Supply Chain Analyst

• CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCAL TO SOLON, OHIO AS POSITION IS HYBRID**

• CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCAL TO SOLON, OHIO AS POSITION IS HYBRID**

The Supply Chain Analyst plays a key role in optimizing inventory deployment, order fulfillment, and supply chain performance across plants, distribution centers, and regions. This position owns short- and mid-term inventory decisions, leads allocation strategies during constrained supply situations, and provides data-driven insights to support planning and strategic decision-making. The role focuses on balancing service, cost, capacity, and waste while driving continuous improvement in reporting, master data integrity, and planning systems.

• Own and execute short- and mid-term inventory deployment decisions across plants, distribution centers, and regions to meet service, cost, and inventory targets.
• Proactively identify supply risks using horizon-based analysis that incorporates inventory levels, inbound timing, quality release status, and capacity constraints.
• Monitor system alerts, inventory imbalances, and service risks, and lead cross-functional efforts to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Drive resolution of inventory imbalances and service risks through clear, timely decisions within defined guardrails.
• Make informed trade-off decisions between service, cost, capacity, and waste while operating within established parameters.
• Define and govern allocation strategies, prioritization rules, and inventory segmentation policies to support order fulfillment.
• Own the final decision on mitigation strategies in alignment with Order-to-Cash and Commercial inputs.
• Lead critical allocation decisions during constrained supply situations, balancing customer service requirements with broader business priorities.
• Communicate allocation strategies, service risks, and mitigation plans clearly to senior stakeholders and key partners.
• Actively engage with key stakeholders in planning forums to support effective supply chain and operational planning.
• Influence decision-making by providing data-driven insights, scenario modeling, and recommendations that align with business objectives.
• Ensure alignment between planning assumptions, operational constraints, and overall business goals.
• Develop and deliver reporting on key performance indicators such as COF, waste, capacity utilization, supply payload, and redeployment cost.
• Perform root cause analysis on service failures, inventory excess or shortages, and network inefficiencies to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction, service improvement, and working capital optimization.
• Conduct scenario modeling and what-if analysis to support strategic and tactical decision-making across the supply chain.
• Own and maintain network planning master data within the planning system to support accurate planning and execution.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency in planning systems to enable reliable analysis and decision-making.
• Drive planning system and process improvements that enhance planning efficiency, visibility, and overall supply chain performance.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong overall skills in Microsoft Office; experience with Power BI is preferred.
• Ability to leverage AI-enabled tools and advanced analytics to support planning and decision-making.
• Experience working with planning systems such as SAP, OMP, or similar enterprise planning tools.
• Comfort working in data-driven environments and with large datasets, extracting insights that drive business outcomes.
• Clear written and…