Location: Houston, TX
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Supply Analyst
Accountable for all forecasting activities associated with finished goods products, customers, plants and distribution locations. Creates and maintains forecast models for the product categories at a sku level, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from Sales, Production, Operations, Customers and other sources (i.e.: Nielsen or other syndicated consumer data). Leads the weekly consensus meetings with Sales and Production (including procurement needs).
Core Responsibilities - Gathers, analyzes and validates data.
- Executes statistical modeling software.
- Reviews resulting statistical forecast model.
- Applies error analysis techniques to improve forecasting.
- Reviews sales plans, business development updates and demand drivers:
- Presents, solicits, and assesses feedback on the various forecasts from sales and business development.
- Recommend adjustments for operational forecasts.
- Reviews promotional plans with sales.
- Identifies and reports on 'root cause' for forecast error and below targets. Assists in establishing annual forecast accuracy targets.
- Tracks sales inputs to new and lost business and sales promotions. Aligns the forecast to changing demand by DC.
Achieves consensus for operational demand forecasts by facilitating a collaborative planning process with sales and business development personnel: - Prepare relevant material to facilitate research and discussion.
- Coordinates cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refines the forecast model to reflect updated sales and business development assumptions.
- Drives SKU Rationalization for sku's within managed group.
- Responsible for understanding shipment trends and category dynamics to support and endorse total volume forecast.
Provides input to volume planning (Latest Estimates / annual process): - Facilitates and manages demand planning/sales and business development meetings.
- Achieves consensus with the business side and the demand chain.
- Leads internal cross functional communication, integrating information into the forecast via the demand consensus and S&OP process.
Maintains demand planning system and software: - Attains forecast accuracy targets by sku/by location at a weekly level.
- Monitors trends in forecast errors and takes action to improve.
- Identifies relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence.
- Provides timely updates and analysis to Supply Chain partners to identify scenario planning opportunities.
Qualifications - Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in business administration or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proven analytical ability combined with attention to detail.
- Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong mathematical aptitude.
- Strong oral, written and verbal communication.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented and excellent customer service skills necessary.
- Aptitude to collaborate with cross functional teams in a complex matrix organization to promote productivity and enhance supply chain overall functions.
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
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