Supply Chain Analyst

Supply Chain Analyst

Location:

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Schedule:

Monday - Friday

Join our team as a Supply Chain Analyst and play a key role in driving operational excellence through data-driven decision-making. The Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for analyzing and optimizing supply chain performance through data-driven insights, operational reporting, production planning support, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role partners cross-functionally with Operations, Logistics, Purchasing, Customer Service, Sales, Finance, and Manufacturing to improve service levels, inventory performance, production efficiency, and overall operational effectiveness.

This position plays a key role in identifying trends, managing risk, improving planning accuracy, and supporting strategic supply chain decision-making in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrate Drylock EPIC values:
  Excellence, Productivity, Initiative, and Collaboration.
• Supply Chain Analytics & Reporting:
• Analyze supply chain, inventory, production, and service data to identify trends, risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain operational KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and reporting tools for leadership review.
• Monitor key metrics including forecast accuracy, inventory levels, production attainment, service performance, schedule adherence, and material availability.
• Perform root cause analysis on operational issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Translate large data sets into actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Support data-driven decision making through ad hoc analysis, reporting, and forecasting.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve inventory utilization, increase operational efficiency, and improve customer service performance.
• Evaluate system data integrity and drive improvements in reporting accuracy and process consistency.
• Production Planning & Operational Support:
• Support production planning activities through analysis of forecasts, inventory levels, customer demand, lead times, and manufacturing capacity.
• Create, release, and manage production orders within ERP/MRP systems.
• Analyze capacity constraints, production flow, and material availability to support optimized scheduling decisions.
• Monitor production and material flow while proactively identifying shortages, delays, or operational risks.
• Recommend planning adjustments based on changing business conditions, demand variability, or operational constraints.
• Support product launches, transitions, phase-ins, and phase-outs while minimizing operational disruption and excess inventory.
• Maintain planning parameters, lead times, BOMs, and master data accuracy within ERP systems.
• Continuous Improvement &
  
  Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Partner with Operations, Logistics, Purchasing, Customer Service, Finance, and other departments to improve supply chain performance and workflow efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through process analysis, workflow optimization, and performance measurement.
• Identify process gaps and recommend scalable solutions to improve operational execution.
• Participate in projects involving inventory optimization, planning improvements, automation, reporting enhancements, and operational standardization.
• Communicate risks, constraints, and operational impacts clearly to stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Serve as backup support for Master Data Analyst responsibilities as needed.
• Team Leadership & Accountability:
• Lead and develop production personnel through clear expectations, direct communication, and consistent accountability.
• Conduct timely performance reviews and ongoing coaching to drive individual and team performance.
• Maintain a structured discipline process including coaching, corrective counseling, and written warnings when required.
• Develop and strengthen frontline leadership capability in team supervisors.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Operations Management, Information Systems or related field preferred.
• 1–5 years of experience in supply chain analytics, production planning, inventory management, logistics, manufacturing analytics, or related field preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities with a high attention to detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, data modeling, and trend analysis.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and communicate findings clearly.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Strong understanding of supply chain concepts including forecasting, inventory management, production planning, lead times, and capacity constraints.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, and KPIs.
• Ability to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities using operational data.
• Strong organizational and project management…