Fulltime Opportunity: Supply Chain Planning IT Analyst @ WI

Fulltime Opportunity: Supply Chain Planning IT Analyst @ WI

The Supply Chain Planning IT Analyst plays a critical role in supporting and optimizing supply chain operations by leveraging advanced planning systems, with a strong focus on O9 Solutions. The role combines business-facing analysis, system administration, and collaboration with IT and supply chain stakeholders to ensure effective demand and supply planning processes.

• Data Analysis: Collect and analyze data related to supply chain planning (DP / SP) to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• System Support: Assist in maintaining and troubleshooting supply chain planning IT systems, ensuring they function correctly and efficiently. Experience related to O9 Solutions is required as is familiarity with Anaplan or Logility.
• Reporting: Generate regular reports on supply chain planning metrics and present findings to management. Also to manage the build and support related KPIs.
• Supply Chain Planning: Support demand planning and components (stat forecast, collaborative / consensus forecasting and advance forecasting), supply planning (network optimization, master scheduling, operational planning, inventory optimization etc.), development and implementation of requirements from supply chain planning team. Understanding of SIOP, SO&P, and IBP processes is required.
• Process Improvement: Collaborate with supply chain and IT teams to develop and implement process improvement initiatives. Work with Supply Chain team and cross functional IT team (ERP / Analytics etc.) to provide required support.
• Project Support: Assist in the execution of supply chain planning projects, including system upgrades, integrations and process improvements.

Other Responsibilities:

• Drive a strategic and tactical roadmap for the alignment of business operations and supply chain planning tool's functionalities, across different region.
• Work with vendors, consultants, and internal teams to understand and analyze the functional and technical needs of the business and develop solutions compliant with IT General Controls and SOX regulations to meet those needs, as well as standards of the tool used for supply chain planning.
• Drive the functional "vision" and functional design specifications of assigned projects
• Review and provide feedback on SoW's submitted by vendors for supply chain associated systems and related projects.
• Review and approve assigned projects' SIT/UAT plans, and results, to ensure solution footprint is consistent with the overall functional architecture
• Develop deep subject matter knowledge about the supply chain planning associate systems, environment, and company culture, and use that knowledge to identify and deliver solutions across platform operations, maintenance, upgrades and optimization
• Provide work effort and cost estimates of projects related to supply planning associated system as requested. Stay current with supply chain associated system's solution offerings, and automotive industry's business requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Business, or related field
• 5 8 years of experience with O9 Solutions in supply chain planning (demand and supply)
• Strong understanding of SIOP, SO&P, and IBP processes
• Proven ability to integrate supply chain planning tools with ERP systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strategic mindset with the ability to challenge conventional practices and recommend improvements
• Strong business communication skills, able to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders in business and IT as well as explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• APICS or SCP certifications (preferred)