Senior Supply Chain Analyst

Company: CARGILL
Location: Wichita
Posted on: March 28, 2020

Job Description:

**This position has the opportunity to work remote**

Position Purpose & Summary

The Senior Supply Chain Analyst is part of the Protein Group Supply Chain team with a focus on Network Optimization and Analytics. This role is for an experienced candidate with a passion for network design and optimization, project leadership, continuous improvement, process development, business partnership, systems/data management and building a data driven culture.

The ideal candidate will have advanced IT and/or technical skills with the ability to collect data from various sources and articulate it in a professional and meaningful way utilizing presentation and visualization. Effectively managing change and being able to be a strong communicator is essential. This role offers exposure to all of the businesses within the Protein Group and the complex, large scale process and technology implementation of S&OP. Candidate will need to have extensive and deep knowledge of the supply chain to independently conduct complex analysis and activities. Need to be able to consider internal and external perspectives and clearly breakdown results to aid in decision-making processes.

The Protein Group Supply Chain team utilizes multiple advanced tools including SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Logility, Supply Chain Guru, Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI, etc. The Senior Supply Chain Analyst will work closely with the various Channels and Supply Chains within the Protein Group as well as our process and technology implementation teams.

Principal Accountabilities

40" NETWORK DESIGN & OPTIMIZATION

--- Independently collaborates directly with business, product leads, schedulers and planners to build models for network design and optimization work. Includes providing direction on more complex modeling scenarios and insuring appropriate and correct data is provided for effective optimization work.

--- With limited input from Supply Chain Leader, evaluates the network design and optimization work, determine and outline impacts to the business

--- Conduct the report out of the outcome and recommendations of more complex network design and optimization work back to the business in collaboration with the Protein Strategic Supply Chain Design & Analytics Manager.

--- With limited input, develops the implementation plan for approved network design and optimization projects.

30" SYSTEMS/DATA MANAGEMENT, REPORTING AND ANALYSIS

--- Utilizes extensive knowledge of supply chain practices and procedures to navigate through data and technology challenges, upgrades and changes.

--- Builds automated and ad hoc visualizations to engage stakeholders in the data and tell the story

--- Analyze the data and prepare data driven recommendations to the supply chain and business

10" SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY

--- Works closely with assigned product lead and supply planners to develop supply chain strategy

10" CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

--- Executes and implements complex projects and process improvements in the supply chain organization to drive continuous improvement to current excellence standards across the organization.

--- Utilizing an substantial understanding of supply chain practices and procedures, develops a strong understanding of customer needs through building and maintaining internal and external relationships to provide optimal service to Cargill's customers and help the business meet strategic and financial goals. Where appropriate, build relationships with external parties such as consultants.

--- Analyzes and creates complex demand, production, and sales reports to drive continuous improvement. May review reports created by more junior members of the team.

--- Provides substantial supply chain knowledge and advanced expertise to integrate multiple areas in the Cargill supply chain such as customer service, supply chain planning, strategic sourcing/procurement, plant operations, and transportation & logistics (i.e. order, plan, source, make and deliver).

5" PEOPLE, TALENT & BUDGET MANAGEMENT

--- Occasionally provides informal coaching and/or training to supply chain analysts, including coaching Cargill core values.

5" Other tasks as assigned

**This position has the opportunity to work remote**

Minimum Required Qualifications

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• Bachelor's or higher Degree in any of the following fields: Information Technology (IT), Mathematics/Statistics, Operations, Finance, Business, Supply Chain Management, Agriculture or Engineering
• 5 or more years of experience in operations, supply chain, Information Technology IT, business management, or analytics
• 2 or more years of experience working with data analytics, data visualization or reporting tools (Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, Llamasoft, etc.)
• Ability to travel up to 5" of the time.
  
  Preferred Qualifications
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  • Experience with SQL, AS400 and multiple ERP systems
  • Experience with SAP APO, SAP IBP, Logility, Supply Chain Guru, and/or Linear Programming
  • Strong Change Management and Project Management Skills
  • Knowledge of the food industry and commodity markets
    
    Success Factors
    
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    • Excellent oral and written skills
    • Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
    • Effective problem solving
    • Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organization
      

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