Supply Chain Analyst

The ICEE Company is the leader in frozen beverage industry, offering the most comprehensive frozen package and service network in the beverage and food service industry. As the largest subsidiary of J&J Snack Foods who provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

As an analyst working in The ICEE Company Supply Chain department, you will play a crucial role in optimizing the flow of Parts and Products from our suppliers then ultimately to our Customers. Your job involves analyzing various data points and trends to improve operational efficiency, control inventory, reducing lead times, understanding supplier production and delivery capabilities, reducing costs, and enhancing overall supply chain performance. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Data Analysis: Using JDE, SQL, and other data streams, collect, analyze, and interpret supply chain data including usage, inventory levels, demand, and supplier performance metrics for our OEM and 3rd party parts as well as our product and consumable suppliers. 

• Performance Monitoring: Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and track supply chain areas such as year over year parts and product/consumable usage, supplier performance such as lead times, back orders, production capabilities, and on-time delivery and order fulfillment rates.  

• Forecasting and Planning: Collaborating with Sales Team and using historical data to develop accurate demand forecasts for all Core 1 and Core 2 products as well as any promotional related product needs. Develop same forecasting for all our consumables: cups/lids/straws. 

• Inventory Control: Analyze all equipment we service and related parts usage to determine our highest to lowest parts used, what our current inventory levels are companywide and develop from that recommended service center level inventories. Inventory considerations should include supplier data such as lead times, delays, back ordered items or obsoletions. From this usage data determine best inventory levels here at the Support Center as well as which parts rotate through auto and non-auto reorder status. 

• Supplier Management: Assess capabilities of OEM/3rd Party parts suppliers’ ability to deliver parts timely while simultaneously communicating changes such as obsoletions, shortages, delivery times, and pricing changes.  For our product and consumables, monitor supplier capabilities and performance to ensure timely delivery, quality, and cost-effectiveness.