Strategic Supply Chain Analyst & Forecasting Lead

New Flyer; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Comprehensive benefits

Paid holidays and vacation

On-the-job training

Job summary

New Flyer is seeking a Supply Chain Business Analyst to support key supply chain activities across the NFI Group. This role can be based at any New Flyer facility in Canada or the US and will join the Purchasing Team to develop and maintain supply chain visibility and tools.

A core focus will be forecasting for long lead time parts and improving KPI performance. You will build complex Power BI and Excel dashboards, analyze Master Schedules, and provide actionable insights to leadership to drive

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years in an analyst role with strong process systems experience
• Very strong understanding and knowledge of Supply chain, especially Purchasing, Planning and Inventory management
• Demonstrated aptitude for identifying, evaluating, improving, and streamlining complex work processes
• Advanced problem-solving skills with ability to generate workable solutions in a timely manner
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Prior working knowledge of an ERP data management system considered an asset (Oracle, SQL, Power BI).
• Project management experience would be considered an asset
• Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced problem solving and analytical skills.
• Motivated self-starter with ability to work within a fast-paced team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive the NFI Group Supply Chain to achieving effective KPI, process improvements.
• Serve as an integral resource for Purchasing and Supply leadership.
• Develop complex Power BI and Excel tools to streamline day-to-day operations and improve visibility across the supply chain team. As well as providing comprehensive past and future part demand reports to key stakeholders
• Build and maintain a Purchasing and Supply dashboard to track department health and measure real-time performance against strategic targets
• Conduct root-cause analysis into missed targets and provide actionable insights to leadership teams.
• Provided accurate, timely forecast data to long-lead-time suppliers to ensure continuity of supply.
• Conduct analysis on Master Schedule changes to summarize and communicate critical impacts to internal stakeholders.
• Assist in the development, communication and deployment of departmental policies, guidelines, and tools.
• Assist in identifying key opportunities for process enhancements.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Analyst role experience

Supply chain knowledge

MS Office skills

ERP/BI knowledge

Project management

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Self-starter

Tools

Power BI

Oracle

SQL

Job description

New Flyer is seeking a Supply Chain Business Analyst to support key supply chain activities across the NFI Group. This role can be based at any New Flyer facility in Canada or the US and will join the Purchasing Team to develop and maintain supply chain visibility and tools.

A core focus will be forecasting for long lead time parts and improving KPI performance. You will build complex Power BI and Excel dashboards, analyze Master Schedules, and provide actionable insights to leadership to drive