Supply Chain Analyst
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Supply Chain Analyst analyzes data to identify inefficiencies and potential improvements in the supply chain system for a company or organization. Analyzes workflow and costs associated with procurement, production, and distribution; analyzes sales and customer demand data; completes cost benefit analysis for proposed changes in production processes.
Job Outlook
There were 320 Supply Chain Analyst job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 9053 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Logistics / Supply Chain Analyst industry, which includes the Supply Chain Analyst career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Supply Chain Analyst jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $96,598.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $92,522.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Supply Chain Analyst postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $84,520.
Education and Experience
Posted Supply Chain Analyst jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 76.14% |
| Master's Degree | 18.24% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.13% |
| Other | 7.82% |
Posted Supply Chain Analyst jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 38.15% |
| 3 to 5 years | 47.8% |
| 6 to 8 years | 8.9% |
| 9+ years | 5.15% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Supply Chain Analyst positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (%)
- Operations (%)
- Microsoft Excel (%)
- Management (%)
- Planning (%)
- Problem Solving (%)
- Microsoft Office (%)
- Leadership (%)
- Detail Oriented (%)
- Customer Service (%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Supply Chain (86.96%)
- Data Analysis (32.07%)
- Supply Chain Analysis (50.2%)
- Procurement (24.19%)
- Inventory Management (22.03%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (21.44%)
- Purchasing (27.99%)
- SAP Applications (24.37%)
- Supply Chain Management (37.81%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Inventory Planning (7.02%)
- Demand Planning (9.11%)
- Supply Chain Planning (12.39%)
- Microsoft Access (6.07%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (19.31%)
- Computer Science (8.63%)
- Marketing (5.71%)
- Materials Management (6.9%)
- Logistics (8.9%)
- Invoicing (6.36%)
- Business Requirements (8.13%)
- Auditing (10.42%)
- Accounting (8.34%)
- Power BI (15.41%)
- Business Process (12.43%)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (11.35%)
- Dashboard (12.64%)
- Inventory Control (7.87%)
- Finance (19.27%)
- Warehousing (14.26%)
- Supply Chain Acumen (15.19%)
- Material Requirements Planning (9.59%)
- Project Management (19.15%)
- Lean Manufacturing (6.91%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (12.65%)
- New Product Development (5.87%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (16.76%)
- Process Improvement (23.29%)
- Supplier Performance Management (5.28%)
- Root Cause Analysis (7.02%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Supply Chain Analyst skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Supply Chain Data Analyst
- Supply Chain Systems Analyst
- Supply Chain Management Analyst
- Supply Chain Intern
- Supply Chain Business Manager
- Supply Chain Inventory Analyst
- Supply Chain Operations Manager
- Global Supply Chain Manager
- Supply Chain and Logistics Analyst
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Supply Chain Analyst jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Boeing (167)
- Amentum (118)
- Keurig Dr Pepper (106)
- Walmart (93)
- Aston Carter (90)
- Ford (85)
- Intel (83)
- HNI (73)
- Volt (69)
- Robert Half (66)
North Carolina
- GXO Logistics (19)
- Ally Financial (6)
- Ahold (6)
- Campbell Soup (6)
- Actalent (5)
- PDS Tech (5)
- Motion Recruitment (5)
- Spectrum (5)
- Robert Half (5)
- Eaton Corporation (4)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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