Analyst, Materials Job Description
Analyst, materials
provides department MS Access support including troubleshooting and enhancements to existing Access applications and creation of new Access applications, reports, and user interfaces.
Analyst, Materials Duties & Responsibilities
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Adhere to P&F Tool and Die’s core values
Meets the department’s monthly targets for inventory, freight, as defined
Support and implement lean manufacturing measures to insure value streams and shop operations are healthy at all times and/or to be able to identify areas of opportunity quickly
Communicate to peers and management, the requirements that support processes to ensure smooth production flow
Review on-hand inventory, analysis of non-moving / obsolete items
Managing inventory planning parameters (Safety Stock, Re-order point quantities, Lot Size, Lead-time, .) such that the component and finished goods availability levels are in line with the monthly S&OP expectations
Tracking, analyzing and reporting the pertinent KPI’s, , suggest and implement plant-specific improvement activities
Provide relevant experience for all affected Business Unit strategic and operational planning activities
Apply in-depth financial knowledge, expertise and analytical skills to model potential solutions sets to issues related to the associated Business Units product portfolio
Customer interface for contracts, quotations, proposals and purchase orders
Analyst, Materials Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Analyst, Materials
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPIM, CPM, ISO, MESH, ISM, MBA, CPA, PPM, USMCA
Education for Analyst, Materials
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the analyst, materials job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Business, Education, Engineering, Management, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Associates, Business/Administration, Science, Manufacturing
Skills for Analyst, Materials
Desired skills for analyst, materials include:
English language
Data management in Microsoft Excel and Access
ERP MRP systems
Materials planning
Word and PowerPoint
MS Access
Traditional problem solving tools
MS Office applications especially Excel with the ability to learn new programs that are job specific
Access
Action messages
Desired experience for analyst, materials includes:
Candidates must have excellent communication skills, knowledge of financial terms and concepts, and strong lean manufacturing skills
Perform analysis and management of inventory levels, demand, re-order points, min/max levels, master data, consumption trends, and other operational/procurement considerations to ensure the continuous flow of inventory materials to the respective warehouses – with a focus on the right materials, in the right quantity, at the right time, to the right place
Proficient in relevant software Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Expert within their field
Experience of managing project teams and projects independently, the ability to present results to all levels of the organization, both inside and outside of the department
Physical inventory reconciliation support for tier 1 and regional hub APIs as held
Analyst, Materials Examples
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Analyst, Materials Job Description
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Our growing company is looking for an analyst, materials. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for analyst, materials
- Arranges & provides training
- Monitor, review and/or enter transactions as appropriate (receipts, transfers, adjustments, scrap, ) into the MRP system (AXAPTA) to ensure accuracy and timely material activity
- Assist all departments in resolving Dynamics-AX issues and identifying inventory control system improvements
- Verify inventory levels through physical counts, cycle counting and reconciliation
- Support New Product Development (NPD)/Engineering Releases as it relates to the inventory system
- Successful candidate will participate in achieving and sustaining ACE Gold for the HMC
- Assists in the development of innovations in departmental systems and functions
- Conducts routine and special studies which involve compiling data, analyzing results, preparing and maintaining documentation, and proposing and implementing recommendations
- Coordinates activities with other organizations ensuring requirements are incorporated
- Coordinates day-to-day system operations and resolves operating problems and errors
Qualifications for analyst, materials
- Calibri
- Of MS Office (more specific excel)
- Experience with planning min
- Depending upon assigned area, may require travel throughout facilities and/or service centers
- Combine SAP data extraction with advanced excel automation capability to simplify, standardize and support global scaling of early material warning systems
- Act as key contributor in CPS ERP migration, proactively identifying potential failure modes and coordinating robust solutions prior to impacting customer experience
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of analyst, materials. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for analyst, materials
- Lead the identification of excess and obsolete inventory items
- Coordinate efforts to work directly with suppliers to resolve material issues and concerns (debit memos, weekly open orders, shipping needs)
- Track project materials from Engineering, through Procurement, and delivery to construction
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders who have non-stock and special requirements
- Support Engineering Change process including drawing reviews, drawing changes
- Analyze current material flow within a process or operation to develop and implement improvements, eliminating waste and streamlining the operations
- Initiate corrective actions as needed to ensure accurate and effective inventory control
- Collaborate with your peers to develop cost effective inventory management practices
- Control inventory levels through the various systems in use (Kan Ban, Pull, PIMS) by managing order rules, processes
- Responsible for maintaining inventory levels sufficient to meet customer demand while assuring maximum inventory turns
Qualifications for analyst, materials
- Maintain and distribute component level “waterfall” analysis for critical customer escalations to provide clear impact and timing projection for end customer commitments
- Facilitate a collaborative consensus-based approach, working with all key process stakeholders to include repair, sales, finance, marketing and end customer to ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts in support of improvement in OTTR/Product Availability
- Ability to assume responsibility with the corresponding authority and accountability
- Process SAP blocks daily
- Strong communication skills, the ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment, work collaboratively with your peers
- US Citizen to be able to obtain and maintain US Dept
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of analyst, materials. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for analyst, materials
- Directly engages additional support as required from the C-Suite, Service Area Director
- Facilitates, catalogs and assists in developing a clear, concise statement of the facilities’ supply chain opportunities that will result in the greatest increase on process improvements and efficiencies
- Provides support and suggestions to the senior leadership team for accomplishing targeted improvements
- Assists and guides leadership in managing strategic supply chain initiatives as identified in the Business Process Requirement to improve operations, customer service, product utilization and cost savings
- Fulfills interim manager roles as required by the Service Area Materials Directors, with the ability to lead teams
- Compiles, organizes, processes and summarizes cost allocation and coding data directly related to transportation invoices
- Responsible for reconciling invoices, preparing documentation, electronic invoice submittal in Oracle Financials, and maintaining records
- Manage MRP/ERP systems to ensure timely receipt of materials to meet production schedules
- Manage Kanbans/Pull Systems to meet production and inventory targets
- Manages new parts introductions and supplier returns
Qualifications for analyst, materials
- A current active Secret U
- Ability to assume responsibility and corresponding authority and accountability
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business or similar discipline preferred
- Requires use of all general office equipment
- Likes to work with numbers
- Position requires ability to work with cross functional teams both inside and outside of the Materials Management Organization and Customer Solutions and across all functions of the IPMT
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Our growing company is looking for an analyst, materials. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for analyst, materials
- Coordinate with other internal departments to ensure consistent data reporting
- Maintain record of data sources and version history for compliance purposes
- Coordinate approval process and maintain approval records
- Manage calendar of recurring material updates
- Create/contribute to ad hoc marketing materials as needed
- Utilization of a wide variety of laboratory equipment to characterize materials
- Report writing, make methodology decisions when necessary, and interface with staff at the technical center and plant locations
- Familiar with metallographic sample preparation, materials testing, morphological and microstructural analysis using optical microscopy, and should have some knowledge of mechanical testing
- Applicant should be able to summarize the technical work and produce written reports
- Daily Cycle Count Activities
Qualifications for analyst, materials
- Project manager is required to lead multiple projects on Conflict Minerals (CM) regulation and End of Life Vehicle (ELV) regulation compliance for CMI products
- This role owns IMDS, and iPoint management and will require to manage off-shore contractor to drive supplier data collection, review supplier data and make determination on compliance status of parts
- The role requires close interaction with internal and external stakeholders including suppliers and customers
- The project manager will also be responsible for managing ELV regulation compliance of multiple On-highway VPI programs across CMI
- This role requires to keep up to speed on global impact of ELV regulation changes and any upcoming regulations around supply chain including but not limited to EU conflict minerals, and Anti-slavery
- Ability to identify and resolve inconsistencies and gaps between demand and supply (forecast/customer orders vs
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of analyst, materials. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for analyst, materials
- Understand the current enterprise system landscape for the functions in scope, and able to identify the commonalities and differences across PM's four customer-facing industries
- Support the N-PMN Business Intelligence function (marketing intelligence and market research)
- Work with cross functional team to ensure timely and accurate release of ECO’s
- Develop Share point or similar dashboard to provide repairs shop better visibility into priorities and needs
- Evaluating processes that our internal repair shops are using with the goal of developing and adopting new processes to run their business more efficiently
- Develop improved processes
- Act as a liaison between shops, Repairs Control, Material control, and Purchasing departments
- Implementation and testing of new processes and dashboards
- Supervision of the Materials Analyst team, the Cycle Counters, and the Department OS
- Team member performance management and training
Qualifications for analyst, materials
- Be able to combine information from multiple sources and present and communicate clearly the implications and impact to the business of a given situation
- Active Secret Government Clearance
- Five to seven years of job-related work experience
- Costpoint and Maximo System experience
- Procurement Business background
- No relocation is being offered for the role