Job Description
We are hiring a Supply & Inventory Analyst, for our client CRC Evans, a leader in coating and welding services.
Position to be based in Burnley, UK
Job Profile:
* Working within the Supply Chain / Warehouse functions supporting the development of robust systems for inventory control and efficient processing (sales orders, work orders, cycle counts, etc)
* Building strong relationships with the wider supply chain & project teams, in order to maximize efficiency of stock movements within the warehouse area and to feed global project sites.
* Maintenance of all SKU related master data
* Working closely with the Engineering Dept, creating, maintaining, updating bills of materials.
* Supporting the NPI process (New Product Introduction)
* Sharing & supporting best practice for Warehouse transformation
* Supporting the Directional Flow of the organization's materials and products
* Reporting Opportunity / Risk, E&O, Working Capital Turns, Trends etc to key stakeholders
* Demand planning – responsible for executing the demand planning process.
* Analysing trends, reviewing forecast exceptions and being accountable for creating a robust demand plan to maximise service and minimise cost.
* Understanding and becoming an expert on stocking policy and product life cycle management.
* Ensuring inventory exceptions are reviewed routinely and appropriate action taken to maximize stock outs and obsolete stock.
* Accountable for executing the monthly stock and pallet forecast.
* Analysing inventory changes and providing recommendations to achieve stock targets, reduce overstocks and improve inventory days.
* Leading projects for continuous improvements and support the Supply Chain Manager on other projects providing key data for input to formal improvement projects.
* Identifying improvement opportunities and driving process changes.
* Identifying and resolving gaps within the ERP and forecasting system and run periodic audits.
* Monthly reporting across the supply chain developing reports/dashboards for the department.
Requirements:
* Good general education including GCSE in Math’s & English grade A-C
* Demonstrable experience of working in similar stock/material control and/or inventory management role/s
* Excellent problem solving/decision making skills; ability to make timely, effective, fact-based decisions.
* Good communicator
* Capable of working unsupervised
* Extensive knowledge of SAP
* Supply Chain Accreditation (APICS) – not essential
* Numeracy skills and experience with Microsoft outlook, excel & word
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to develop collaborative relationships across multiple functions within an organization