Senior Analyst

About the Role

This individual will collaborate with a cross‑functional set of stakeholders across the business to drive improvements in operational buyers' roles within the Center of Excellence. They will understand material requirements, process requisitions, and issue purchase orders to suppliers. Working closely with suppliers, they will ensure on‑time delivery of material to the plant. The role includes executing exception messages such as postponements, anticipations, or cancellations and managing internal escalations. KPI monitoring of internal teams will be performed, with action plans developed to mitigate risks and close gaps. The individual will resolve internal discrepancies with operations and external issues with suppliers, including delivery, claims, and quality problems. Coordination with logistics partners and suppliers will ensure material delivery according to incoterms. Supplier performance (SOTD) will be evaluated and corrective or preventive actions implemented to improve on‑time performance. All available digital SCM tools will be utilized to maximize efficiency and resolve DC/plant put‑away issues. Purchasing escalations will be addressed by working with suppliers and the sourcing team to expedite shortages, identify root causes, and lead improvement projects. Best‑practice sharing will help buyers resolve issues without future escalations, and purchasing excellence initiatives will standardize practices across sites. The role also involves reviewing supplier invoices, coordinating payments, and collaborating with materials management to maintain appropriate lead times and stocking levels. • Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to improve operational buyers' roles. • Process material requisitions and issue purchase orders to suppliers. • Ensure on‑time material delivery to the plant through supplier and logistics coordination. • Manage order exceptions and internal escalations while monitoring KPIs. • Resolve operational discrepancies and supplier issues such as delivery, claims, and quality. • Evaluate supplier on‑time delivery performance and implement corrective actions. • Leverage digital SCM tools to increase efficiency and address put‑away problems. • Expedite shortages, identify root causes, and lead improvement projects. • Share best practices to reduce future purchasing escalations. • Standardize purchasing processes, review supplier invoices, and coordinate payments. • Analyze over‑buy/under‑buy situations and maintain optimal inventory levels.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸purchase orders
• ▸supplier coordination
• ▸kpi monitoring
• ▸scm tools
• ▸inventory management
• ▸process standardization

What You Bring

The candidate must have 7‑10 years of relevant experience in Materials Planning or Supply Chain Management. A graduate degree with a master’s preferably in Materials, Production, or Operations Management is required. Strong functional knowledge of materials management and detailed understanding of replenishment planning concepts are essential. • Require 7‑10 years of Materials Planning/SCM experience and a graduate‑level degree in a related field.

Requirements

• ▸7‑10 years
• ▸materials planning
• ▸supply chain
• ▸graduate degree
• ▸master's
• ▸materials mgmt

Work Environment

Office Full-Time