Advance Auto Parts Hiring for Sr. Supply Chain Analyst at Hyderabad, Telangana Full Time

The Sr. Analyst, Supply Chain Analytics is responsible for developing reporting and analyzing procurement spend performance. The successful candidate will understand and interpret data, enabling data-driven decision making through data visualizations to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. The candidate will provide decision support and counsel by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, to support the overall strategic and operating plans of Advance Auto Parts and its supply chain. This individual contributor will be an excellent collaborator with our partners in Procurement as well as a critical thinker and great communicator (both written and verbal). Data-driven decision-making and technical skillset are key to this role.

Responsibilities:
Develop interactive dashboards and cultivate data models

Create spend buckets by vendor and department showing increase or decrease on a YOY basis

Create interactive visual aids in the dashboard like mapping spend by vendor and their location

Create, plan, and publish relevant procurement metrics and reporting to provide data visibility and support business needs

Create, plan, and publish relevant procurement metrics proposals for streamlining data flows developing scorecards efficiently

Evaluate, validate, and automate reports for procurement management. Provide appropriate input into test design to ensure data integrity for investment decision purpose

Prepare AdHoc analysis focusing on process optimization and cost reduction

Provide root cause driver analysis to support decision-making by effectively communicating and translating data and results into business insights and actions

Communicate and present recommendations to all levels of staff and management regarding detailed implementation plans for metrics and scorecards, including automation

Continuously work to create efficiencies and improvements within reporting, procedures, and scheduling processes

Create documentation / Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all process work.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Expert visualizations skills in Power BI or Tableau

Strong technical skills in R or Python, SQL, and Microsoft Excel

Experience with cleansing the data by GL code, spend category, and any ancillary scrubbing that is needed for reporting to be accurate

Experience in combining data from various sources together to produce holistic data models

Experience with reporting solutions and data mining in relational databases

Strong ability to understand raw data and identify anomalies

Strong analytical skills in assessing business processes, systems, and information flows, as well as compiling and assessing data

Understanding of key procurement metrics and their drivers

Knowledge of procurement and/or strategic sourcing

Effective communication and collaboration with all levels of the organization

Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills

Customer-oriented focus and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams

Ability to operate in a complex environment while adhering to schedules

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously ensuring timely and accurate completion of each; outcome-focused and experienced in project management as a means to plan, track, communicate progress and ensure on time delivery of projects.

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EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Business, Finance, or related area

EXPERIENCE:
5-7 years of experience in analytics (procurement and/or strategic sourcing preferred)