• Serve as the business matter expert in the area of supply chain and will be responsible for managing multiple projects for supply chain modeling and analysis .Provides analytical support to facilitate decision making within Supply Chain Organization

Leverages analytical skills to assist in supply chain modeling and analysis in the context of Category Management, Large Multi-Chain Customers, Transportation Networks, Inventory Management & Forecasting, Steady State Optimization, and other ad-hoc analysis requests

• The Supply Chain Analyst II will work with external and internal customers on various projects to propose an optimized future state supply chain or provide analytical support
• Partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to provide analytical and strategy support in various Supply Chain focus area for improving performance of Company’s supply chain to deliver an exceptional customer experience
• Be the subject matter expert with data, analytics, supply chain modeling, visualization, and process automation in the functional area
• Research, select and recommend (own) scenario which is the most profitable and executable from business perspective and project cost/savings impact for the future state supply chain
• Provide (own) analytics and tools to drive carrier procurement strategy, revenue alignment with market, transportation profitability management and inbound supply chain efficiency
• Provide analytics and insights on stastical forecast, replenishment and inventory management efficiency
• Identify opportunities to improve forecast accuracy and inventory turns while sustaining/improving customer service level
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job
• The associate is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms
• This position must be performed from the corporate facility in Houston, Texas
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by his or her supervisor

• 2+ year of analytical experience, preferable in a high volume, multi-location, distribution environment
• 1+ years of hands-on experience and knowledge of SQL
• 1+ years of experience in performing analyses in R/Python or other structured programming language
• Experience conducting quantitative analyses on large datasets, i.e. in Excel
• 1+ years of experience in Tableau or other BI/visualization tools for both ad-hoc analyses as well as dashboard production
• 1+ years of experience in performing supply chain modeling leveraging optimization tools: Llamasoft, JDA i2 etc
• Collaborative team player who can synthesize feedback and direction from multiple stakeholders
• Ability to participate in multiple workstreams/projects in a fast-paced environment, adapting to shifting priorities and deadlines
• Supply chain network modeling experience (Llamasoft or similar tools)
• Analytical experience in logistics (Freight Procurement, Routing, Resource Selection etc.)
• Analytical experience in Demand Planning and Inventory Management
• The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without future employment sponsorship

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Operations Management/Supply Chain Management/Distribution and logistics), Industrial Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Finance, or a closely related field

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear

• Company is committed to providing comprehensive retirement and benefits programs, a stock purchase plan, product purchase discounts and much more!