Supply Chain Analyst IV

** The selected candidate will go into our Renton administrative offices 1-3 times per week and travel to other KP locations in the Greater Seattle area. This person must reside within a commutable distance and no relocation is provided.

Proposes and applies best standards and practices in Supply Chain and Logistics, leads compliance to relevant guidelines, and resolves and escalates inventory, asset, and vendor/suppliers deficiencies. Evaluates current systems to optimize, maintain, and transform current processes, and creates and executes research plans to develop new/existing business operating models according to supply chain future state. Monitors audits suppliers, conducts and evaluates corrective actions based on interpreting needs identified from audits, and facilitates business reviews. Analyzes and reviews results on utilization, quality, inventory levels, and courier routes for projects, while assessing customer satisfaction levels.

Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome. Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions. Performs asset accounting tasks by: performing support tasks to guide transfers and disposals, independently; maintaining records of dispositions in the accounting system independently; implementing policies and procedures to achieve accountability for the misuse of assets independently; and providing ideas and recommending cost reduction opportunities. Ensures ongoing quality customer services by: resolving moderately complex customer issues pertaining to vendors/suppliers reporting, billing, and merchandise independently; resolving moderately complex backorder problems, delivery delays, repairs, customer concerns, and returns; coordinating with facility departments to return product for credit or exchange and recalls independently; and preparing reports (e.g., key metrics, cost and daily analysis) to customers independently. Ensures adequate levels of inventory are maintained by: resolving moderately complex problems in the receipt and distribution of inventory, and administering transactions and requests for supplies, equipment, independently; conducting quantitative/qualitative analyses to forecast demand to minimize obsolescence or expiration independently; applying strategies for maintaining automated inventory and ordering systems to support moderately complex inventory reconciliation; confirming moderately complex reorder levels are