West Pharmaceutical Services · 2 hours ago
Supply Chain Analyst
Rockford, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expWest Pharmaceutical Services is a company dedicated to improving patient lives through innovative healthcare solutions. The Supply Chain Analyst role involves planning, purchasing, and managing direct materials to support production schedules while analyzing inventory levels to optimize material coverage and minimize obsolescence risk.
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Responsibilities
Analyze production requirements to purchase raw materials in accordance to vendor arranged lead times and MOQs Complete monthly inventory counts
Collaborate with vendors on continuous improvement initiatives (pricing, packaging, volumes, lead times, etc)
Manage open orders to ensure on time deliveries
Maintain material specific master data such as safety stock
Analyze usage trends to establish optimal inventory levels and safety stocks
Collaborate with Global Supply Chain and other West Facilities on the management of network controlled materials
Investigate and implement corrective actions when material outages occur
Collaborate with Site Planners to ensure production schedule changes are supported
Support site inventory initiatives and audits when applicable
Support production variance analysis to determine root causes of any misses
Support Supply Chain initiatives to consume at risk material timely and according to deviation work instructions
Participate in cost savings / Kaizen projects as applicable to operational material consumption and transactional management
Supports plant operations outside traditional work hours while the site is running production
Comply with the company’s safety and quality policy at all times
Comply with the SOPs, as per Company policy, as relevant to the position covered by this Job Description
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma required
Minimum 3 years Purchasing, Production Planning, Analyst, or Manufacturing Operations required
Manufacturing\Forklift Certification within 30 Days required
Analyze production requirements to purchase raw materials in accordance to vendor arranged lead times and MOQs Complete monthly inventory counts
Collaborate with vendors on continuous improvement initiatives (pricing, packaging, volumes, lead times, etc)
Manage open orders to ensure on time deliveries
Maintain material specific master data such as safety stock
Analyze usage trends to establish optimal inventory levels and safety stocks
Collaborate with Global Supply Chain and other West Facilities on the management of network controlled materials
Investigate and implement corrective actions when material outages occur
Collaborate with Site Planners to ensure production schedule changes are supported
Support site inventory initiatives and audits when applicable
Support production variance analysis to determine root causes of any misses
Support Supply Chain initiatives to consume at risk material timely and according to deviation work instructions
Participate in cost savings / Kaizen projects as applicable to operational material consumption and transactional management
Supports plant operations outside traditional work hours while the site is running production
Comply with the company's safety and quality policy at all times
Comply with the SOPs, as per Company policy, as relevant to the position covered by this Job Description
Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations
Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize
Must be able to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts
Ability to make independent and sound judgments
Read and interpret data, information, and documents
Analyze and solve problems
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree Business or relevant field preferred
Previous manufacturing work experience
Experience with SAP, MES programs, Database programs
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Detail oriented with exceptional time management and multi-tasking ability
Ability to create Standard Operating Procedures
Company
West Pharmaceutical Services
West Pharmaceutical Services is a manufacturer of technologically advanced containment and delivery systems for injectable medicines.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (14)
2024 (24)
2023 (18)
2022 (26)
2021 (17)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Eric Green
President, CEO and Chair of the Board
Atul Patel
Vice President, Devices & Delivery Systems
Recent News
2025-12-06
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