Associate Supply Chain Analyst/ Supply Chain Analyst

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow?  A  position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Position Summary

With direction, prepare reporting/statistical analysis for Supply Chain processes and understand how analysis impacts overall Supply Chain processes. Support and maintain data management needs and activities. With guidance, handle details and assignments of a confidential nature. Support implementation of process and system improvements in Supply Chain. Standardize and optimize process design. Support training for internal/external customers on Supply Chain processes. Position may have concentration in specific business areas, processes, and systems.

Essential Responsibilities

• Customer/System Support/Problem Resolution: Support in-depth research on complex audit questions, software system, or transactional problems within the overall processes. With direction, support and maintain data management needs and activities. Provide customer service support by assisting as a technical and informational resource to resolve questions/issues.
• Analysis/Reporting: Utilize report writing tools to create insightful reporting from various data sources to monitor Supply Chain key performance metrics and exceptions, with direction. Perform analysis (e.g., statistical, trend/correlation/control charts) to identify and proactively communicate trends, root causes, performance, etc. Analyze reports to ensure data accuracy. Support analysis and research of audit questions.
• Process/System Documentation/Training: Participate in the development of Process and System User documentation utilized by Supply Chain. Support training on departmental systems and processes. Review data quality issues and coordinate solutions with relevant data owners. Assist with ad-hoc data maintenance and analysis tasks.
• Project/Program Management: Develop project management skills to lead projects to improve processes. Participate in the development and implementation of project plans, and communicate project milestones, obstacles, and progress. Prepare management reports on program usage and compliance. Analyze reports to ensure data accuracy. If applicable, develop, maintain, and modify templates with direction. Support interaction with Supply Chain departments to ensure proper procedures are followed. Reconcile and validate reports, troubleshoot technical problems, conduct testing, support system updates, and coordinate with IT personnel.
• Auditing: Support independent reviews of processes, policy, procedures and/or contract quality. Participate in SOX assessment tests on Supply Chain controls. Support correction & follow through on audit findings. Identify, recommend, and write process controls, test scripts, and communications, where needed. Audit, correct errors, and advise personnel on procedures to process transactions accurately throughout Supply Chain. Support compliance with associated corporate and regulatory requirements, such as sales tax, SOX, IRS, FERC, using a variety of systems.

Minimum Requirements

Associate Supply Chain Analyst ($58,700-$78,300)

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related technical/analytical field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Excellent customer/communication skills.
• Must be approachable, flexible, customer focused, self-motivated, results and team oriented.
• Learns new tasks, tools, systems, and processes and develops skills quickly.
• Experience using statistical analysis reporting tools preferred.
• Understanding of master data management principles and governance tools.
• Demonstrated intermediate to advanced-level experience using MS Excel, Access, Word, MS Project, and Visio, designing/developing reports with report writing tools.
• Experience with Supply Chain systems and/or Expense Management Systems preferred.
• Project management skills.

Supply Chain Analyst ($62,500-$88,766)

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related technical/analytical field. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Three years of experience in a supply chain related field.
• Excellent customer/communication skills.
• Must be approachable, flexible, customer focused, self-motivated, results and team oriented.
• Two+ years of experience using statistical analysis reporting too