Supply Chain Analyst

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Irving, MI, USA
In-Office
Junior
Kids + Family • Retail
The Role
Provide operational support to vendors, merchants, and distribution centers to ensure efficient merchandise flow. Track exceptions, resolve bottlenecks, manage DC value-add services and cost recovery, enforce vendor compliance, identify risks, drive process improvements, and coordinate returns/disposals with merchant and vendor approval.
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Support Center - Irving

The Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for providing proactive operational support to vendor partners, merchant teams, and distribution center (DC) network to ensure optimal and consistent flow of merchandise from vendors to the DCs and ultimately to stores. This position focuses on execution, tracking exceptions and transitions, identifying and communicating risks, and quickly resolving bottlenecks and addressing compliance issues to avoid future occurrences.

Major Activities

  • Optimize flow of product from vendors to DCs and stores. Implement immediate solutions to keep goods moving efficiently through the supply chain network.
  • Work directly with assigned vendors to resolve execution opportunities, manage transitions (e.g. stocking strategies, case configurations) and support standard operations.
  • Manage third party and/or DC value add services and DC cost recovery if corrective action is needed to flow goods.
  • Proactively identify supply chain needs and risks through cross-functional and vendor engagement.
  • Partner with vendors, supply chain, merchants, inventory management, and DCs to solve issues and proactively manage exceptions.
  • Act as steward of the vendor compliance system and process ensuring program integrity and data accuracy.
  • Identify opportunities and actively engage in team process improvement projects.
  • Coordinate DC RTVs (Returns, destroy and/or donate) products with approval from merchants and vendor partners.

Minimum Special Certifications or technical skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, logistics, related field or 1+ years relevant work experience in retail supply chain
  • Effective cross-functional communicator
  • Strong intermediate Excel skills and demonstrated analytical curiosity

Preferred Type of experience the job requires

  • 2+ years Supply Chain experience
  • Retail and/or Logistics experience

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com.

At Michaels, we prioritize the wellbeing of our teams by providing robust benefits for both full-time and part-time Team Members. Our benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, tuition assistance, generous employee discounts, and much more. For more information, visit www.michaels.com.

Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all customers to create, innovate and be better together.

Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, logistics, related field or 1+ years relevant work experience in retail supply chain
  • Effective cross-functional communicator
  • Strong intermediate Excel skills and demonstrated analytical curiosity
  • 2+ years Supply Chain experience
  • Retail and/or Logistics experience

Michaels Stores Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Michaels Stores and has not been reviewed or approved by Michaels Stores.

  • Healthcare Strength Multiple medical, dental, and vision options are available alongside virtual care and an Employee Assistance Program. Basic life and AD&D are provided for full-time team members, with optional disability coverage.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with company matching supports savings for retirement. Eligibility begins after a short tenure period.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Team members receive broad merchandise and custom framing discounts plus partner savings on fitness, travel, and services. Programs such as Michaels CARES and tuition assistance add wellbeing and development support.

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The Company
HQ: Irving, TX
10,149 Employees
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

The Michaels Companies, Inc. is North America's largest specialty provider of arts, crafts, framing, floral, wall décor, and seasonal merchandise for Makers and do-it-yourself home decorators. The Company owns and operates more than 1,200 stores in 49 states and Canada. Additionally, the Company serves customers through Michaels.com, consumercrafts.com and aaronbrothers.com. The Michaels Companies, Inc., also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of high quality custom and specialty framing merchandise, and Darice, a premier wholesale distributor in the craft, gift and decor industry.

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