Specialist - Manufacturing & Supply Chain Cost Analytics

Description:

Role Summary:

The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Cost Analytics Specialist will provide decision-ready analytics to support our client cost optimization and margin improvement initiatives across manufacturing, supply chain, and engineering.

This role replaces consultant-driven analytics by building strong internal capability and partnering closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, and Cost Optimization Engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build, maintain, and enhance cost, labor, productivity, and margin models

Analyze data related to:

o Manufacturing and engineering hours and utilization

o Labor mix, productivity, and ramp-up curves

o Material, supplier, and subcontract cost structures

- Develop dashboards and trackers to monitor:

o Cost optimization pipeline

o Realized vs. forecast savings

o Key risks, assumptions, and sensitivities

- Partner with Cost Optimization Engineers to:

o Validate savings assumptions

o Track realization and sustainability of savings

o Prevent double-counting or savings leakage

- Use AI-enabled analytics tools to improve speed, accuracy, and insight generation

- Translate complex analysis into clear PowerPoint summaries for leadership and executive reviews

- Support fact-based decision-making across manufacturing and supply chain teams

Required Qualifications:

- 58 years of experience in:

o Cost or operations analytics

o Operations finance

o Consulting analytics

o Industrial or manufacturing analytics

- Advanced proficiency in Excel (financial modeling, pivots, formulas)

- Strong PowerPoint communication and storytelling skills

- Ability to work with incomplete, evolving, or imperfect data

- Strong attention to detail with a sense of urgency and ownership

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in manufacturing, engineering, or supply chain environments

- Exposure to cost modeling, margin analysis, or productivity analytics

- Familiarity with AI-enabled analytics tools (e.g., Copilot, Power BI, ChatGPT)

- Experience supporting cost reduction or operational improvement initiatives