Supply Chain Operations Analyst

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You will be able to work remotely from you home location, in the United States Additional position specific details
* Support management of complex supplier programs, working both virtually and onsite with operational and clinical staff to sustain change and optimize opportunities.
* Develop complex analytical models that measure program performance and contribute to data-led decision making.
* Develop effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to support delivery and value realization
* Create and/or review deliverables (e.g. presentations, dashboards, and other documents) as requested.
* Create and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs), processes, and policies related to Supply Chain Operations and in collaboration with Global Process Experts
* Provide routine written updates to project stakeholders and leadership.
* Provide analytical support for project engagements, focused on non-payroll expense reduction and operational optimization.
* Mentor and coach other Analysts, as appropriate and where applicable.
* Complete on-site operational introspections (audits) at clinics and create customized improvement plans.
** PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
** The Supply Chain Analyst supports the strategic and operational interfacing between Global Procurement and Care Delivery; both on a management level as well as on an operational level. This role is responsible for creating the analytics, deliverables, and support materials that support the alignment of procurement strategies with business needs, optimizing supplier partnerships, and driving operational excellence across a complex, global healthcare environment to enhance patient outcomes and drive financial efficiencies.

The Supply Chain Operations Analyst works in a fast-paced environment that exposes them to a variety of projects, stakeholders, and supply chain-related issues.  Analysts focus on delivering sustainable financial performance improvement for Fresenius Medical Care through robust operational analytics, process mapping and creation, deliverable development, and change management to optimize initiatives that deliver results.
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* PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

*** Maintains full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues.
* Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.
* Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments.
* Responsible for troubleshooting issues, determining their underlying causes, and collaborating with other team members to develop effective solutions.
* Analyze key data to identify options for managing and developing the overall network and strategy.
* Support with analysis on key elements including demand, capability, and cost.
* Analyze customer types, demand geographies, asset utilization and efficiency, and activity-based costing.
* Assist in development of network strategy recommendations including optimal use of current assets, investments in new technology, expansion of capacity, etc.
* Develop compelling business cases for projects/programs based on analytics, through scenarios, cost/time/resources analysis.
* Gather, compile, and interpret data and present relevant assumptions to management.
* Cultivate and maintain successful relationships with other functional departments and business colleagues from various business units.
* Support in development of comprehensive implementation plan, includes capacity studies, studies for future state operations, detailed allocation plans, route and/or cross-dock optimizations, customer or territory re-alignments, and execution plan for each project.
* Develop continual data refresh, to enable up-to-date modeling analysis.
* Maintain Master Data.
* Provide network modeling expertise.
* Provide enough documentation for modeling efforts to explain the optimization journey.
* May assist junior-level staff with general tasks that require a better…