Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harbor Freight Tools is a national tool retailer with a large store and distribution network. The Supply Chain Central Planning Analyst will support network-wide supply chain planning by developing planning tools, dashboards, and reports, conducting analysis, and communicating recommendations to stakeholders. The role also partners with distribution center leadership and supports operational strategy, business planning, and new facility rollouts.
Responsibilities
- Maintains a single network platform used to streamline short-term workforce, inbound, our outbound planning
- Collaborates with business partners and DC leadership to understand business needs and translate central plans for execution
- Assisting in the development and implementation of dashboards, reports, and other data visualization tools to help us monitor and improve warehouse and supply chain performance
- Participate in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) reconciliation by analyzing, researching, and communicating operational cost/benefit tradeoffs relating to key business decisions
- Directly supports the rollout and standup on new buildings. Including hands on training in the new site
- Operates with a clear bias-to-action to respond to customer needs
- Communicating findings and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Analyzing data to identify trends and patterns and inform decision-making
- Performs and participates in root cause analysis of business problems, identifying and recommending alternative solutions, and develops reports to track key metrics and results
- Additional duties as assigned by manager
Skills
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in data science or a related field
- Advanced understanding of working with business intelligence systems
- Strong analytical skills
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to scope, prioritize, and focus on multiple tasks at a time
- Self-starter with genuine investigative talents, ability to find, analyze, and present information to assist in developing operational strategy and efficiency within the distribution center environment
- Must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices, without endangering the health or safety of self or others
- Stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time
- Speak and listen to others in person and over the phone and video conferencing
- Use keyboard and read from computer screen and reports
- The ability to lift up to 15 lbs
- 2+ Years of management experience supervising production personnel, especially in distribution setting
Benefits
- This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
- Medical insurance for Associates and their families.
- Dental insurance for Associates and their families.
- Vision insurance for Associates and their families.
- Life insurance for Associates and their families.
- Short-term disability insurance for Associates and their families.
- Long-term disability insurance for Associates and their families.
- Eligible Associates are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan.
- Associates will accrue paid time off up to 236 hours per year (inclusive of PTO, floating holidays, and paid holidays).
- Paid sick time up to 80 hours per year unless otherwise required by law.
- Flex Designation: Anywhere.
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