Job Description

Position Summary

The Material Analyst plays a critical role in maintaining accurate inventory management, optimizing material flow, and supporting production operations by evaluating current and projected demand. This position oversees materials from planning through production, monitors inventory levels to prevent shortages or excess stock, and ensures data integrity across inventory control systems. Success in this role requires strong analytical capabilities, expertise in ABC/123 classification methods, and the ability to drive efficient, reliable material movement throughout the manufacturing process.

Join a highly collaborative manufacturing team where your insights directly influence production performance, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement across the plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage inventory to ensure accurate stock levels and support uninterrupted production.
• Monitor and adjust material planning systems to reflect current business conditions and projected demand.
• Utilize ABC/123 classification methodology to prioritize and manage materials based on
• value, usage, and criticality.
• Analyze and maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts, audits, and variance
• investigations.
• Track material flow from procurement through production and ensure timely
• availability.
• Identify shortages, excess inventory, and slow-moving items; develop corrective action
• plans.
• Collaborate with production, planning, purchasing, and warehouse teams to align
• material availability with schedules.
• Update ERP/MRP systems to ensure accurate data for ordering, planning, and
• forecasting.
• Support cost-saving and optimization initiatives by analyzing material usage and
• workflow trends.
• Prepare detailed reports on inventory health, material efficiency, and usage patterns.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in inventory management, material analysis, supply chain, or
• production planning.
• Strong understanding of ABC/123 inventory analysis methodologies.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and material flow within a production
• environment.
• Advanced Excel skills including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas, and data
• analysis tools.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Epicor, or similar).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced manufacturing
• environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with forecasting and demand planning.
• Background in high-volume or multi-line manufacturing.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing or continuous improvement principles.
• Associate or Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field (preferred, not required).

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