Otter Tail Corporation

Supply Chain Analyst

Otter Tail Corporation$66K — $99K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
  • 0-3 years relevant experience in supply chain or operations.
  • Understanding of supply chain and manufacturing principles.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with Power BI or ERP systems.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze production demand and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Support capacity planning by evaluating equipment and labor needs.
  • Monitor and balance production workloads across facilities.
  • Assist in identifying capacity risks and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Support data-driven decision making with reporting and dashboards.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Paid time off and holiday pay.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous improvement initiatives.
Full Job Description
Summary: The Supply Chain Analyst I supports manufacturing and supply chain planning activities through data analysis, capacity planning, forecasting, and operational reporting. This role works closely with Planning, Engineering, Operations, Purchasing, and Sales to analyze demand, evaluate production capacity, identify constraints, and support workload balancing across facilities. The position provides data-driven recommendations that improve operational performance, optimize resource utilization, and support customer requirements while maintaining accurate planning and reporting systems.

Safety is #1 at BTD: Our expectation is that every employee: 1) Strictly follows safety policies, rules and safe work methods. 2) Promptly corrects or reports safety hazards or unsafe conditions. Promptly reports injuries for prompt diagnosis and treatment. 3) Makes regular suggestions for safety process improvements to support continuous improvement in safety.

Essential Functions:

Supply Chain & Capacity Analysis

  • Analyze production demand, capacity, inventory, and operational data to identify trends, constraints, and opportunities for improvement.

  • Support capacity planning activities by evaluating equipment utilization, labor requirements, and workcenter performance

  • Monitor production workloads and assist with balancing work across facilities to improve throughput and resource utilization

  • Assist in identifying capacity risks and provide recommendations to support customer demand and delivery requirements


Forecasting & Operational Planning

  • Support demand forecasting and planning activities through data analysis and performance monitoring.

  • Evaluate historical trends, production performance, and business requirements to support operational decision making.

  • Assist with new equipment launches, workload transfers, and production transitions by providing analytical support and capacity assessments.


Reporting & Business Intelligence

  • Develop, maintain, and improve reports, dashboards, and key performance metrics used to monitor supply chain and manufacturing performance.

  • Maintain customer-facing capacity reporting and support internal performance reporting initiatives.

  • Ensure planning, production, and reporting data is accurate and consistent across business systems.

  • Utilize ERP, reporting, and business intelligence tools to support data-driven decision making.


Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

  • Partner with Planning, Engineering, Operations, Purchasing, and Sales to support supply chain and operational initiatives.

  • Participate in continuous improvement projects focused on efficiency, production flow, and data quality.

  • Support process documentation, reporting enhancements, and business system improvements.

  • Perform additional analysis and special projects as assigned.


Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, Business Analytics, or a related field and 0-3 years of relevant experience in supply chain, manufacturing, operations, engineering, or business analytics.

Experience and Skills Required:

  • Understanding of supply chain, manufacturing, production planning, or operations management principles.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret and communicate data effectively.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

  • Experience with Power BI, SQL, ERP, or MRP systems is preferred.

  • Ability to work effectively across multiple departments and manage competing priorities.

  • Ability to present findings and recommendations in a clear and professional manner.


The qualifications listed above are guidelines. Other combinations of education and experience could provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands and fingers to, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation Salary Range: OTC10 $66,066 - $99,129 annually. The range for this position is being displayed in compliance with all state and local regulations. Salaries are set based on a number of factors to include an individual's job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. This means that no two candidates are alike. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. The range provided above does not include additional compensation such as bonus, health benefits, vacation, 401(k) match, etc.

About Otter Tail Corporation

Otter Tail Corporation is a publicly traded company headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The company consists of three primary subsidiaries: Otter Tail Power Company, which provides electricity to more than 130,000 customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; manufacturing businesses, including BTD Manufacturing, Inc., a metal fabricator; and plastics businesses, including Otter Tail Corporation?s wholly owned subsidiary, Northern Pipe Products, Inc., a manufacturer of PVC pipe. Otter Tail Corporation was founded in 1907 and is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol OTTR.
Learn more about Otter Tail Corporation
Size
2,487 employees
Market Cap
$2.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$95.8 million
5 Year Trend
+8.3%
Revenue
$890.1 million
NASDAQ

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