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Regional Material Supply Chain Analyst

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Wokingham
8 months ago
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Regional Material Supply Chain Analyst, WokinghamClient:

Keysight Technologies

Location:

Wokingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

072171bff27d

Job Views:

7

Posted:

03.03.2025

Expiry Date:

17.04.2025

Job Description:

Overview: Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do. Our powerful, award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. Diversity, equity & inclusion are integral parts of our culture and drivers of innovation at Keysight. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

What we offer:

  1. Comfortable office environment
  2. Flexibility to support work-life balance
  3. Attractive Global and Local Benefits

Responsibilities:

In this Role you will be challenged with improving delivery times for the EMEAI region as part of the Keysight Global Service Organization. You will need to have an ability to work across all major functions of the supply chain in a fast-paced demand environment to optimize revenue and delight customers. The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  1. Driving regional metrics by optimizing WW/Regional inventory to improve Turn and Time resulting in elevated customer experience.
  2. Presenting to internal senior managers opportunities to improve their metrics using supply chain best practices.
  3. Working across demand planning and supply chain planning to ensure escalations are closed in a timely manner.
  4. Partnering with logistics and understanding how to improve processes in a complex warehouse infrastructure.
  5. Working with planning to drive down cost of goods sold by utilizing substitute parts.
  6. Holding internal stakeholders accountable for meeting and exceeding stated shipment dates.
  7. Meeting with customers to understand requirements and putting together an analysis demonstrating the costs and risks of meeting such requirements.

Qualifications:

  1. 5-7 years Supply Chain experience in parts and material planning.
  2. Excel Experience in particular Pivot Tables and V-Lookups.
  3. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage and interpret complex data.
  4. Leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to elevate ambitions and influence cross-functional and internal team members.
  5. Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to represent Supply Chain issues effectively.
  6. Treating problems like there’s no other option than to create a solution.
  7. Able to navigate ambiguity and remain resilient through ups and downs.
  8. A very high level of self-motivation, initiative, passion, excitement to work cross-functionally, and excellent interpersonal skills are a MUST have for this role!
  9. Willingness to offer thought leadership, to think creatively, and to offer new ways to approach old problems.
  10. Being able to work in an ambiguous environment.
  11. Experience working in a matrix-structured company.

***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***

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