Supply Chain Analyst

Lotus Bakeries, Milan; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lotus Bakeries is seeking an end-to-end Supply Chain Analyst to drive cross-functional improvements across transportation, warehousing, inventory and distribution in a fast-moving consumer environment.

You will collaborate with area management, sales, finance, marketing and logistics to deliver data-driven decisions, optimize costs and enhance service levels while maintaining accurate data in ERP systems.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of analytical or planning and logistics experience.
• Experience working in and maintaining databases using Microsoft Excel and ERP systems (e.g. SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, Nielsen, or JDA).
• Analytical background; must have experience managing multiple large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Analyze inbound transportation, supplier performance and lead times to identify cost-saving and process improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate warehouse operations, inventory accuracy, storage utilization, and order fulfillment performance to improve operational efficiency.
• Monitor outbound transportation performance, deliveries efficiencies, freight spend and customer service metrics to reduce logistics costs and enhance service levels.
• Take ownership to identify risks, opportunities and performance gaps across the end-to-end supply chain organization.
• Perform root-cause analysis on supply chain disruptions, inventory shortages, excess inventory and service failures.
• Develop, maintain and enhance KPIs, dashboards, scorecards and performance reports to support data-driven decision-making across the supply chain.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and recommending process changes that enhance productivity and improve overall supply chain performance.
• Partner with suppliers, logistics providers, warehouse operations, customer service, and planning teams to identify and implement sustainable improvements.

Skills

Supply chain analytics

Data analysis

Logistics planning

Tools

SAP

NetSuite

Oracle

Nielsen

JDA

Job description

The role effectively functions as an end-to-end supply chain analyst, requiring cross-functional expertise in transportation, warehousing, inventory management, and distribution. Working with key members internally (area management, sales, finance, marketing, logistics) and externally (3PL warehouse, transportation groups). These responsibilities exceed a traditional analyst position focused on a single supply chain function and involve a higher level of strategic analysis, operational decision support, and stakeholder management across multiple business areas.

Supply Chain Improvements & Cost Optimization

Responsible for conducting end-to-end supply chain analysis across inbound logistics, warehousing, inventory management, and outbound distribution to identify opportunities for operational efficiency, cost reduction, and service enhancement.

Key responsibilities:

• Analyze inbound transportation, supplier performance and lead times to identify cost-saving and process improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate warehouse operations, inventory accuracy, storage utilization, and order fulfillment performance to improve operational efficiency.
• Monitor outbound transportation performance, deliveries efficiencies, freight spend and customer service metrics to reduce logistics costs and enhance service levels.
• Take ownership to identify risks, opportunities and performance gaps across the end-to-end supply chain organization.
• Perform root-cause analysis on supply chain disruptions, inventory shortages, excess inventory and service failures.
• Develop, maintain and enhance KPIs, dashboards, scorecards and performance reports to support data-driven decision-making across the supply chain.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and recommending process changes that enhance productivity and improve overall supply chain performance.
• Partner with suppliers, logistics providers, warehouse operations, customer service, and planning teams to identify and implement sustainable improvements.

Profile

• At least 5 yearsprevious analytical or planning and logistics experience
• Experience working in and maintaining databases using Microsoft Excel and ERP systems (e.g. SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, Nielsen, or JDA)
• Analytical background; Must have experience managing multiple large data sets

The clear growth path of Lotus as a company also reflects in a personal growth path. The organization, functions and job content is evolving continuously as a result. I don’t need to worry about my career, as new opportunities are always just around the corner.

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