Supply Chain Analyst

Supply Chain Analyst

The Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for providing proactive support to vendor partners, merchant teams, and DC network to ensure optimal and consistent flow of merchandise from vendors to the DCs and ultimately to stores. This position will be responsible for proactively identifying and resolving issues that affect the flow of goods. The Supply Chain Analyst will implement solutions and processes with the support of our Supply Chain teams to correct issues and avoid future occurrences. The Supply Chain Analyst will be assigned merchandise division to assure we optimize the flow of goods for the assigned area.

Major Activities

• Optimize flow of product from vendors to DCs to stores.
• Partner with the vendors, merchants and DC teams to assure we use the best practices in flowing goods to save on time, money, and labor:
• • Review opportunities for vendors to improve their flow of goods.
  • Work with vendors to resolve any opportunities to improve the process to support Michaels.
  • Review opportunities to support warehouses.
  • Review opportunities to support stores.
• Maintain cost recovery for DCs if corrective action is needed to flow goods.
• Maintain the flow of business within a given area to insure process responsibilities are completed accurately and in a timely manner:
• • Resolve DC troubles within a 3 day period.
  • Respond back to communications with 24 hours or less.
• Assist the Supply Chain Forecast team in providing information that may impact flow changes in the network.
• Travel to support vendor partners in improving processes to support Michaels (When requested).
• Manager and/or director will assign projects that will support the total team. The team member will take ownership of the assignment.
• Manage transitions within assigned division (Vendor or DC location change, shipping case configuration changes).
• DC RTVs (Returns, destroy and/or donate) products with approval from merchants and vendor partners. Establish reworks for issues that are held up in our DC network.

Minimum Special Certifications or technical skills

• Excellent Excel and Access skills
• PowerPoint

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business or related field

Preferred Type of experience the job requires

• 3-5 years Supply Chain experience
• Retail and/or Logistics experience

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com.

Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all customers to create, innovate and be better together.

Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).