Supply Chain Analyst

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lotus Bakeries is seeking an end-to-end Supply Chain Analyst in San Francisco, CA. The role requires cross-functional collaboration with area management, sales, finance, marketing, and logistics to drive strategic analysis and decision support across multiple SCM areas.

Responsibilities include analyzing inbound transportation, warehousing, inventory, and outbound distribution to identify opportunities for cost savings and service improvements, while developing KPIs and dashboards to support

Qualifications

• 5 years of analytical or planning and logistics experience.
• Experience in 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

• Conduct end-to-end supply chain analysis across inbound logistics, warehousing, inventory, and outbound distribution to identify opportunities for efficiency and cost reduction.
• Develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and performance reports for data-driven decision making.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and recommend process changes to enhance productivity and overall supply chain performance.
• Partner with suppliers, logistics providers, warehouse operations, customer service, and planning teams to implement sustainable improvements.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Big data handling

Tools

SAP

NetSuite

Oracle

Nielsen

JDA

Job description

Lotus Bakeries is an international, dynamic and sustainable player in the CPG industry. We are a proud and passionate company that builds strong global and local brands and creates small moments of happiness. We bring people together with our delicious products and spark joy.

THE ROLE

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.

SCOPE

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.

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years previous 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

BENEFITS

Lotus provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs including paid time off and sick leave.