Material Analyst at Mueller Water Products in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Job Description:

Job Description


The Materials Analyst will be responsible for working with the supply chain to fulfill the responsibilities of the Supply Chain Management Analytics on the Materials team. This position is within the Materials Management (Supply Chain) organization.



Primary Responsibilities:

• Incorporates change and planning decisions to arrive at optimal solutions.


• Applies Supply Chain Management (SCM) methodologies to ensure coordination in the global supply chain.


• Analyzes complex material requirements.


• Verifies and incorporates Bills of Material/schedules into a production plan.


• Determines part number attributes.


• Initiates, coordinates and authorizes release of orders by evaluating system requirements and resource availability.


• Ensures on-time delivery.


• Documents and resolves order delinquencies.


• Reports schedule adherence issues.


• Develops and controls inventory plans.


• Optimizes inventory levels.


• Analyzes and dispositions excess inventories.


• Initiates audits.


• Develops and creates schedules for products and services.


• Assists in developing estimates and schedules for new business proposals.


• Implements and maintains process improvements by analyzing and establishing best practices for materials management to improve SCM performance.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• 3+ years of experience in supporting operations, materials management and/or supply chain functions in production environment


• 3+ years of experience working with any industry ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system or an equivalent such as SAP (System Applications & Products)


• 1+ years of experience scheduling and ordering inventories/supply

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's degree or higher


• Proficient with all Microsoft Office suite applications

Typical Education/Experience:



Typically, 6 or more years' related work experience or relevant military experience. Advanced degree (e.g. Bachelor, Master, etc.) preferred, but not required.


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