Distribution Analyst

Crown Equipment Corporation; Kingman (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in forklift and material handling equipment, seeking a Demand Planner to optimize parts distribution processes from data-driven insights. The role focuses on ensuring on-time delivery and efficient material flow across the distribution center.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of related experience, a high school diploma, and proficiency in SAP, Power BI, and MS Office.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years related experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Good computer skills and basic understanding of enterprise resource planning software (SAP) and other desktop applications (Microsoft Office, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Interpret data using planning systems and support material flow objectives.
• Monitor workload distribution to ensure on-time delivery.
• Prepare and share measurement reports; alert management when goals aren’t met.
• Analyze distribution and planning processes; identify improvement opportunities.
• Assist purchasing and manufacturing to target inventory issues.
• Monitor availability of parts to prevent back orders.
• Communicate issues to Warehouse Manager and supervisors affecting distribution.
• Support Distribution Center in slotting and standard work.
• Back-up other positions and develop standard work instructions.

Skills

Power BI

Microsoft Office

ERP knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment and technology. As one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers, we are committed to providing the customer with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic lift truck possible to lower their total cost of ownership.

Currently a 4x10 Schedule T-F

Responsibilities

• Interpret data utilizing parts planning systems and execute the material flow objectives of the Parts Distribution Department.
• Monitor the execution of workload for the distribution of parts to internal and external customers to ensure on time delivery.
• Accountable for administering measurement reports and proactively alerting management of the action taken to correct the issues when goals have not been attained.
• Utilize parts planning tools such manual forecasting, service demand planning, MRP, buffer management, production orders, purchase orders, sales orders, customer orders and ERP reporting in order to analyze and explain when anomalies occur.
• Assist purchasing and manufacturing to target problem areas with inventory levels.
• Analyze current distribution and planning processes and explore improvement opportunities.
• Monitor parts that are not available prior to release of order to prevent back orders.
• Communicate to the Warehouse Manager, Distribution Operations Administrator, and department supervisors any issues that may impact or improve distribution efforts.
• Support the Distribution Center in slotting, continuous improvement, back-up other positions and developing standard work instructions.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years related experience
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Good computer skills and basic understanding of enterprise resource planning software (SAP) and other desktop applications (Microsoft Office, Power BI).

Work Authorization:

Crown will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

No agency calls please.

Compensation and Benefits:

Crown offers an excellent wage and benefits package for full-time employees including Health/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Benefits Plan, 401K Retirement Savings Plan, Life and Disability Benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement, and much more.

EOE Veterans/Disabilities

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