Supply Chain Operations Analyst

Coleto Brands is a dynamic collective of brands united by a commitment to enhancing spaces through design and functionality. Headlined by its flagship brands, Kichler and Progress Lighting, Coleto Brands provides residential lighting fixtures across key categories, including interior and exterior decorative lighting, bath/vanity, architectural systems and down lights, ceiling fans and landscape. Visit  .

Coleto Brands, parent Company of Progress Lighting and Kichler, is seeking to fill a Supply Chain Analyst
. This position is responsible for managing inbound supply and customer backorders across the Progress and Kichler brands, from vendor ship date through receipt at our distribution centers.

Primary focus of the role is to make sure customer orders are prioritized correctly against available and incoming supply, to work with vendors and logistics partners to expedite late or critical supply, and to give customers and sales partners accurate, reliable recovery dates. The role works cross-functionally with supply planning, purchasing, logistics, customer service, and sales, and is designed as a development path into broader supply planning responsibilities.

This is a remote position. Preference will be given to candidates in or around Greenville, SC
, where our corporate office is located, to allow for occasional in-person collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage inbound supply for both brands, including open purchase orders, in-transit containers, and vendor ship dates, and proactively identify supply at risk of arriving late
• Prioritize containers and inbound shipments with logistics and distribution center teams based on backorders and customer needs, including devanning and receiving order
• Evaluate and request air freight on critical items by weighing freight cost against customer impact, and track air freight requests, cost, and results
• Communicate inbound deliveries and expected arrival dates to customer service, sales, and sales agencies
• Reschedule past due purchase orders and expedite critical POs with vendors, purchasing, and overseas sourcing teams, keeping PO dates accurate in SAP and resolving vendor / supply discrepancies
• Manage open customer backorders, prioritizing sales orders against available and inbound supply according to agreed business rules
• Allocate limited inventory across customers, channels, and distribution centers, and recommend inventory transfers between distribution centers to fill orders faster
• Set and maintain accurate recovery dates for backordered orders and communicate status to customer service, sales, and sales agencies
• Complete recurring reporting to demonstrate status of KPIs such as backorder value, backorder aging, recovery date accuracy, vendor on-time performance, and air freight spend
• Identify root causes of recurring backorders and late supply, and partner with supply planning, demand planning, and purchasing to resolve them
• Identify & implement process improvements and standardize practices across both brands
• Over time, take on broader supply planning responsibilities, including inventory deployment, replenishment, and inventory health

• BA/BS degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business Analytics or equivalent required
• 2–4 years of experience in supply chain, order management, inventory management, purchasing, and/or customer fulfillment
• SAP experience (SD/MM) strongly preferred; S/4
  
  HANA experience a plus
• Experience working with overseas vendors and imported products (ocean / air freight, lead times) preferred
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools such as SAP to extract, manipulate, and interpret data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to…