Analyst - Material

Summary

One of the main duties for a material analyst is to assess the materials needs for production and to develop inventory plans. The successful candidate is able to make sure the materials and supplies used in manufacturing work well. The responsibilities include inventory control, supply and quality assurance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other Duties not listed may be assigned.

• Update and manage reports needed to track demand and inventory status.
• Conduct analysis and take necessary action to ensure service buffer level meets customer demand.
• Meet with Production team to determine the proper priority of manufacturing operations.
• Track warehouse process organized and smoothly at all times.
• Actively communicate with customers and suppliers, make sure vendors provide quality products and services to meet customers’ demands, follow up with suppliers to ensure on time delivery.
• Recognize sales backlog related to material shortages and provide recommendations on possible substitutions.
• Conduct root cause analysis for supply issues/variances and define/execute corrective action plans to avoid reoccurrence.

Education and/or Experience

• Requires bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or business-related majors.
• Minimum one years of related experience preferred.

Essential Skills:

• Needs ability to work with and analyze large amounts of data in Excel.
• Needs ability to establish positive working relationships with customers.
• Willing to take direction and work independently.
• Must have clear success in the delivery, supply, and materials management solutions with demonstrated results.
• Ability to understand end-to-end supply chain knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional, team oriented environment.
• Demonstrated use of SAP ERP and forecasting systems.
• Demonstrated self-motivational skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Job requires the ability to clearly organize and categorize work priorities to complete work.
• Critical analysis and complex problem-solving skills needed.
• English and Mandarin bilingual preferred.

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