A.I. Supply Chain Analyst

Job Description 

This member will be a part of VEKA’s Supply Chain organization, playing a critical role in improving Order-to-Cash (O2C) performance through analytics, process improvement, and applied A.I., while also serving as a project leader and strategic enabler across Supply Chain functions. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Act as a Project Leader for cross-functional initiatives, coordinating work between Production Planning and Operations, Customer Call Center, Commercial Sales teams, Shipping and Logistics, and IT. 

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Director of Customer Supply Chain on longer-term O2C maturity, digital enablement, and scalability. 

• Translate leadership strategy into executable initiatives (what changes, how, and with what success metrics). 

• Drive adoption and change management:  

• • Training, playbooks, communications, and reinforcement of new tools/processes. 

• Develop exception-based dashboards and alerts that shift teams from reactive firefighting to proactive execution. 

• Lead pilots and proofs-of-concept for new A.I. and automation ideas, with clear success criteria and scale plans. 

• Design, build, and maintain automated analytics in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) that support day-to-day O2C execution and decision-making. 

• Lead continuous improvement of the Auto Replenishment Program (VMI-style):  

• • Replenishment logic, exception triggers, customer segmentation, and performance tracking. 

• • Reduce manual intervention, improve service predictability, and work with customers to adhere to ARP guidelines. 

• Own analytics and workflow improvements for the ELOP portal (VEKA’s Sales Order website): 

• • Ordering accuracy, catalog logic, lead-time messaging, and error prevention. 

• • Work with IT as a liaison to continuously improve the ELOP portal.  

• Perform deep-dive root cause analysis on:  

• • OTIF misses 

• • Backlog volatility 

• • Forecast bias and inaccuracy 

• • Repeated customer call drivers 

• Apply practical A.I. / ML techniques where they demonstrably improve outcomes, such as:  

• • Sales Forecast enhancement. 

• • At-risk order identification (OTIF risk scoring) 

• • Lead-time and Days of Supply accuracy improvements 

Skills: 

• Strong analytical and process-improvement mindset with a bias for execution, not theoretical analysis. 

• Ability to build analytics and automations (SAC, Excel, SQL/Python, A.I. related tools such as Microsoft Co-Pilot).  

• Ability to lead projects without formal authority, influencing cross-functional teams.  

• Comfortable moving between:  

• • Tactical problem solving (why did this order miss?) 

• • Strategic thinking (how do we eliminate this class of problems altogether?) 

• Clear communicator who can:  

• • Explain complex analysis in plain business terms 

• • Recommend actions, not just insights 

• Ability to communicate with VEKA N/A’s customers.  

• Advanced knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools such as Excel. 

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities effectively. 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required. 

• Analytics Certifications desired.