Supply Chain Analyst Job Description
A complete supply chain analyst job description template, the ATS keywords behind it, and how the job shifts between procurement, planning and logistics.
Supply chain analyst is more concretely scoped than most operations titles — nearly every posting includes some mix of demand forecasting, inventory management and supplier performance tracking. What differs sharply is which link of the chain the analyst actually sits on. A procurement-focused analyst spends the week evaluating supplier cost and lead time. A planning-focused analyst spends it building demand forecasts and safety-stock models. A logistics-focused analyst is optimizing freight routing and warehouse flow. The title alone won't tell you which.
Tooling varies just as much as scope. Some companies still run supply chain analytics almost entirely in Excel against an ERP export; others have a full analytics stack — SQL against a data warehouse, dashboards in Power BI or Tableau, sometimes a forecasting model that runs on its own. A posting that lists SQL and a BI tool as requirements is describing a materially different day-to-day than one that lists "advanced Excel" as the technical ceiling.
This posting is written for a planning-and-analysis role supporting a distribution network — closer to the forecasting and inventory end of the spectrum than the procurement or transportation ends. If you're comparing it against a supply chain analyst posting at a manufacturer or a third-party logistics provider, expect the day-to-day tools and priorities to differ even where the seniority and title match exactly.
Marrowfen · Portland, OR
Full-time · Hybrid
$70,000 – $95,000
About the role
Marrowfen is hiring a Supply Chain Analyst to support planning across our distribution network from our Portland office. You'll build and maintain demand forecasts, monitor inventory health across four regional distribution centers, and turn supplier performance data into decisions the planning team acts on — not just a report they skim.
You'll work closely with procurement, warehouse operations and the planning manager, and your output shows up fast: a forecast miss or a bad reorder-point call is visible on the floor within a week. We're looking for someone who treats a wrong number as worth tracing back to its source, not just correcting once and moving on.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain demand forecasts, incorporating historical sales, seasonality and the promotional calendar.
- Monitor inventory levels across distribution centers and recommend safety-stock and reorder-point adjustments.
- Analyze supplier performance — on-time delivery, lead-time variability, fill rate — and flag risk before it reaches the floor.
- Maintain the S&OP (sales & operations planning) reporting used in monthly planning meetings.
- Partner with procurement to evaluate total landed cost across sourcing options, not just unit price.
- Build and maintain dashboards that planning and operations leaders actually use, not just view once and forget.
- Investigate root causes of stockouts, overstock or shipping delays, and recommend a specific corrective action.
What we're looking for
- 2+ years in a supply chain, demand planning, procurement or logistics analyst role.
- Advanced Excel required (pivot tables, lookups, at minimum); SQL is a strong plus and increasingly expected.
- Experience pulling and reconciling transactional data from an ERP system (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or similar).
- Comfortable presenting findings to non-analytical stakeholders — a warehouse supervisor, not only a planning director.
- A track record of turning a messy dataset into one specific, actionable recommendation rather than a data dump.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, economics or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with a warehouse management system (WMS) or transportation management system (TMS).
- Familiarity with a BI tool such as Power BI or Tableau.
- Exposure to statistical forecasting methods (moving average, exponential smoothing) beyond spreadsheet formulas.
- APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM or CSCP), or working toward one.
- Prior experience in a manufacturing, retail or third-party logistics (3PL) environment specifically.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage, with employee premiums covered in full.
- 401(k) with a 4% company match, vested immediately.
- Hybrid schedule: three days a week in the Portland office.
- Twenty days of paid time off plus company holidays.
- Tuition and certification reimbursement, including CPIM/CSCP exam fees.
Salary range
As posted for this sample role. Real pay varies by employer, location and experience.
$70,000–$95,000/ yr
ATS keywords for this role
The applicant tracking system (ATS) — the recruiting software a hiring team searches and filters applicants with — will screen for these. Weight shows how central each one is to this specific posting.
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Mentioned in passing (8)
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a supply chain analyst and a data analyst?
Mostly domain knowledge, not tools — both roles lean on Excel, SQL and often a BI tool. A supply chain analyst is expected to already know terms like lead time, safety stock and fill rate on day one; a general data analyst is not. Some companies split the difference and title the role 'data analyst, supply chain.'
Do I need APICS/CSCP certification for this role?
Rarely required at the analyst level — it shows up more often as a requirement for supply chain manager roles. At the analyst level it's a genuine differentiator on a resume, especially for a candidate without a supply chain degree, but most people who hold it earned it while already working.
Is this role more Excel or more SQL?
It depends entirely on how mature the company's data infrastructure is. Smaller or older organizations still run planning largely out of Excel and ERP exports; companies with a real data warehouse expect SQL and usually a BI tool on top of it. Read the requirements section literally rather than assuming from the title.
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