Supply Chain Analyst - Business Intelligence & Inventory Optimization

Remote + Contract to Hire + Platinum Benefits $250 deductible BCBS (we cover 70% of premiums!) + Dental/401K/Vision + Leadership Visibility + Newly Created Role This Jobot Consulting Job is hosted by: Carrie Powell Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $45 - $56 per hour A bit about us: We are an established, private equity-backed manufacturer and distributor with a strong market presence, multiple operating locations, and a reputation for delivering quality products. As we continue to evolve our operations, we are investing in business intelligence, supply chain planning, and data-driven decision-making. Our focus is on improving visibility across inventory, service levels, manufacturing, distribution, and working capital so our leadership teams can make smarter business decisions. We are creating a new Supply Chain Analyst position to connect our operational expertise with the analysis needed to drive meaningful improvements. This is an opportunity to join a developing function, partner directly with leadership, and help establish processes that will support our business well into the future. Why join us? Brand-new position: Step into a newly created role with the opportunity to establish processes, influence reporting, and make the position your own. Leadership visibility: Work directly with supply chain, finance, operations, and business intelligence leadership. Flexibility: Remote, hybrid, and onsite arrangements are being considered, with onsite preferred. Meaningful impact: Your analysis will help improve inventory performance, customer service, working capital, and supply chain costs. Business intelligence investment: Join an organization actively developing its analytical capabilities. Autonomy: Bring ideas, challenge assumptions, and develop solutions where there isn't always an established playbook. Cross-functional exposure: Gain visibility into manufacturing, inventory management, supply chain planning, and financial performance. Long-term opportunity: Begin in a contract capacity with the possibility of transitioning into a permanent position. Job Details Job Details We are seeking an experienced Supply Chain Analyst who understands the operational side of supply chain management and knows how to turn complex data into practical business solutions. This role sits within our Business Intelligence function and serves as a critical connection between supply chain, finance, operations, and the technical teams responsible for data and reporting. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in inventory management, materials planning, and supply chain operations, combined with the analytical ability to understand what data is needed to answer important business questions. This is not a traditional reporting or dashboard development position. We need someone who understands the business behind the numbers and can explain what the data needs to tell us. What You'll Do: Partner with supply chain, finance, and operations leaders to understand business challenges and turn them into actionable analytical questions. Analyze inventory, supply, and planning data to identify performance gaps, trends, and improvement opportunities. Evaluate relationships between service levels, safety stock, inventory turns, working capital, and supply chain costs. Quantify the financial and operational impact of inventory and supply chain decisions. Translate business questions into data requirements, identifying necessary fields, sources, and reporting outputs. Collaborate with business intelligence developers and data engineering teams to establish requirements for dashboards, reporting, and repeatable analytical processes. Validate reporting outputs and data accuracy to ensure the information answers the original business question. Present findings, recommendations, and opportunities to operational and executive leadership. Support improvements in supply chain planning, inventory management, and sales and operations processes. Document methodologies, assumptions, and analytical approaches to support consistency and future reporting. Help develop scalable processes and analytical capabilities as the business intelligence function continues to evolve. What We're Looking For: Approximately 5+ years of experience in supply chain planning, inventory management, materials management, or supply planning within manufacturing or distribution. Stronger domain expertise with fewer years will be considered. Strong understanding of MRP, safety stock, fill rates, inventory turns, service levels, and how these measures impact business performance. Ability to take a business problem, determine what data is needed to solve it, and communicate those requirements to technical teams. Advanced Excel experience, including PivotTables, lookups, data cleansing, reconciliation, and analysis. Working understanding of SQL concepts and relational databases. Advanced SQL development is not required. Ability to partner with BI developers without needing to personally build dashboards. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information to nontechnical stakeholders. Critical thinking, problem-solving ability, and a willingness to work through situations without predefined processes. Collaborative mindset and comfort working across multiple departments. Nice to Have: Oracle ERP experience, particularly within inventory, MRP, or item master data. Multi-site manufacturing or distribution experience. Experience supporting S&OP/SIOP planning initiatives. Automotive aftermarket or related manufacturing experience. Experience partnering with business intelligence or data engineering teams on reporting requirements. Compensation & Work Arrangement: Compensation: $95,000–$110,000 annualized, with flexibility for exceptional candidates. Location: Olive Branch, Mississippi. Schedule: Onsite preferred; hybrid and remote arrangements will be considered. Employment Type: Contract with potential conversion to full-time. Start: Immediate need. 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