Supply Chain Analyst: Demand & Inventory Optimizer

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidant Measurements in Erie, PA, is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to analyze demand, inventory, purchasing, production, and logistics data to improve service levels, reduce costs, and support decision-making. The role collaborates across Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Sales, Finance, Engineering, and Logistics.

The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical skills with practical knowledge of manufacturing operations, ERP systems, material planning, and inventory management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain analysis, production planning, inventory management, procurement, demand planning, logistics, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with understanding of material flow, production processes, and supply chain operations.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Epicor, Infor, or similar).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and reporting.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, and KPIs using BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik.
• Knowledge of inventory management, forecasting methodologies, MRP, capacity planning, safety stock calculations, and supply planning processes.
• Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis to identify cost reduction and inventory optimization opportunities.
• Strong organizational skills and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze supply chain performance across demand planning, purchasing, production, inventory, warehousing, and logistics.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and key performance indicators for leadership and operational teams.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, demand variability, inventory levels, supplier performance, production constraints, and customer service.
• Identify material shortages, excess and obsolete inventory, capacity constraints, and other supply risks.
• Support the SIOP process by preparing demand, supply, inventory, backlog, and capacity analyses.
• Translate commercial forecasts into product-, model-, and quantity-based demand requirements by period.
• Perform root-cause analysis on late orders, shortages, forecast misses, inventory variances, and supplier performance issues.
• Recommend appropriate inventory policies, safety-stock levels, reorder points, lot sizes, and planning parameters.
• Analyze purchasing and supplier data, including lead times, pricing, purchase price variance, on-time delivery, quality, and total cost.
• Support production planning and scheduling through analysis of demand, capacity, material availability, and order priorities.
• Partner with Finance to evaluate working capital, inventory exposure, cost savings, and business-case opportunities.
• Support make-versus-buy, sourcing, freight, and network optimization analyses.
• Improve ERP master data, including lead times, bills of material, sourcing rules, order policies, and planning parameters.
• Automate recurring reports and reduce manual data collection through improved systems, tools, and processes.
• Participate in ERP, advanced planning, business intelligence, and supply chain transformation projects.
• Document analytical methods, reporting standards, and supply chain processes.
• Support Lean and continuous-improvement initiatives across manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Inventory management

Demand planning

Forecasting

Data analysis

SQL

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Finance, Analytics, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Epicor

Infor

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Excel

SQL

Job description

Guidant Measurements in Erie, PA, is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to analyze demand, inventory, purchasing, production, and logistics data to improve service levels, reduce costs, and support decision-making. The role collaborates across Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Sales, Finance, Engineering, and Logistics.

The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical skills with practical knowledge of manufacturing operations, ERP systems, material planning, and inventory management.