Senior Productivity Analyst

Description

• Monitor the financial impact of material write-offs and reclassifications, ensuring meeting GAAP requirement.
• Partner with Quality team and warehouse teams to optimize stock levels and ensure timely material availability for production.
• Build visibility across the full inventory chain - from raw materials to finished goods - and identify opportunities to control on materials consumption, write-offs, and returns to prevent loss and ensure data accuracy.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior management on trends, cost performance, and improvement opportunities.
• Review and reconcile inter-company purchase flows, transfers, and related adjustments to ensure accuracy in cost attribution.
• Automate and standardize the reporting across plants and business units.
• Analyze workflow bottlenecks to reduce cycle time and enhance throughput.
• Propose data-driven solutions to improve machine utilization, labor productivity, and process flow.
• Develop dashboards and analytical tools that integrate cost, inventory, and productivity data for management reporting.
• Ensure data consistency across ERP systems and internal reports to support timely, informed decision-making.
• Lead deep-dive analytics on material usage, yield, and production efficiency to recommend cost-saving initiatives.
• Drive cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives that directly impact manufacturing performance and cost efficiency.
• Refine current cost analysis frameworks to identify key productivity drivers, inefficiencies, and cost variances across manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with operations and planning teams to streamline production processes and eliminate non-value-added activities.
• Support the cost manager in developing cost models that align operational performance with financial results.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of cost structures, WIP control, and inventory accounting in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced analytical and reporting skills using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or SQL. Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent) and manufacturing data models.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing cost analysis, productivity improvement, or operations analytics.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, or related field (Master's or MBA preferred).
• Improved accuracy of cost and variance reporting.
• Demonstrate passion for costing and productivity analytics, paired with a results-driven, can-do attitude and a hands-on approach to engaging cross-functional teams to turn insights into measurable improvements
• Demonstrated improvement in manufacturing productivity and COGS efficiency.
• Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable operational and financial insights. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits

• Shortened production cycle and lead times.
• Increased material yield and lower write-off rates.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance