Sr Supply Chain Analyst

The Global Sr. Supply Chain Analyst is a key position within Methode's MP&L team, reporting to the Director, Digital Supply Chain. This role connects technology with business needs and drives analytics and problem‑solving activities across Global MP&L. The primary activity is the continual improvement of data quality and application to influence processes and workflows that support operational tasks and strategic planning.

• Create a strong bias for action with a demonstrated ability to mine, refine, and utilize complex data sets.
• Drive standardized reporting across all levels of the Supply Chain and create tools that allow quick and meaningful analysis of processes across the business.
• Responsible for assembling data, analyzing performance, identifying problems, and developing recommendations that drive improvement in key performance metrics:
  Customer OTIF, inventory turns, and forecast accuracy.
• Build dashboards, process maps, scripts, and work with Microsoft Office products, business partners and IT personnel to create programs & EDI reports to enable leaner, more efficient Methode business operations.
• Develop, maintain and automate Supply Chain dashboards that reduce non‑value‑added work for MP&L planners, freeing them up to become more proactive in planning the Supply Chain and reducing business risk.
• Design and perform process workflows that ensure large‑scale data cleansing and standardization projects are completed successfully.
• Collaborate with teammates and external partners to collect, test, and validate the data required to successfully launch new digital software platforms.
• Establish governance and drive adherence to the MP&L Digital strategy.
• Analyze demand and supply patterns by developing a model of customer forecast and sales history together with purchase and receipt data.
• Utilize the demand data to decide optimal inventory level, communicate to production and purchasing to minimize working capital and stockout.
• Analyze customer forecast and verify data to align with actual sales numbers in support of S&OP / S&OE planning cycles.
• Identify capacity constraints and work with partners to develop costed contingency plans to maintain service levels for business scenarios.
• Measure actual performance against goals on a regular basis and present results to senior management.
• Provide regular reports and insights on inventory levels, delivery performance, and planning efficiency to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

• Revenue:
  Customer OTIF
• EBITDA:
  Freight as % of Sales, Warehousing as % of Sales, Planning Productivity
• Cashflow:
  Inventory turns

• Demonstrated capability and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI).
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills – data science and scripting experience is an advantage.
• Analyzing large, complex data sets through the utilization of analytics tools (Excel, Access, VBA, Tableau, Power BI, Zoho).
• Strong capability to work and influence cross‑functionally and drive continuous digital and system improvements.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Proficient at achieving high levels of engagement and empowerment of cross‑functional, multi‑dimensional teams through training and development sessions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to design training material and deliver training virtually and in person.
• Ability to explain complex processes in understandable terms and develop presentations to sell an idea and take decisions.
• Solid understanding of supply chain operations, especially inventory control, planning, forecasting, scheduling, and S&OP.
• Familiar with the development, use, and implementation of supply chain planning and control tower systems.

Required

• Fluent in English
• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Data Science or Information Systems.
• Experience with in the Automotive, Industrial, or Data Center businesses.
• 5 years of experience in a discipline of Supply Chain Management.
• Experience of…