Supply Chain Analyst

What’s in it for you?

Opportunity To Unlock Your Creativity

Think of all the times you were held back from trying new ideas because you were boxed in by bureaucratic legacy processes or old school tactics. Having a growth mindset is deeply ingrained into our company culture since day 1 so Fictiv is an environment where you have the creative liberty and support of the team to try big bold ideas to achieve our sales and customer goals.

Opportunity To Grow Your Career

There are plenty of jobs out there. The question is whether any of them will help you grow in your career? Will you be challenged by teammates to achieve your potential? Or are they roles that will ask you to do more of what you've already mastered. At Fictiv, you'll be surrounded by supportive teammates who will push you to be your best through their curiosity and passion.

Impact In This Role

At Fictiv, we streamline sourcing for our customers, with the Strategic Sourcing team at the forefront of this mission. The Strategic Sourcing Analyst role significantly impacts Fictiv's success by ensuring a robust and responsive US manufacturing ecosystem. This position directly contributes to achieving key business outcomes like increasing US Gross Profit and improving high tolerance opportunity conversion rates. By analyzing real time information to strategically develop manufacturing capacity, optimize supplier relationships, and enhance financial accuracy quote analyses and enhancing internal cost accuracy, the analyst strengthens Fictiv's ability to meet diverse customer demands, particularly for strategic high-growth sectors, and ultimately drives the efficiency and profitability of the company's hardware manufacturing platform.

You will report to the Director of Strategic Sourcing.

What You’ll Be Doing

1. US Supply Chain Ecosystem Market Research. Develop and maintain a database of potential first and second tier suppliers, complete with capabilities, scale, etc for the Sourcing team to use as an input to supply chain development activities. Develop reports on US market trends to report back to the Sourcing team & General Manager of the US to inform Sourcing strategy adjustments. This role will own the sourcing dashboard to enable the strategic sourcing team to make real time decisions with the most accuracy possible.

2. Supplier Landscape and Network Analysis. Enable gap assessments of MP capabilities and Fictiv production needs. Understand the US growth strategy and identify potential manufacturing partners to meet current and future growth targets across multiple manufacturing processes.

3. Network Development Support. Work with Fictiv tools and cross-functional team members to improve timely feedback to our Manufacturing Partners to improve their competitiveness.

Desired Traits

• Minimum of a BS degree in a quantitative field such as Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering (or similar engineering field), Business Administration, Data Science, or a related discipline, MBA is a plus.
• 5-7 years experience in data analytics, supply chain analytics, supply management, or supplier development roles within custom manufacturing, with a strong emphasis on data mining, data analysis/interpretation, and building dashboards for real time reporting
• Proficiency with business intelligence software (e.g., Sigma) and ERP systems (e.g., Odoo).
• Experience with analysis in supply chains handling regulated industries preferred (Aerospace / Med-Device / Energy)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work cross-functionally and present data findings, with the ability to effectively collaborate across different time zones.
• Meticulous and detail-oriented & fluent in American English required
• Proven ability to deliver results while working independently, proactively identify needs, manage time effectively, and complete tasks efficiently with minimal oversight, driving initiatives from conception to completion.
• Ideally have experience working entirely during US business hours in a previous role