Global Supply Chain Analyst

The supply planning function is responsible for managing the supply-demand balance at an optimal cost, meeting customer service level goals, minimizing inventory, prioritizing shipping, and mitigating shortages. This role involves working closely with commercial teams, business groups, and the rest of the supply chain/factory teams to achieve business and financial goals. To excel in this role, you should be analytical, nimble, and action-oriented. Demonstrating entrepreneurial spirit, creative problem-solving skills, data analysis proficiency, and exceptional strategic, execution, and leadership abilities are crucial. Collaboration across functions to support business goals and mission, as well as effective engagement with external stakeholders, are essential. The scope of activities for this role includes supply-demand balancing, developing FG & component safety stock strategies, planning and executing product phase in & phase out strategies, and exception management. Key responsibilities include creating and maintaining production schedules using capacity plan, material constraints, and demand, owning the World Wide Capacity Review process with JDM/ODM partners, building statistical models for safety stock projections and capacity needs, analyzing change factors such as seasonality and promotions, applying advanced analytics to establish inventory planning parameters and policies, evaluating trade-offs between inventory, air freight, capacity, etc., monitoring inventory levels to meet demand, proposing changes to supply chain master data, developing allocation plans, refining tools for ongoing business support, and demonstrating decision-making prowess in uncertain situations. Key Qualifications: To be considered for this role, you should possess the following minimum skills and attributes: - Bachelor's or Masters Degree in Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field with 4-6 years of work experience - Experience in participating in the S&OP processes and end-to-end supply chain planning - Proficiency in planning tools, material planning processes (MRP, Simulation, Product BOMs, Safety stock theory, inventory management), ERP systems (Oracle or SAP) - Working knowledge of SQL/Python and BI reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker - Excellent communication and presentation skills By adhering to these qualifications, you can contribute effectively to our team and help drive the success of our supply planning function.,