Planning Analyst
Weir Minerals
Fort Worth
Hybrid
Purpose of Role: As a Planning Analyst, responsibilities include analyzing data to support strategic planning and inventory management. The role involves working directly with the business to understand needs, identify inventory opportunities, and enhance planning processes. Tasks include using and supporting planning software, developing planning tools, improving current systems, and providing insights to reduce excess inventory and optimize inventory turns.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:
Data Analysis and Interpretation: Analyze and interpret data to support planning and inventory processes. Identify actionable insights to enhance inventory management and planning effectiveness.
Cross-Functional Collaboration and Reporting: Work with business units to understand and address their planning and inventory needs. Drive standardized processes and provide regular progress reports and trend analyses to the executive team and relevant departments.
Documentation and Training: Prepare documentation and work instructions for process changes and new solutions. Collaborate with the educational department to develop and validate training programs, such as Weir Planning University.
Software Proficiency and Tool Development: Learn and work with planning software like Celonis and Kinaxis. Support the development and deployment of new planning and inventory management tools aligned with the Weir Integrating Network System (WINS).
Process Improvement and Optimization: Continuously evaluate and enhance inventory and planning processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure alignment with global Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) processes.
Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
3 years of experience .
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for developing, implementing, and assessing planning and inventory metrics.
Knowledge of Material Resource Planning (MRP), manufacturing processes, bill of materials, and procurement.
Understanding of financial analysis and forecasting.
Effective problem-solving abilities for complex planning challenges.
Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills at all organizational levels.
Preferred: Fluency in additional languages (e.g., Spanish) and experience in materials planning, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, or supply chain management.
Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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