Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Job Description:
Supply Planning Analyst II- Center of Excellence As a Sr Supply Planning Analyst - Center of Excellence, you will lead high-priority process improvements that increase efficiency and consistency across Supply Planning. You will partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to implement sustainable changes and strengthen training, onboarding, and documentation. This Milwaukee-based role reports to the Lead Analyst within the Supply Planning Center of Excellence.
You'll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:
- Own the intake, evaluation, prioritization, and tracking of Supply Planning issues, improvement opportunities, and project requests; define the path forward and route work to the appropriate owners for action.
- Lead recurring project and process governance forums, drive decisions and issue resolution, and hold owners accountable for completing actions and delivering outcomes.
- Partner with Supply Planning leaders and cross-functional teams, including Demand Planning, S&OE, Manufacturing, and Data Analytics, to define objectives, secure resources, resolve dependencies, and advance improvement initiatives through implementation.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable training, onboarding, and knowledge-management standards that strengthen planning capabilities and drive consistent practices across Supply Planning.
- Leverage data, feedback, and process observations to identify root causes, implement targeted solutions, and measure improvements in efficiency, consistency, and team effectiveness.
- Collect and synthesize feedback from Supply Planning analysts and leaders, assess business impact, and help align work and available resources to top-priority initiatives.
- Serve as a liaison among Supply Planning, Functional Process Owners, Data Analytics, and other cross-functional teams to improve visibility, coordination, and accountability.
- Align overlapping work with existing initiatives and assess requests against strategic priorities, planning standards, and organizational value.
- Maintain project tracking, status summaries, resource views, and governance tools that provide leadership with clear visibility to progress, risks, decisions, and support needs.
- Support the design, scheduling, delivery, and continuous improvement of training programs, best-practice refreshers, office hours, and functional learning sessions.
- Improve Supply Planning onboarding by designing training plans, organizing resources, clarifying trainer and process-owner responsibilities, and monitoring completion and feedback.
- Drive the creation, standardization, and ongoing review of work instructions, process maps, reference materials, and knowledge repositories by holding content owners accountable for timely maintenance.
- Support change-management and communication plans for new processes, tools, ownership transitions, and broader Supply Planning initiatives.
- Promote sustainable knowledge retention through review cadences, version control, clear content ownership, and accessible documentation.
- Take ownership of select process-improvement and standardization projects and support broader initiatives as assigned.
The TOOLS you'll bring with you:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Analytics, Project Management, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in supply chain, operations, project coordination, or a related role.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate discussions, synthesize complex information, and tailor key messages to diverse audiences.
- Ability to build relationships, influence without direct authority, and coordinate work across multiple teams and levels of the organization.
- Strong organization and follow-through, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, owners, deadlines, and dependencies.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to synthesize qualitative feedback and quantitative information into actionable recommendations.
- A continuous-improvement mindset, with the ability to seek and consider diverse perspectives and respond constructively before forming conclusions or action plans.
- Understanding of supply chain planning tools, software, and ERP systems.
Why Milwaukee Tool? At Milwaukee Tool, we push boundaries, take risks, and never settle for the status quo. We offer:
- A collaborative, high-energy work environment.
- Career growth opportunities with a company that invests in its people.
- Robust health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
- Generous 401(k) savings plan.
- Education assistance.
- On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.
- And many more; visit the Milwaukee Tool careers benefits site: Benefits - Milwaukee Careers
Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.