Supply Chain Analyst I

Bobcat Company; West Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Doosan Bobcat in West Fargo, North Dakota, is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst I to support material planning, PO management, logistics, and supplier relationships. You will analyze, plan, schedule, and order materials while maintaining optimal inventory levels to maximize efficiency and working capital.

The role involves collaborating across functions to ensure uninterrupted material supply, manage inter-plant requests, and optimize build plans.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 0–10 years in supply chain.
• Strong Excel skills and data analysis.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to execute and deliver results.
• Willingness to collaborate across functions.

Responsibilities

• Support material planning to optimize inventory and accuracy.
• Process purchase orders and monitor deliveries through the procure-to-pay cycle.
• Assist in supplier relationship management and performance monitoring.
• Coordinate with logistics to determine cost-effective transportation.
• Communicate supply chain concerns and adjust plans as needed.
• Analyze system parameters to identify demand variances.

Skills

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Deliver results

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Doosan Bobcat, our success is powered by our people. Through our winning culture and one global team working together, we deliver the best products and service to our customers – and make the world a better place. Join our team today and start building your career with a worldwide leader.

Job Information

As a Supply Chain Analyst I, you will support the business objectives by managing supply chain activities, including material planning, purchase order management, logistics management, and supplier relationships. You will also be responsible for analyzing, planning, scheduling, and ordering materials on time while managing specific inventory levels to maximize operational efficiency and working capital to achieve business objectives. Engage in purchase order management thru the entire procure to pay cycle. Evaluate, select, and recommend preferred logistical methods to achieve business objectives. Maintain supplier relationships to facilitate partnerships with suppliers to acheive our annual operating plan. Manage various supply chain activities to enhance quality, cost effectiveness and maximize operating income.

Role & Responsibility

Material Planning

• Utilize various tools to analyze, recommend and execute inventory optimization based on a forecast, customer requirements, and/or business direction.
• Collaborate with management and other key decision-makers from various functional areas to ensure an uninterrupted material supply to our factories, dealers, and customers.
• Support management of inter-plant stock requests and order adjustments.
• Maintain safety stock levels to optimize the build and financial objectives.
• Schedule and implement part change notices while minimizing obsolescence.
• Communicate supply chain concerns with stakeholders on recommended build plan and/or customer requirements.
• Analyze system parameters to identify demand variances.

Purchase Order Management

• Process purchase orders, confirm delivery, monitor deliveries, and expedite to ensure optimum customer satisfaction.
• Resolve discrepancies and/or issues as they occur during the procure to pay cycle, analyze root cause, and determine corrective action.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies on time.

Logistical Management

• Partner with logistics and other stakeholders to determine the most cost-effective inventory transport to meet business objectives.
• Solicit freight options and quotes to recommend the most desirable freight decision to maintain build and customer expectations.

Supplier Relationship

• Act as a liaison between the Doosan Bobcat and our suppliers.
• Facilitate supplier interactions and escalations processes to meet the business needs.
• Effectively manage supplier performance by assisting in supply chain disruptions (quality, logistics, etc.).
• Cultivate and maintain supplier relationships with collaborative communication.
• Provide customer support for supplier relationship systems.

Job Requirement

• Education Required: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience allowed.
• Equivalent experience in the supply chain in lieu of degree accepted.
• Experience Required: 0 >10 years
• Travel Required: A high degree of fluency in Microsoft Excel.
• Detail Oriented.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to execute/deliver results

As a part of the Doosan Group, which employs more than 43,000 people in 38 countries worldwide, the company offers its customers products and solutions to help build stronger businesses and communities. Based in Seoul, South Korea, with its North America headquarters in West Fargo, North Dakota, Doosan Bobcat is a leading global manufacturer of construction, agriculture, landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment, attachments and services. The company is committed to empowering people to accomplish more.

Doosan is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, race, color, religion, creed, citizenship status, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at 701-476-4263.