Senior BI Supply Chain Analyst

About Optimas:

Optimas is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.

To learn more, please visit our website http://www.optimas.com

This position is located in Wood Dale, IL.

Position Overview:

The Senior Supply Chain Business Analyst will report into the Business Intelligence centralized analytics team, with a dotted line into the Supply Chain leadership team. This position will work closely with the Purchasing, Inventory Management, SIOP, and Demand Planning teams to support reporting and analytical needs such as internal scorecard/KPI management, exception reporting, ad-hoc analysis, and project support. The ideal candidate will possess very strong Supply Chain business acumen as well as excellent analytical skills, clear communication, and solid organizational skills. These paired skills will enable this individual to leverage Supply Chain data to identify insights into improvement opportunities, create and present recommended action plans to leadership, drive implementation with the cross functional teams, and track the actual versus intended benefits to ensure the ROI is successfully realized.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the development and maintenance of internal and external KPI tracking and reviews with Supply Chain teams to ensure accountability and execution to goals.
• Analyze data to provide insights into areas of opportunity to reduce costs, manage inventory, maintain on-time delivery, and drive efficiency to maximize company performance.
• Act as the primary liaison between the Business Intelligence Tableau Dashboard Development team and the functional Supply Chain team to enhance reporting capabilities to better utilize data for discovery, decisions, implementation, and performance metrics.
• Identify, quantify, and explore key trends in the data to surface general, category, vendor, or customer insights, working cross-functionally with sales and supply chain teams to recommend a course of action and track projected vs. actual ROI.
• Independently perform ad-hoc analysis and present results in a clear manner, connecting previously unrelated ideas and processes. 
• Support and lead formal project analysis and ad-hoc analysis requests and Supply Chain projects and execution.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5  years of related experience as a Supply Chain analyst, Data Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar role. Supply Chain Industry experience required.
• Proven experience delivering strong results in a fast-paced environment while working on multiple projects with conflicting priorities.
• Proven analytical skills, strong understanding of data management / data integrity, and ability to apply analytical concepts to cross functional operational needs.
• Experience with Tableau or other interactive BI reporting tools preferred.
• Experience using Oracle NetSuite and Tools Group a plus.
• BS degree in Information Science, Data Analytics, Business, or Supply Chain preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Competencies:

• Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization, with an appropriate mixture of self-guidance and assertive collaboration when needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively facilitate meetings, create and maintain documentation, and present relevant information to stakeholders.
• Good interpersonal skills to build strong cross functional relationships.
• Attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and implementation skills.
• Ability to create actionable recommendations based on data analysis.
• Able to work in a fast-paced work environment and adapt to changing demands and priorities.

Internal Contacts:

• Reports to Business Intelligence and Analytics
• Cross functional internal customers with a focus on Supply Chain