Overview

The Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for the planning, coordinating, monitoring and analyzing all supply chain costs and key performance metrics including, performance to plan, monthly accruals of operational and capital expenses.

This role will use analytic processes to find root causes to supply chain cost variance of the entire supply chain team, including distribution, transportation, and parcel operations to solve issues and support operations.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and oversee monthly financial accounting and accrual for Supply Chain

• Leverage existing reports or request for new reports as needed to support Monthly accrual process
• Run backend Excel, Access, JDA, WMS and other system queries to feed reports
• Collaborate with Finance for monthly close and financial reporting issues
• Complete analysis on budgetary gaps between actuals vs forecast/plan
• Collaborate with extended supply chain teams (DCs, Transportation and Analytics) along with finance to identify root cause of financial variance
• Create monthly report/deck to report supply chain performance and drive the discussion with the team to identify the root cause of trends in the key metrics
• Complete analysis to investigate potential opportunity areas
• Monitor and escalate changes in key metrics; research and identify root cause
• Present findings and recommendations to functional business partners and management throughout the business

Other Functions:

• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain , Math/Statistics , Accounting/Finance or related discipline or, equivalent combination of intellectual instruction and work experience.

Required Knowledge:

• Intermediate to advance level knowledge of Excel
• Basic to intermediate to advance level knowledge of Access
• Basic to intermediate level of knowledge of SQL
• Firm understanding of financial concepts such as debit/credit, GL accounts/cost centers (chart of accounts), accrual accounting, capital expense, purchase orders, petty cash, and amortization/depreciation.

Experience Required:

• 0-2 years related experience.

Skill and Ability:

• Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to structure analysis independently andidentify root causes for issues
• Ability to multi-tasked with extreme attention to detail while working on multiple projects
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively to prioritize projects with several business areas
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and follow through skills
• Comfortable working in a fast pace environment with a multicultural staff
• A team player

Equal Opportunity Policy

The Vitamin Shoppe is an equal opportunity employer.We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, separation, recruitment, pay and other forms of compensation, access to facilities and programs, training and general treatment during employment.

We firmly believe that every Health Enthusiast has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. Our goal is to maintain a satisfied and productive team of Health Enthusiasts. The keys to reaching that goal are effective leadership, equal application of fair human resources policies, competitive wages and benefits, and close attention to all health enthusiast matters. The Vitamin Shoppe is committed to the principle of fair and impartial treatment of our Health Enthusiasts.

Health Enthusiasts with questions or concerns about equal employment opportunities in the workplace are encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of their Human Resources representative. We will not allow any form of retaliation against Health Enthusiasts who raise issues of perceived discrimination in good faith. To ensure our workplace is free of artificial barriers, violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including discharge.

Compensation