[Hiring] Supply Chain Operations Analyst @Coleto Brands

Role Description

Coleto Brands, parent Company of Progress Lighting and Kichler, is seeking to fill a Supply Chain Analyst. This position is responsible for managing inbound supply and customer backorders across the Progress and Kichler brands, from vendor ship date through receipt at our distribution centers.

Primary focus of the role is to:

• Ensure customer orders are prioritized correctly against available and incoming supply.
• Work with vendors and logistics partners to expedite late or critical supply.
• Provide customers and sales partners with accurate, reliable recovery dates.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with supply planning, purchasing, logistics, customer service, and sales.
• Serve as a development path into broader supply planning responsibilities.

This is a remote position. Preference will be given to candidates in or around Greenville, SC, where our corporate office is located, to allow for occasional in-person collaboration.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business Analytics or equivalent required.
• 2–4 years of experience in supply chain, order management, inventory management, purchasing, and/or customer fulfillment.
• SAP experience (SD/MM) strongly preferred; S/4HANA experience a plus.
• Experience working with overseas vendors and imported products (ocean / air freight, lead times) preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools such as SAP to extract, manipulate, and interpret data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, manage escalations, and communicate clearly with customers, sales partners, and vendors.
• Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Power Query, macros, or building reports is preferred.
• Domestic travel of 5% to our distribution centers.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Requirements

• Manage inbound supply for both brands, including open purchase orders, in-transit containers, and vendor ship dates, and proactively identify supply at risk of arriving late.
• Prioritize containers and inbound shipments with logistics and distribution center teams based on backorders and customer needs, including devanning and receiving order.
• Evaluate and request air freight on critical items by weighing freight cost against customer impact, and track air freight requests, cost, and results.
• Communicate inbound deliveries and expected arrival dates to customer service, sales, and sales agencies.
• Reschedule past due purchase orders and expedite critical POs with vendors, purchasing, and overseas sourcing teams, keeping PO dates accurate in SAP and resolving vendor/supply discrepancies.
• Manage open customer backorders, prioritizing sales orders against available and inbound supply according to agreed business rules.
• Allocate limited inventory across customers, channels, and distribution centers, and recommend inventory transfers between distribution centers to fill orders faster.
• Set and maintain accurate recovery dates for backordered orders and communicate status to customer service, sales, and sales agencies.
• Complete recurring reporting to demonstrate status of KPIs such as backorder value, backorder aging, recovery date accuracy, vendor on-time performance, and air freight spend.
• Identify root causes of recurring backorders and late supply, and partner with supply planning, demand planning, and purchasing to resolve them.
• Identify & implement process improvements and standardize practices across both brands.
• Over time, take on broader supply planning responsibilities, including inventory deployment, replenishment, and inventory health.

Benefits

• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
• Coleto Brands LLC, its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “Coleto Brands” or the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job.
• The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit.
• It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity based on various protected characteristics.
• The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities.
• Coleto Brands is an E-Verify employer.