background in at least 1-2 disciplines
- Six Sigma Green Belt a plus
- Exposure to Power BI/SQL
- Experience in engineering, project management, product and process development, ideally for a major corporation in a process related industry such as furniture production.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business leaders to identify and evaluate strategic initiatives.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and trade‑offs; recommend mitigation strategies and escalate as appropriate.
- Support end‑to‑end supply chain processes to identify inefficiencies, constraints, and opportunities for cost, service, and quality improvement.
- Support development and deployment of KPI frameworks tied to critical value drivers and operational risk.
- Conduct scenario analysis and modeling to support strategic planning and business case development.
- Collaborate with Logistics, Distribution Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, R&D, and IT leaders to align initiatives and ensure integrated execution.
- Support a culture of data‑driven decision‑making, accountability, and continuous improvement across the supply chain organization.
- Support leadership by providing analysis and recommendation of internal resource alignment to support the Supply Chain organization vision and deliver desired business outcomes.
- Support the development of strategic business cases by working with cross-functional teams outlining business opportunities, rationale, and operating plans to capture the opportunity.
- Continually look for ways to transform our business using talent, data, processes, and technology as vehicles for value creation.
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance
- 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%
- 9-11 paid holidays each year
- two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire
- personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
