Business Analyst - Manufacturing Operations
Job in
Irvine, Orange County, California, 92713, USA
Listed on 2026-07-30
Listing for:
Merck & Co.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-30
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Overview
The Business Analyst – Manufacturing Operations is responsible for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting manufacturing and supply chain data to drive operational performance across a regulated medical device manufacturing environment. This role serves as a key business partner to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Engineering, and Materials Management teams by utilizing SAP ERP and Siemens Manufacturing Execution System (MES) data to identify trends, improve visibility, and support data‑driven decision making.
Key Responsibilities- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Extract, cleanse, validate, and analyze data from SAP ERP, Siemens MES, data warehouses, reporting databases, and quality and manufacturing systems.
- Develop recurring operational reports and analytics related to material inventory, purchase price variance, manufacturing cycle time, work order performance, material over‑issue, scrap and yield performance, capacity utilization, production throughput, labor productivity, plan attainment, and MRB monitoring.
- Analyze manufacturing trends and identify opportunities to improve inventory utilization, reduce manufacturing lead times, reduce material consumption variances, improve schedule adherence, and enhance operational efficiency.
- Perform ad‑hoc analysis for Operations Leadership and Plant Management.
- SAP & Siemens MES Analytics
- Utilize SAP and Siemens MES systems to retrieve and analyze manufacturing and inventory data.
- Develop automated reporting solutions that integrate ERP and MES data sources.
- Reconcile inventory, production, and transaction records across systems.
- Monitor manufacturing execution metrics and identify process bottlenecks.
- Support data integrity initiatives for manufacturing transactions and master data.
- Inventory & Materials Analysis
- Track and analyze raw material inventory, work‑in‑process (WIP), finished goods inventory, excess and obsolete inventory, inventory accuracy, material consumption trends, material over‑issue trends, and inventory aging.
- Support Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams in inventory optimization initiatives.
- Financial & Variance Analysis
- Monitor purchase price variance (PPV) and identify key drivers.
- Analyze manufacturing cost variances.
- Develop monthly variance reports and management summaries.
- Manufacturing Performance & Plan Attainment
- Develop and maintain dashboards and scorecards for daily plan attainment, weekly production performance, monthly manufacturing metrics, schedule adherence, first‑pass yield (FPY), production throughput, cycle time, and capacity utilization.
- Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reporting packages for plant leadership.
- Dashboard Development & Visualization
- Design and maintain executive and operational dashboards.
- Create automated reporting tools using Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud, Excel Power Query/Power Pivot, and Echelon AI Dashboards.
- Present complex data in a concise and business‑friendly format.
- Develop KPI scorecards, trend charts, heat maps, and executive summaries.
- Continuous Improvement
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to identify performance improvement opportunities.
- Support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Conduct root cause analysis and trend analysis.
- Develop recommendations to improve operational efficiency and plant performance.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Finance, Manufacturing Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
- Experience
- 3‑7+ years of experience in Manufacturing Analytics, Operations Analysis, Supply Chain Analysis, Manufacturing Planning, or Medical Device Manufacturing in highly regulated industries.
- Experience working within FDA‑regulated environments, ISO 13485 environments, or medical device manufacturing preferred.
- Required Technical Skills
- Strong SAP ERP experience – MM, PP, WM/EWM, CO, inventory management modules.
- Experience with Siemens MES systems – Opcenter MES, SIMATIC IT, Camstar (preferred).
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA…
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