Manager, Supply Chain Analytics

Company: Advance Auto Parts
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description

This role can be filled anywhere Nationwide
The -Manager, Supply Chain Analytics is responsible for -developing reporting -process -and analyzing supply chain performance. The successful candidate will understand and interpret data, enabling supply chain decision making to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.---He/she will provide decision support and counsel by collecting, analyzing and interpreting data, to support the overall strategic and operating plans of Advance Auto Parts and its supply chain.---This candidate is also accountable for leading a team of analysts that creates analytics and reporting to support cross-functional teams. -The candidate -will be an excellent collaborator with our partners in -DC Operations, -Inventory Planning, -Transportation, -Finance, Merchandising, -and Sales, as well as a critical thinker and great communicator (both written and verbal).---Data-driven decision-making, -team management & development, -effective communication, -and technical skillset are -key to this role.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage team of analysts

Create, publish, and monitor -relevant supply chain metrics and reporting to provide data visibility and support business needs, highlighting areas of risk with solution options

Develop and manage initiatives and solutions to drive improvements in data and metrics visibility across the supply chain and AAP's end-to-end business. Optimize data flow.

Be the primary partner for cross-functional stakeholders to understand key business metrics and -definitions

Demonstrate expertise and guide functional groups to ensure reporting requirements are identified, designed, and distributed appropriately, highlighting and interpreting issues, trends, and variances within the data

Champion business data strategies with a central source of truth that drives multi-platform content as well as accountability across the organization

Provide root cause analysis to support decision-making by effectively communicating and translating data and results into business insights and actions

Effectively share clear, concise, accurate information that caters to the levels of detail needed by recipients

Respond to ad hoc requests from other departments

Continuously work to create efficiencies and improvements within reporting, procedures, scheduling processes

Create documentation / Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all process work

JOB REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to lead and develop high-performing team including workload management

Strong technical skill in R or Python, -and -SQL, Power BI, Microsoft Excel

Experience with -reporting solutions -and -data mining in -relational databases

Experience in combining data from various sources together to produce cross-functional analytics

Strong analytical skills in assessing business processes, systems, and information flows, as well as compiling and assessing data

Understanding of key supply chain metrics and their drivers

Knowledge of supply chain and/or planning, inventory, DC operations, and transportation

Effective communication and collaboration with all levels of the organization

Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills, including facilitation skills and influencing skills

Customer-oriented focus and ability to work in cross-functional teams

Ability to resolve high profile issues

Ability to operate in a complex, rapidly changing environment while adhering to schedules

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously ensuring timely and accurate completion of each; outcome-focused and experienced in project management as a means to plan, track, communicate progress and ensure on time delivery of projects.

Some travel ( EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in -Statistics, Data Analytics, -Supply Chain Management, -Logistics, -Engineering, Mathematics, -Business, -or related area
EXPERIENCE
5-8 -years -of -experience in analytics (supply chain or retail preferred)

1-2 years of -experience -managing and developing teams

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