Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Associate Supply Chain Analyst
Job Type: W2 Contract – 6 months, potential to extend
Location: Plymouth, MN
Schedule: M – F 40 hours per week, hybrid potential
Pay Rate: $ 25 – 30 / hour
Position Overview:
The Supply Chain/Purchasing Specialist is responsible for actively managing Parts, Garments & Accessories (PG&A) suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of products to Polaris distribution facilities. This role will coordinate with demand planning analysts to ensure accurate purchasing that supports strategic inventory and service-level objectives to meet customer needs.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to drive performance and improve back-order recovery.
- Review system-recommended purchase quantities and collaborate with demand planning analysts for accuracy.
- Approve purchase orders and manage expedite, defer, and cancel messages to achieve fill-rate and inventory goals.
- Resolve backorder issues while aligning with company objectives.
- Partner with suppliers to ensure system data integrity (cost, MOQ, lead-time, etc.).
- Negotiate cost, lead time, and order quantities to benefit Polaris.
- Coordinate and communicate cross-functionally with multiple departments to achieve business goals.
- Proactively identify and escalate urgent issues to the supervisor.
- Perform additional projects and duties as assigned.
Skills & Knowledge
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Minimum 1 year of experience in supply chain management (MRP, logistics, or inventory management)
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, Conditional Formatting)
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and process-improvement abilities
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence and resolve conflicts diplomatically
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Pride Global offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
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