Supply Chain Analyst II

Under general supervision of the Business Analytics Manager, responsible for analyzing the effectiveness of existing procurement processes as it relates to the supply chain activity, ensuring manufacturer performance and Cencora objectives are aligned. Recommends and contributes to improved strategies in order to improve margins as a result of these efforts.

• Evaluates business processes and designs, develops and implements improvements that reduce cost, improve effectiveness and improves the quality or magnitude of the end result
• Develops new solutions to various tactical challenges MWI Animal Health faces as it relates to procuring product, managing supplier relations and meeting business objectives
• Trains others in the solutions designed to carry the process in the Operate and Maintain mode
• Acts as an internal consultant to other procurement areas in support of procurement projects to improve buy-side profits, inventory productivity or overall team effectiveness
• Participates in Supply and Demand Chain projects across the organization
• Works closely with suppliers and other functional areas in order to improve performance
• Develops value-added services and solutions to respond to manufacturer needs
• Develops decision support models supporting policy decisions in the supply chain activity
• Performs related duties as assigned

Experience & Education:

• Requires broad training in fields such as business administration, accountancy, sales, marketing, computer sciences or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four year bachelor's degree program or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Normally requires two (2) to four (4) years directly related and progressively responsible experience

Skills & Knowledge:

• Strong familiarity with SQL is required
• Experience with Tableau, PowerBI, or other data visualization software is required
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Superior analytical skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work well within a team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Core Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking: Reviews trends and compares to expectations. Conducts research to define problems and prepares responses to anticipated questions. Prioritizes multiple issues and opportunities. Identifies relationships and linkages within several information sources. Anticipates issues that are not readily apparent on the surface. Identifies root causes and effects.

• Communicates Effectively; Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages completely and accurately; composes and creates documents with language and format appropriate to the subject matter; attends to details and check, edits, and revises writing for correct information.

• Build Quality Service: Defines quality service based on customer needs, wants, expectations, and profitability: aligns actions accordingly; remains sensitive and responsive to both internal and external customers and builds distinctive predictable levels of services; resolves problems quickly and effectively.

• Take Initiative: Assumes responsibility for necessary actions or problem resolution when accountability is not clear; appropriately initiates behavior on projects or other initiatives without requiring explicit management direction or guidance; knows when management involvement is required and seeks it out.

• Innovation: Reacts open-mindedly to new perspectives or ideas. Considers different or unusual solutions when appropriate. Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas. Takes the initiative to experiment.

• Sense of Urgency: Demonstrates the ability to respond quickly to changes in day-to-day operations related to department priorities.

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

.