Supply Chain Strategy and Optimization Analyst

About the job

If you are a strategic thinker and a Supply Chain professional with a passion for transforming Supply Chain for the future, this could be your chance to make your mark in the Lubricant business. Where you fit Shell is actively working towards establishing a more extensive presence in the Lubricants Supply Chain, with plans for significant scaling in the upcoming years. The Lubricants business, recognizing the pivotal role of its supply chain, is committed to turning it into a competitive advantage. As part of the Lubricants Americas Supply Chain Optimization and Projects organization, you drive world class Sales and Operations Planning for North and South America lubricant supply chain network across multiple sales channels (B2B, B2C, Indirect, Retail). The broad product portfolio includes fast-moving consumer goods, products exclusively developed for key customers, and specialty products with niche applications. What’s the role? As Supply Chain Strategy and Optimization Analyst, you support Lubricants Americas in delivering its growth ambitions. Lubricants Americas is within the Shell Global Lubricants portfolio- A business advancing towards an accelerated growth commitment by 2025 with a 10% CAGR. Further accountabilities are as follows: • Work across sectors and lines of businesses to identify pain points/constraints/value leakage, to drive gap closure initiatives. • Work with Shell owned and third-party assets to identify operational challenges and constraints to drive resolution and to increase customer satisfaction. • Supporting the S&OP process by ensuring sufficient e2e capacity in network to support demand – from raw materials to production to logistics. • Determining optimal customer and production sourcing by evaluating feasibility, capacity, cost, working capital, and customer satisfaction trade-offs. • Optimizing the supply chain footprint by identifying opportunities ranging from optimization of constraint resources, economic order quantity, etc. • Work with sales and marketing to rationalize portfolio to reduce complexity and increase overall lubricants Americas profitability. • Work collectively across lubricants to ensure profitability targets are met.