Network & Capacity Analyst
Location: Remote
Reports To: Director, Supply & Network Planning
Role Overview
Owns the modeling, analytics, and forward-looking insights that enable effective supply planning decisions. This role is responsible for capacity visibility, bottleneck identification, safety stock and inventory policy development, and network optimization. The Network & Capacity Analyst sets the guardrails that Supply Planners operate within and plays a critical role in supporting S&OP by providing clear, data-driven insights on risks, constraints, and trade-offs.
Key Responsibilities
Capacity Planning & Bottleneck Management
- Develop and maintain capacity models across internal and external manufacturing partners
- Provide forward-looking visibility into capacity utilization and constraints (3–18 month horizon)
- Identify bottlenecks across production, materials, and network flows
- Quantify impact of constraints and support mitigation strategies
- Continuously refine capacity assumptions based on actual performance
Inventory & Safety Stock Strategy
- Own safety stock modeling and inventory policy development across finished goods, base and materials
- Define inputs including variability, service levels, and lead times
- Continuously refine inventory parameters based on performance and changing business needs
- Provide clear guardrails for Supply Planners to execute against
- Ensure alignment between inventory strategy and working capital targets
- Define and maintain planning parameters (safety stock, lead times, constraints) in partnership with the Director
S&OP Supply Review Support
- Develop content and insights for supply review in S&OP
- Highlight capacity risks, bottlenecks, and inventory gaps
- Run scenario analysis to support decision making
- Quantify trade-offs across service, cost, and inventory
- Translate complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations
Supply Chain Tools, Data & Analytics
- Develop a clear understanding of current supply chain tools, files, and data flows across planning, procurement, and operations
- Document how data moves today (inputs, outputs, and key dependencies across systems and manual processes)
- Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and duplicate work across tools and reporting, and support efforts to streamline tools and simplify processes
- Improve data visibility, accuracy, and consistency across systems and reporting
- Develop dashboards and analytics to track key supply chain KPIs across service, cost, and inventory
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities, translating data into actionable insights
- Support cross-functional initiatives with data-driven analysis and reporting
Network & Deployment Optimization
- Analyze distribution network performance including DC placement and flows
- Develop deployment logic and optimization recommendations
- Model total delivered cost across manufacturing, transportation, and storage
- Support network design and footprint optimization decisions
- Partner with Logistics to align network strategy with execution realities
Qualifications
- 2–5 years of experience in supply chain analytics, planning, or related role
- Strong Excel and data modeling skills (required)
- Experience with ERP and data visualization tools (NetSuite, SAP, Tableau, etc.)
- Strong analytical mindset with ability to translate data into business insights
- Experience in CPG or food & beverage preferred
What Success Looks Like
- Capacity constraints are identified early with clear mitigation paths
- Safety stock and inventory policies are data-driven and effective
- Supply Planners operate within clear, optimized guardrails
- S&OP supply review is supported with clear, actionable insights
- Analytics drive better decisions across supply chain
- Supply chain data and tools are clearly mapped, with improved visibility and reduced manual/duplicative work
Leadership Profile
- Highly analytical and structured thinker
- Translates complexity into clear insights
- Proactive and forward-looking
- Strong collaborator and influencer (without direct authority)
- Continuously improves data, tools, and models