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MRP Analyst

ROARK

MRP Analyst

Apple Valley, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Supply Chain Analyst (MRP)

    Overall Purpose of the Role: Responsible for planning and forecasting the right volumes of materials, goods and products inbound to the business from its supply chain companies to meet business needs and objectives.

    Maintains strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirements. Work under general supervision, reviewed by Management. Decisions and results have an impact on the function and their success.

    Key Responsibilities:

    General and Task Management

    • Create plans, forecasts and schedules relating to materials required to meet operational requirements
    • Liaise with stakeholders as and when required
    • Undertake detailed and comprehensive analysis on material costs and identify opportunities for bulk discounts or cost savings from suppliers
    • Make recommendations based on findings and analysis
    • Review ways to save money and maintain consistency in material quality
    • Monitor variances and recommend process improvements
    • Participate in regular planning reviews and prepare data in line with
    • changes
    • Monitor data input to any Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system or IT system for accuracy and resolve any issues as required
    • Review data integrity for the Bill of Materials (BOM), evaluate usage and cost of materials in relation to actual build
    • Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels
    • Track inventory trends
    • Create inventory reports and updates to others in the organization
    • Create supplier metrics. Issue and maintain performance metrics in order to optimize service levels
    • Communicate with stakeholders sharing reports, updates and analysis to aid decisions and optimize operational efficiency
    • Work with Material Planning staff to resolve issues, update material schedules and ensure supporting MRP systems reflect forecast and demand for products
    • Utilize knowledge and research methods to benchmark materials planning activities and to drive best practice results
    • Work towards and support a culture of continuous improvement and work to make business and department improvements wherever possible
    • Ability to self-manage.
    • Assertive, optimistic, resilient and welcomes change
    • Engages interest and participation of others
    • Proactively contributes to the team
    • Is self-aware and has a collaborative approach to dealing with others
    • Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings
    • Self-motivated and able to work under pressure.

    Skills and Attributes:

    • Excellent analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
    • Ability to undertake complex analysis to create information and to interpret data and trends
    • Numerate with financial and commercial awareness and a full understanding of how failure impacts the production, manufacture and customer order fulfilment
    • Good communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
    • Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
    • Excellent attention to detail skills

      Qualifications and Experience Levels:

    • Undergraduate degree, preferable in business, data analytics, engineering or other similar discipline
    • Strong Excel and IT system proficiency; MRP system experience highly desireable
    • Relevant industry experience either in material planning, data analysis, logistics or supply chain, ideally in the manufacturing environment