Global Supply Chain Analyst

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

The analyst will lead activities that help stabilize and standardize processes of reporting to generate monetizable value through improved cashflow and EBITDA performance. Key deliverables for the role will be actionable BI dashboards and reports, User-training and optimization of the reporting systems, and development support of new digital and AI platforms.  

Responsibilities: 

• 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. This reporting should drive activity and where necessary countermeasures to continually improve workflow efficiency, customer experience and financial performance. 

• 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 works 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 

• Establishes governance and drives 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