Analyst, Sales & Ops Planning

Overall Job Summary

This position is responsible for managing the Sales and Operations Planning process with the goal of balancing cost, service, and capacity across the supply chain to drive top-line and bottom-line performance.  Leveraging S&OP and visualization tools, this position will monitor status of key supply chain metrics, proactively identify capacity risks across various time horizons using forecasted demand and communicate insights to support actionable decision making to mitigate the risk.  Once a risk is identified, this position will analyze multiple scenarios, present options, and recommendations to decision makers, and facilitate cross functional coordination to execute actions.  This position will also support the weekly cross-functional S&OP meetings by assisting with preparation, facilitation, and follow up.  Finally, this position will own maintaining integrity of S&OP tools to ensure analysis can be performed to drive quick, intentional decisions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)

• Manage the Sales and Operations Planning Process, including continuous improvement efforts.
• Monitor the status of key metrics across the end-to-end supply chain and utilize visualization tools to communicate the story
• Develop and analyze multiple scenarios to mitigate capacity risks (vendors, transportation, DCs, and stores) and maintain continuous flow of merchandise across the supply chain. Weigh operational and financial tradeoffs of each, provide recommendations to leadership, and coordinate cross functional execution of actions.
• Assist with weekly S&OP meetings including, information generation, preread preparation, meeting facilitation, and follow up execution
• Maintain integrity of supply chain digital twin (via S&OP System), including demand forecast, space and throughput capacities, and labor rates.  Primary trainer for others.
• Lead cross functional processes and leverage robotic process automation to drive productive use of DC space, including disposition of end of season (SWAT process) and unproductive inventory.
• Collaborate with other SSC departments to ensure smooth flow of merchandise through the supply chain
   

Required Qualifications

Experience: 3-5 years of Supply Chain experience  

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with emphasis on Supply Chain Management. Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered.
 

Preferred knowledge, skills or abilities

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel  
• Ability to learn and utilize other supply chain tools. 

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements

Disclaimer

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position.  It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities.  A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/ her supervisor.

Company Info

At Tractor Supply and Petsense by Tractor Supply, our Team Members are the heart of our success. Their dedication, passion, and hard work drive everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them with a comprehensive and accessible total reward package. We understand the evolving needs of our Team Members and their families, and we strive to offer meaningful, competitive, and sustainable benefits that support their well-being today and in the future.
 
Our benefits extend beyond medical, dental, and vision coverage, including company-paid life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and family planning resources such as adoption and surrogacy assistance, for all full-time Team Members and all part-time Team Members. Part time new hires gain eligibility for TSC Benefits by averaging at least 15 hours per week during their 90-day lookback period. The lookback period starts the first of the month following the date of hire. If the 15-hour requirement was met, the benefits eligibility date will be the first day of the month following 4 months of continuous service.
 
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