Project Analyst, Supply Chain

McCain Foods USA•Oakbrook Terrace, IL

8d•$65,500 - $87,400

About The Position

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy. This is an existing vacancy for McCain which is actively seeking to be hired. Are you passionate about driving impactful change and optimizing processes within the Supply Chain domain? Here at McCain, we are seeking a talented Project Analyst to join our NA Supply Chain team. In this role, you will play a critical role in project planning and coordination, stakeholder management, and integration efforts within our Supply Chain Sub Functions. If you're a detail-oriented professional with a knack for collaboration and a drive for results, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Information Systems or Engineering.
3+ years Supply Chain experience
Thorough, detail oriented with the ability to work with speed and accuracy.
Previous work with projects as a team member or leader.
Results focused.
Bias towards action, able to analyze multiple pieces of information and act decisively.
Effective communication skills (both oral and written) with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
Understand sources of information and is able to procure information effectively.
Tact and diplomacy - ensure professionalism when dealing with internal customers and outside vendors - ability to build strong relationships.
Self-motivated with leadership skills and a desire to learn and grow.
Excellent problem solving, organization and planning skills.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification is a huge plus.
Understanding and exposure to SAP transactional research and error resolution would be a plus.
Highly proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project or Visio a plus.
Working knowledge and proficiency with SAP IBP, E2Open TMS (formerly BluJay) and PowerBI would be a plus.
Ability to travel on occasion (<10%)

Responsibilities

Project Planning and Coordination: Assist in the planning, scheduling, and coordination of Supply Chain project activities.
Track project timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure adherence to deadlines.
Coordinate communication between project team members, stakeholders, and external partners.
Organize and facilitate project meetings, including preparing agendas and documenting meeting minutes.
Maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and risk registers.
Stakeholder Management and Accountability: Manage multiple requests while meeting or exceeding stakeholder expectations.
Hold others accountable to maintain project scope and timelines. (including internal teams and 3rd party logistics providers)
Listen to input and feedback from stakeholders while managing scope creep and filtering out non-relevant information.
Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA) Lead efforts in developing data driven tracking methodologies to quantify the impact of continuous improvement initiatives.
Provide thought leadership and expertise to ideate and build a robust portfolio of cost savings initiatives.
Understanding and Integration: Project Analysts will be assigned to collaborate with a Supply Chain Sub Function (Logistics, Planning, Customer Solutions, E2E operations)
Gain expert knowledge of assigned department and their integration into the overall End-to-End (E2E) process.
Collaborate with CI team to Champion efforts to optimize processes and/or leverage data to improve decision making.
Special Assignments: Manage strategic programs as needed (PPM/PMO Process administration, Network Modeling, SCA etc..)