Supply Chain Analyst III

Job Title:

Supply Chain Analyst III

Type of Engagement: 6-month contract (Not open to 3rd party C2C consultants. Visa sponsorship is not available)

Work Location:

Onsite position in Bay Shore, NY

The Buyer, Production Planner & Supply Chain Analyst is a cross-functional role responsible for procuring materials, planning production activities, and analyzing supply chain data to support efficient, cost-effective operations. This position balances supply and demand, ensures material availability, optimizes inventory levels, and provides actionable insights to improve overall supply chain performance. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working across procurement, manufacturing, and planning functions

• Buying & Procurement:
  Source, negotiate, and purchase raw materials, components, and finished goods to support production and customer demand
• Buying & Procurement:
  Create, manage, and monitor purchase orders based on production plans, forecasts, and inventory policies
• Buying & Procurement:
  Maintain supplier relationships, monitor performance (lead time, quality, cost), and address supply issues or disruptions
• Buying & Procurement:
  Ensure accuracy of vendor records, pricing, lead times, and material master data
• Buying & Procurement:
  Collaborate with accounts payable and suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies
• Production Planning:
  Develop and maintain production schedules aligned with demand forecasts, orders, material availability, and capacity constraints
• Production Planning:
  Release and manage work orders to meet customer delivery requirements
• Production Planning:
  Coordinate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and logistics teams to resolve scheduling or material constraints
• Production Planning:
  Monitor production performance against plan and recommend adjustments as needed
• Production Planning:
  Support new product introductions and engineering changes from a planning and material readiness perspective
• Inventory Management:
  Establish and maintain safety stock, reorder points, and inventory policies
• Inventory Management:
  Monitor inventory levels to balance service levels, production needs, and carrying costs
• Inventory Management:
  Identify and manage excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory
• Inventory Management:
  Support cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory accuracy initiatives
• Supply Chain Analytics & Reporting:
  Analyze demand, supply, inventory, and production data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Supply Chain Analytics & Reporting:
  Develop reports and dashboards related to inventory turns, forecast accuracy, supplier performance, and service levels
• Supply Chain Analytics & Reporting:
  Provide data-driven recommendations to improve planning accuracy, reduce costs, and enhance supply reliability
• Supply Chain Analytics & Reporting:
  Support continuous improvement initiatives related to planning, procurement, and supply chain processes
• Systems, Compliance & Continuous Improvement:
  Maintain data integrity within ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Net Suite, NDS)
• Systems, Compliance & Continuous Improvement:
  Support audits and compliance with internal controls and company policies
• Systems, Compliance & Continuous Improvement:
  Participate in process improvement and cost-reduction initiatives across the supply chain
• Systems, Compliance & Continuous Improvement:
  Document planning and procurement procedures as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field preferred
• 3–6 years of experience in buying, production planning, or supply chain analysis
• Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and demand planning concepts…