Supply Planning Analytics Trainee

A trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $16 billion and more than 45,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. 

Ecolab has an opening for a Supply Chain Analyst Trainee for our Planning Team located in Barcelona.  If you are a passionate professional that is seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career we invite you to apply.  This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career growth.

The main tasks of the role are:

• Support supply chain planning functions in achieving their targets on Inventory and Service metrics, by providing analytical insights

• Develop performance reports/dashboards by translating operational needs into reporting – be the intermediate between operational functions and data engineers (who will develop backend data structures to deliver the reports)

• Contribute to the design of reports for leadership review and performance communication to business partners

• Govern the tools and processes related to inventory and service

• Contribute to the communication of performance to business partners

• Present findings across the organization (from operational to strategic levels)

• Analyze and map current processes across Europe to identify gaps in the processes and tools, make proposal to close those gaps

• Work with stakeholders to reassure processes are aligned and documented

• Analyze main Inventory and Service drivers, identify issues, propose solutions and follow up with functions on resolution

Job requirements:

• Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics, Transportation or Analytics related field

• Fluent in English

• Analytical and reporting skills

• Use Microsoft Office, especially Excel confidently (complex formulas, pivoting is a minimum) as well as PowerPoint

• Preferably already have experience in tools like Tableau or PowerBI

• Experience with SAP (SAP APO, ERP), JDA, Toolsgroup, or other ERPs, Information Systems/Data Warehouses is a plus

• Knowledge of VBA or any other language is an advantage but not a requirement

• Work well within a team in a multinational environment, ready to build good relationships and communicate with stakeholders at all levels of organization

• Data-oriented mindset with high attention to detail

• Having a self-developer’s mind set, proactive attitude and willingness to constantly learn is much more important than meeting all the above criteria

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to maintain a positive attitude and adapt to a changing environment

Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right. Disability certificate will be an asset.

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