We are looking for an Outside Processing/Supply Chain Analyst to join our team. The Outside Processing/Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for working collaboratively with team-members and processors to systematically analyze business processes and identify potential problems and opportunities for improvement. This role requires a broad range of creative problem-solving skills, combined with exceptional interpersonal and analytical skills. This role will require challenging existing processes and recommending solutions through process improvements and automation.

Responsibilities

· Creating purchase orders using requirements from internal stakeholders to outside processors – this includes all system inputs and information transfer.

· Maintaining a detailed system of pricing for new and existing items, along with validation checks to ensure pricing accuracy.

· Partnering with Accounts Payable to investigate price variances and determining if payments should be approved and coded appropriately.

· Lead the collection, validation, and analysis of data to drive performance and fact-based decision making.

· Develops an understanding of functional processes, including key objectives, process flows, constraints, and functional hand-offs.

· Facilitate root-cause analysis and solutioning activities for problems and opportunities for improvement.

· Supporting the Outside Processing Team with account backups.

· Participate in relevant training and proactively build new skills that benefit the team.

Desired Experience

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills

· Ability to work with large data sets (ability to collect, group, and merge data to produce insights and facts)

· Ability to prioritize value (effectively choosing where to spend time / efforts for largest impact / return)

· Self-motivator that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to new knowledge and changing priorities

· Strong technical knowledge of the various steel grades and steel market

· Excellent organization skills

· Oracle, OAC, Microsoft studio experience preferred 

· Ability to develop strong internal and external working relationships

· Ability to motivate others to adopt new best practices through fact-based analyses and discussion.

· Ability to understand fundamentals and make recommendations for process improvements

· Advanced skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, & Word skills