Global Supply Chain Planner | AI-Driven Optimization

WAI Global; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WAI Global seeks a Senior Analyst, Global Supply Chain Planning to develop models and decision tools improving supply chain performance across our global network.

This hands-on builder role connects planning, systems, data, analytics, and automated workflows to empower faster, data-driven decisions with executive visibility.

You will own analytical tools, dashboards, and predictive models to optimize demand, supply, inventory, and service levels across our global operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, operations research, data science, supply chain, analytics, or related quantitative field.
• 4+ years of experience in data analytics, systems, operations research, industrial engineering, or a related quantitative role.
• Experience with SQL, BI/visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau, and advanced Excel; Python, R, or similar analytical programming experience preferred
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to turn ambiguous business questions into practical solutions
• Experience working with large, complex datasets and building clear analytical recommendations and outputs
• Skill and interest in AI-enabled workflows and production deployments
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and model outputs to business and executive stakeholders
• Working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a high degree of ownership and a builder mindset

Responsibilities

• Own the design and improvement of analytical tools, planning workflows, dashboards, and system-enabled processes that support demand, supply, inventory, and operations decisions
• Build predictive, prescriptive, and optimization models for forecasting, inventory risk, supply constraints, service performance, and exception detection using AI, automation, and self-service solutions to drive decision quality and speed
• Perform exploratory analysis, root-cause analysis, data validation, feature development, and performance measurement to support business solutions
• Develop scenario and simulation models to quantify tradeoffs across service, cost, inventory, and risk
• Translate supply chain and business problems into scalable analytical solutions embedded in processes and systems
• Partner with IT, planning, operations, and finance teams to improve data flows, reporting structures, planning system outputs, and analytical tools used throughout our planning processes
• Clearly communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders through visualizations, recommendations, and business insights
• Improve data quality, metric consistency, and analytical rigor across the planning organization

Skills

Data analytics

Problem solving

Communication

AI workflows

Builder mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, operations research, data science, supply chain, analytics, or related quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Python

R

Job description

WAI Global seeks a Senior Analyst, Global Supply Chain Planning to develop models and decision tools improving supply chain performance across our global network.

This hands-on builder role connects planning, systems, data, analytics, and automated workflows to empower faster, data-driven decisions with executive visibility.

You will own analytical tools, dashboards, and predictive models to optimize demand, supply, inventory, and service levels across our global operations.