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Senior Supply Chain Business Intelligence Lead

Belfast
1 day ago
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Supply Chain Business Intelligence Lead

Position Overview

You will play a critical role in ensuring accurate forecasting and demand visibility across the global supply chain functions. Supported by the central Data Analytics team, you will interpret the data, providing the story around the data, enabling the senior management teams to make the appropriate data led planning decisions.

Leveraging advanced analytics, statistical modelling, and automation to improve forecast accuracy and enable data-driven Supply Chain decisions. You will see behind the data, identifying trends and importantly the inter-related knock-on effects of changes, enabling insightful proactive decision making.

You will be responsible for collecting, analysing, and interpreting large sets of data to support SC functions, improving accuracy, and providing actionable insights which drive business decisions.

Why Apply?

This is a critical sole contributor role, with high visibility across the SC function. You can shape this functions outputs, driving optimisation and accuracy within SC reporting process, which will make a direct and tangible difference within the wider SC & planning functions. This role will make a difference, within a successful, fast paced, global business.

This is a new role, so you can shape it and make it your own. It’s a role which consumes an array of data and reporting, honing this into a narrative which can be actioned by the SC global SMT.

This is a unique role where you have a specific blend of skills. Strong analytical skills, where you love manipulating data to find the answers within planning. You will have experience directly within a fast paced, global SC function, so you understand how the end-to-end function works. Enabling you to interpret the data and what the interdependencies or knock-on effects of changes within this data mean within the SC function.

You enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams across the business and at a senior level within the company, adapting your communication style accordingly. You will have high levels of influencing skills.

Fantastic company culture, which is people centric and highly supportive. This is a highly visible role, in a company where success is rewarded.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary analytics partner for senior supply chain leadership, translating business priorities into actionable analytical frameworks

• Lead cross functional projects to improve supply chain efficiency, service levels, cost structure, and scalability

• Enhance BI reporting infrastructure by implementing best practices for the design, development, testing, and administration of dashboards and reports

• Interpret and visualise data to deliver compelling insights and data storytelling for supply chain operations

• Build strong relationships with Supply Chain Operations, Finance, and IT teams to ensure alignment on priorities and strategies

• Drive accessible communication across BI initiatives with fast turnaround, clear documentation, and seamless collaboration

• Propose and execute new project strategies with minimal oversight

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain analytics or related roles with a focus on high tech manufacturing

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Engineering, or a related field

• Advanced proficiency in Power BI, Excel, SQL, and DAX

• Familiarity with Salesforce, JIRA, Microsoft Office, and SQL Server Management Studio

• Strong analytical, time management, and problem solving skills with exceptional attention to detail

• Proven track record of leading cross functional initiatives and presenting to executive leadership

Preferred Skills and Assets

• Familiarity with scenario planning, cost modelling, or predictive analytics in a supply chain context

• Experience with AI, machine learning, or big data analytics solutions

• Exposure to Google Looker

• APICS or other relevant certifications

• Strong business and finance acumen to leverage analytics for actionable insights

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