Beverage Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Sr. Analyst

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:   

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.   
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.   
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Beverage Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Sr. Analyst

The Beverage Supply Chain Center of Excellence (CoE), Sr. Analyst is a functional lead responsible for the design, execution, and continuous improvement of business processes across the Beverage Supply Chain. This role operates within a cross-functional team with a mission to enable sustainable operational excellence through effective business process management, technology enablement, and continuous development of our people.

The Sr. Analyst will partner closely with leaders across Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, and Planning to collect data, map processes, build dashboards, and identify opportunities for efficiency and standardization. This role will be critical in helping the organization measure and improve performance across five key areas: (1) Efficiency & Productivity, (2) Financial Performance, (3) Process Quality & Reliability, (4) Innovation & Continuous Improvement, and (5) People & Culture.

Essential Functions

Process Excellence & Governance

• Owns process mapping, identifying pain points, and tracking standardization progress across the supply chain
• Drives process optimization initiatives by identifying inefficiencies, prioritizing high-impact improvements, and implementing scalable solutions that enhance efficiency, reduce variability, and improve service outcomes.
• Oversees the documentation and standardization of end-to-end supply chain processes through playbooks, workflows, and RACI charts.
• Manages organized repositories of process documentation and ensure updates are communicated to stakeholders.

Technology & Digital Enablement

• Lead and influence business users in adopting system enhancements, ensuring data accuracy and process compliance.
• Analyze system utilization trends and proactively identify opportunities to expand automation, streamline manual work and improve operational efficiency.
• Use technology and AI to build reporting, process and workflows that increase Beverage Supply Chain efficiency.
• Translates business needs into IT requirements through clear and effective business requirement documents.
• Collaborates with IT, Planning, and Data teams to test and implement new digital tools and automation solutions within the Beverage Supply Chain.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Lead in cross-functional projects aimed at simplifying and optimizing Beverage Supply Chain processes.
• Support root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving efforts using data-driven methods.
• Drive idea generation, pilot testing, and documentation of best practices for scaling solutions across sites.

Change Management & Collaboration

• Builds change management plans based on the Prosci ADKAR model.
• Executes effective and successful change management across the Beverage Supply Chain.
• Monitor training and communication efforts related to new processes, tools, and standards.
• Facilitates cross-functional alignment and shares learnings across Procurement, Planning, Customer Service, and Logistics

Data & Performance Analytics

• Collect, analyze, and visualize operational and financial data to support decision-making and track performance metrics.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve dashboards and scorecards that monitor KPI performance across efficiency, cost, service, process, productivity and reliability.
• Partner with Finance and Beverage Supply Chain leaders to quantify the value of CoE initiatives and validate improvement results.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
  • 4 Years   – Experience in Operations/Business Development Field
  • 4 Years  – Experience in Position
  • 2 Years  – Experience managing projects

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 6 Years– Experience in Operations/Business Development Field
  • 6 Years – Experience working in Position             
  • 4 Years  – Experience managing projects

Competencies

• Action Oriented – Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Manages Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Communicates Effectively – Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Optimizes Work Processes – Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Tech Savvy – Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications
• Instills Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Makes safety the number one priority
  • Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately
  • Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals
  • Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly
  • Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively
  • Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers
• InnovACT
  • Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products
  • Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances
  • Increases performance through greater efficiency
• Find a Way
  • Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts
  • Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions
  • Seeks solutions rather than placing blame
• Empowered to be Great
  • Consistently looks for ways to improve one’s self through growth and development opportunities
  • Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across
  • Communicates effectively to manage expectations

Education

• Minimum Required: 
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, and other related fields or equivalent experience

• Preferred: 
  • MBA in Operations, Finance, Strategy

Certification/License:

• Required:           N/A
• Preferred:          N/A

Foreign Language

• Required:           None Required
• Preferred:          None Required

Typical Compensation Range

Pay Rate Type: Salary

$100,464.14 - $145,673.02 / Yearly

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family:

Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc. 
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
• And more!

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

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