Demand & Supply Analyst

Watkins Wellness; Cokato (MN); On-site; USD 32,786 - 51,453; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

401(k) match

Education assistance

Job summary

Watkins Wellness is hiring a Supply Chain Analyst to join their Manufacturing team. In this role, you'll analyze and transform complex datasets into actionable insights to drive production and inventory decisions. Collaborating closely with sales, marketing, and operations, you'll influence supply chain strategies without direct authority.

Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive hiring range of $23.80-37.35/hr and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in demand planning or supply chain analytics.
• Strong experience with large datasets and data analysis.
• Ability to influence decisions without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large datasets to inform demand and supply decisions.
• Develop and refine consensus demand plans using statistical modeling.
• Translate demand signals into actionable production and supply plans.
• Design and maintain reporting tools and dashboards using Excel and Power BI.

Skills

Data analysis

Forecasting models

Advanced Excel proficiency

Data visualization (Power BI, Tableau)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)

Job description

Supply Chain Analyst

We are hiring a Supply Chain Analyst to join our Manufacturing team at Sauna360.

As a Supply Chain Analyst for Sauna360, you will play a key role in connecting demand signals to manufacturing execution. You’ll spend much of your time working deeply with data, transforming large, complex datasets into meaningful insights that directly inform production, inventory, and supply chain decisions. Reporting directly to the Senior Supply Chain Manager, you’ll work closely with a tight‑knit cross‑functional team across sales, marketing, operations, procurement, and production. Success in this role will depend not only on your technical expertise, but also your ability to build strong relationships and influence decisions without direct authority.

This is a highly data‑driven role in which you’ll develop forecasting models, create reporting tools, and help guide decision‑making in constrained supply scenarios, such as resolving how limited product is allocated. Your work will directly impact how efficiently we operate and how well we meet customer demand.

If you excel in a collaborative, analytical environment and enjoy building models, this role gives you a chance to create measurable impact and influence how we plan, produce, and deliver to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Are you motivated by the challenge of turning complex data into clear business direction? Spend a significant portion of your time on large datasets. Analyze, structure, and translate this data to generate valuable insights that inform demand, supply, and operational decisions.
• Are you skilled at building forecasts that teams can rely on? Develop and continuously refine consensus demand plans using statistical modeling, historical trends, and business inputs, while improving forecast accuracy over time through thoughtful analysis and iteration.
• Can you connect planning to real‑world execution? Translate demand signals into actionable production and supply plans, helping balance manufacturing capacity with customer demand, including making informed decisions during limited supply conditions.
• Do you like building tools that others rely on? Design and maintain reporting tools, dashboards, and predictive models using advanced Excel and data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau to fill a key capability gap and elevate how the team uses data.
• Are you comfortable influencing decisions without direct authority? Partner closely with sales, marketing, operations, sourcing, and production teams, using data and clear insights to align collaborators and drive decisions across the business.
• Do you enjoy solving supply chain challenges proactively? Analyze supply chain performance, identify risks and inefficiencies, and collaborate across functions to improve material flow, reduce disruptions, and optimize inventory levels.
• Can you thrive in a collaborative, data‑driven environment? Work closely with a tight‑knit team and report to the Senior Supply Chain Manager, contributing to planning processes like S&OP, supporting scenario and capacity planning, and helping the team make faster, smarter decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in demand planning, supply planning, or supply chain analytics in a manufacturing environment
• Strong hands‑on experience with data analysis and working with large datasets
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including complex formulas, data modeling, and reporting tools)
• Experience building forecasting models and predictive analytics solutions
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Experience with ERP or planning systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar) preferred
• Solid understanding of forecasting techniques, inventory management, and supply chain principles
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into clear recommendations and actions
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority
• Ability to work effectively within a close, collaborative team and contribute to a strong team fit

Compensation

Hiring Range: $23.80-37.35/hr.

Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location.

Benefits

We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community. Employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401(k) match, education assistance, and much more.

Physical Requirements

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Schedule

Shift 1 (United States of America), Full time.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by Federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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