at G&W Electric Company in Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Innovating since 1905, G&W Electric has grown into a global leader in engineered electrical power grid solutions. Working with us means joining a worldwide team of passionate manufacturing professionals striving to continually improve the technologies the world depends on to deliver safe, reliable electricity. Our culture is focused on employee success, so we foster an entrepreneurial environment that encourages everyone to thrive.
Position Summary:
The Supply Chain Analyst will be responsible for managing and continually improving analytical tools required for making strategic decisions for Buying, Sizing Kan Bans, Planning Inventory and understanding the commodities market, specifically but not exclusive to copper, stainless steel, nickel and mild steel. The analytical tools developed will also play a major role with inventory planning and inventory levels. The supply chain analyst will also be a link between our international suppliers to G&W's global manufacturing locations. You will be a key member of the team to execute strategies to deliver on G&W's strategic supply chain plan.
Primary/Essential Responsibilities:
Create reports, tools and procedures collaboratively within the strategic supply chain group.
Own the maintenance of ongoing metrics, reports, analyses, dashboards, etc. to drive key business decisions
Recognize and adopt best practices in reporting and analysis: data integrity, analysis, validation and documentation
Interface with other technology teams to extract, transform and load data from a wide variety of data sources
Create and make recommended Key Performance indicators (KPI) reports and dashboards
Understand data models to support ad-hoc and pre-built reporting
Begin with basic understanding of key suppliers and commodities
Continually improve ongoing reporting and analysis processes, automating or simplifying self-service support for secondary datasets
Anticipate and address potential supply chain challenges before they occur and work with the appropriate parties to develop and implement innovative solutions
Continuous improvement of the inventory monitoring tools, including development of existing tools and proactive adjustment of existing models based on business conditions
Support and lead monthly inventory planning meetings
Support the strategic supply chain team with the integration of G&W Canada and Mexico into the supply chain group.
Update a monthly PowerPoint summary of potential risk and corrections needed for business objectives and success
Recommendations for consolidating spend
Represent forecasting in monthly meetings with cross-functional team of buyers, planners and production.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree, preferably with Supply Chain or related concentration, or equivalent training, education and experience
1-2 years of experience in a Supply Chain, Operations, or production/planning environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced Excel experience- spreadsheet, data manipulation, formulas, pivot, v-lookup
Strong analytical skills
Motivated self-starter who is organized, efficient and team-oriented
Ability to develop and deploy creative/original solutions to complex problems
Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
Why join us? G&W enjoys a long reputation for product quality, innovation and world-class customer service to the power industry. We have established this reputation by believing that our greatest asset is our employees. We owe our success to the initiative and talents of highly skilled individuals within our team-based organization. Our goal is to set the standard for customer satisfaction by ensuring a superior level of service, performance and innovation. As a global organization and industry leader, we are committed to cultivating an engaging work environment that embraces our core values and develops our talent. Our continuous focus on growth and innovation means that you become part of a company that provides challenging opportunities, rewards excellence and combines your individual expertise to achieve a higher level of shared success. As part of our organization, you also help power the world!
G&W Electric is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal,... For full info follow application link.
"G&W Electric is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
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