Business Planning Analyst II, Supply Management

The Business Planning Analyst II supports the Supply Management line of business by leading business process engineering efforts, including process mapping, value stream optimization, and end-to-end process improvement initiatives. The role combines analytical capabilities with process design expertise to enhance operational efficiency, drive standardization, and deliver measurable business value, supporting program execution through data-driven insights and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead business process engineering initiatives, redesigning workflows to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain detailed process maps (current and future state) to document workflows and identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct value stream mapping to evaluate end-to-end processes, eliminate waste, and improve cycle times.
• Analyze processes to identify gaps, inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for standardization.
• Create data analytics and visualization tools to validate improvements and quantify business impact.
• Provide program planning and decision support through data analysis, reporting, and insight generation.
• Analyze financial and supply management data including budgets, cost drivers, supplier performance, and operational metrics.
• Apply project management principles to manage multiple priorities and initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Ability to develop project plans.
• Demonstrated proficiency in collaboration, facilitation, planning, and problem-solving.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint).
• Ability to work on a team.
• May travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout the Red Cross system up to 10% of the time.
• Experience working in supply management or education related to supply management is a competitive edge.
• Business process engineering and optimization skills are preferred.
• Process mapping and value stream mapping experience is preferred.
• Strong Data analytics and visualization (e.g., Power BI/Smartsheet and MS Project) experience is preferred.
• Continuous improvement methodologies (Lean/Six Sigma preferred).
• Stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Strong Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Skills

• Project Planning
• Collaboration
• Facilitation
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Supplier Management
• Business Process Management
• Process Optimization
• Process Mapping
• Value Stream Mapping
• Data Analytics
• Data Visualization
• Power BI
• Smartsheet
• MS Project
• Continual Improvement
• Lean Methodologies
• Six Sigma
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Analytical Thinking

Languages

English