Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Manage supplier relationships, shipping schedules, and performance in alignment with MRP demand and Executive Build Schedules (EBS).

What You Will Do:

• Working with master planners on outsourcing needs; managing purchase orders and monitoring inventory targets.

• Identifying and recommending improvement solutions for the supply-chain process.

• Supporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection.

• Maintaining and supporting supply chain application systems.

What You Have:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

• Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.

• Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.

• Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

• Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.

• Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.

• Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.

Logistics Management: Knowledge of logistics and management; ability to follow proper processes and run operations for effective and efficient movement of materials and finished products.

• Explains how improvements in logistics contribute to competitive advantage in the marketplace.

• Describes basic logistical processes and sub-processes.

Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP): Knowledge of the processes, practices and systems used in manufacturing requirements planning (MRP); ability to optimize planning for manufacturing cycles and ensure capacity and materials availability.

• Describes basic concepts of materials and capacity management processes and procedures.

• Identifies parameters and considerations used in making decisions about production runs.

• Describes the use of bills of materials and other documentation needed to provide supplies.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.

• Examines a specific problem and understand the perspective of each involved stakeholder.

• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information. • Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.

• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintain focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.

• Identifies the main processes for which the group is responsible.

• Demonstrates the ability to improve on ways of doing things.

• Applies the concept of continuous improvement to identify opportunities for greater efficiency.

• Seeks help to implement ideas for process improvement for the group.

Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

• Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function.

• Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project.

• Gives examples of critical paths in projects.

Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.

• Describes the typical tasks associated with using and managing suppliers.

• Defines common terms and conditions of agreements with suppliers.

• States the roles and responsibilities of one's own and suppliers' staff.

Top Candidates May Also Have:

• Degree in any supply chain field.

• Extensive experience managing supplier schedules, production schedules, or manufacturing build plans.

• APICS Certification.

• Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to resolving supply chain issues.

Additional Information:

• This position requires the selected candidate to work on-site five days a week in the Pontiac, IL facility.

• Domestic relocation assistance is available.

• VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.

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