Supply Chain Analyst

Join our Support Center and be a pivotal resource to our field and distribution teams —where innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and career growth come together in an exciting environment!

About Us

WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

Job Summary

As the Supply Chain Analyst, you will work alongside the Supply Chain and Finance leadership to provide strong and timely business analytics to support business decision making. You will participate in regular meetings with managers to assess issues and identify opportunities for improvement. Working closely with the Supply Chain leadership team, you will support the ongoing development of core KPIs that align with and enable the functional goals and targets.

Location: Support Center, 6600 S Bermuda Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119

Schedule: Monday – Friday, Weekends as needed, 40-50 hours per week

Pay: $55,000 - $60,000 annually

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Employee Discount
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Flex Time Off
• Disability Insurance
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match

Job Responsibilities

Analysis:

• Interpret data from different sources using analytics methodologies and techniques
• Provide analysis of key performance indicators, making recommendations to improve outcomes
• Analyze drivers of cost variances to plan and summarize risks and opportunities
• Act as liaison between the Supply Chain functional team and the FP&A finance team

Reporting:

• Create weekly operational reports for the Warehouse and Logistics team
• Create monthly reports for periodic management reviews
• Provide ad hoc analysis for the Warehouse and Logistics leadership team

Value creating opportunities:

• Identify areas of opportunity to enhance business outcomes (e.g. cost reduction, productivity increase)
• Develop plans, alongside the leadership team, to implement recommendations
• Create monitoring solutions to validate the delivery of change implemented

Job Requirements

• Previous experience in a retail or supply chain background
• Strong and demonstrable analytical skills
• An understanding of statistics and dataset analytics
• Ability to work in a high level of detail, while also able to clearly communicate outcomes to stakeholders
• Ability to write reports that focus on risk, opportunity and actions
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders across functions and leadership levels

Additional Requirements

• Frequent sitting
• Limited standing, walking, climbing, crouching, bending, pushing, or pulling
• Limited travel or overnight
• Occasional travel or overnight
• Frequent travel or overnight; including international
• Normal or corrected vision and hearing
• Can distinguish varying or specific colors, patterns, or materials
• Fluency in English is required for training, customer interactions, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Typically, indoors
• Typically, in a consistent temperature
• Lift 0-25 lbs.
• Use of fine motor hand functions

EEO/ADA/DFWP

WHSmith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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