SUMMARY: The Supply Chain Administrator improves the efficiency of operations through data collection and analysis. The position requires excellent attention to detail, superior Excel skills and exceptional analytical and communication skills. They will use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to gather data and information from stakeholders and will recommend ways and business rationale for improving operations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Review and analyze course customization material requirements for creating/eliminating SKUs and BOMs. Calculate the impacts of these changes on inventory spend and warehouse kitting operations. Based on operational and financial impacts, recommend any changes to the request.
Set up required SKUs and BOMs and communicate impacts to forecasting, procurement, kitting, and merchandizing teams.
Calculate, analyze and communicate daily returns and identify trends in customer return behaviors, warehouse processing times, average pallet values, and probability of meeting month, quarter, and annual returns targets. Recommend best course of action when targets are not being met or are being exceeded, balancing inventory need with budget impacts. Communicate rationale behind recommendation.
Analyze, process, and review daily and weekly freight invoices calculating average package cost per student, per account each week. Identify and report week/week or year/year exceptions. Work with other Operations team members to reduce freight cost per unit and recommend changes.
Evaluate, negotiate, establish, and maintain relationships with shippers for timely, efficient, and cost-effective freight scheduling and movement, with an eye toward decreasing unit costs and improving customer experience.
Analyze, process, and review monthly warehouse invoices and identify trends in expense categories at each warehouse and investigate exceptions. Evaluate and escalate cost trends that do not match forecast.
Handle and resolve all materials shipping escalations, ensuring that customer's issue is resolved, and business owner/reporter are kept informed. Analyze root causes behind escalations, recommend changes where practical to eliminate the issue.
Collect data from outside vendors and prepare and report it to finance, such as reclamations freight allowances, quarterly in transit shipments, and weekly warehouse metrics.
Review purchase orders, providing updates to accounts payable on a bi-monthly and monthly basis. Receiving purchase orders upon the approval and request from buyers within the organization.
Participate in and lead, as necessary, internal and external meetings.
Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Associate degree
Three (3) years' experience in Inventory Management and analysis OR
Equivalent combination of education and experience
Certificates and Licenses: None required.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Excellent mathematical and analytical skills
Working knowledge of data analysis and ability to develop actionable insights from data
Interpersonal skills and ability to build and improve trusting relationships
Attention to detail
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency
Ability to travel to warehouses (currently located in Kentucky) up to 5% of the time
Ability to clear required background check
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Excellent time management skills and the ability to work under pressure while maintaining accuracy
Interpersonal skills and active listening
Strategic planning and thinking, systems analysis and evaluation
In-depth understanding of risk management within the supply chain of the company
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C. Preference is given to candidates residing within commuting distance to our Reston, VA headquarters.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.
We anticipate this position will pay between $17.54 - $34. per hour. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
Job Type
Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
