How to hire a senior supply chain analyst

How to hire a senior supply chain analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior supply chain analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior supply chain analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior supply chain analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The senior supply chain analyst hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A senior supply chain analyst's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior supply chain analysts from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents senior supply chain analyst salaries for various positions.

   Type of Senior Supply Chain Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Supply Chain Analyst		$33-55
   Material Manager	A material manager is responsible for monitoring inventories and stock supplies, ensuring the adequacy of materials needed for manufacturing or other operations, depending on the organization's industry. Material managers meet with suppliers and third-party vendors, negotiating contracts that would fit the budget goals of the company without compromising quality... Show more	$34-60
   Planning Manager	Planning managers perform various duties and responsibilities for an organization. These include planning and monitoring a project or department's budget, production schedule, and inventory, creating reports of new plans, programs, and regulations, and ensuring development proposals comply with requirements and regulations... Show more	$34-64

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Supply Chain
   • Logistics
   • Continuous Improvement
   • Data Analysis
   • Project Management
   • Customer Service
   • SQL
   • Chain Management
   • SR
   • Supply Chain Planning
   • Process Improvement
   • Strong Analytical
   • Visualization
   • Inventory Management

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage and enter all BOM into MRP data base, schedule, rout and distribute production orders.
   • Manage comprehensive commodities for fiber-optic critical components, preparing acquisition of raw materials for pull-replenishment activities.
   • Manage product data cleansing efforts for new ERP implementation ensuring accurate data for final separation from former parent company.
   • Manage production and warehouse teams ensuring DOD policies and corporate rules and regulations compliance while exceeding government nuclear facility audit standards.
   • Create procedures and policies to establish month reporting of KPIs to the company's leadership team.
   • Develop sourcing, purchasing and e-commerce market place model, build in-house ERP system with CEO and CTO.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior supply chain analyst job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A senior supply chain analyst salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a senior supply chain analyst in New Mexico may be lower than in Connecticut, and an entry-level senior supply chain analyst usually earns less than a senior-level senior supply chain analyst. Additionally, a senior supply chain analyst with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average senior supply chain analyst salary

   $89,789yearly

   $43.17 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior supply chain analyst salary

   $69,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

   Average senior supply chain analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$108,388	$52
   2	Connecticut	$104,730	$50
   3	Washington	$99,415	$48
   4	Pennsylvania	$96,423	$46
   5	Massachusetts	$95,004	$46
   6	Missouri	$94,877	$46
   7	New York	$94,417	$45
   8	Oregon	$93,924	$45
   9	Texas	$93,544	$45
   10	New Jersey	$92,826	$45
   11	Ohio	$92,802	$45
   12	Arizona	$91,514	$44
   13	Florida	$86,183	$41
   14	Minnesota	$85,257	$41
   15	Georgia	$84,057	$40
   16	North Carolina	$83,803	$40
   17	Illinois	$82,266	$40
   18	Indiana	$81,969	$39
   19	Tennessee	$81,587	$39
   20	Colorado	$74,734	$36

   Average senior supply chain analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Google	$121,128	$58.23	43
   2	BD	$114,013	$54.81	3
   3	Intuitive Surgical	$113,525	$54.58
   4	Bimbo Bakeries	$111,980	$53.84
   5	Nike	$111,808	$53.75	24
   6	Ferrara Candy	$111,428	$53.57	2
   7	Green Mountain Coffee Roasters	$110,740	$53.24
   8	Smith & Nephew	$110,602	$53.17
   9	Arkema	$110,529	$53.14
   10	AT&T	$109,245	$52.52	4
   11	Keurig Dr Pepper	$108,160	$52.00	32
   12	General Mills	$107,623	$51.74	3
   13	Logitech	$107,619	$51.74	6
   14	Pharmavite	$107,289	$51.58
   15	Smithfield Foods	$107,086	$51.48	5
   16	Edwards Lifesciences	$106,882	$51.39
   17	Newpark	$106,706	$51.30
   18	Gap Inc.	$106,706	$51.30
   19	KARL STORZ Endoscopy	$106,406	$51.16
   20	Bed Bath & Beyond	$106,168	$51.04

4. Writing a senior supply chain analyst job description

   A senior supply chain analyst job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a senior supply chain analyst job description:

   Senior supply chain analyst job description example

   Supply Chain Technology (SCT) innovates to get physical and digital products to our customers quickly and efficiently. We build, support, and extend the systems that manage order fulfillment, transportation, warehouse operations, and inventory placement across our FCs and thousands of retail nodes. As you may have read in the news, our mission is to make GameStop the e-commerce leader in our space, and we're looking for WMS developers with bold ideas to lead the way.
   
   We have a rapidly evolving fulfillment network and are looking for Senior WMS developers who are passionate about operational excellence and efficiency. They will be the subject matter experts and know exactly how to translate business process into WMS execution. Prior experience in the supply chain space is must for this role.
   This is a remote or hybrid role with occasional travel to FCs and Dallas HQ.
   
   Responsibilities
   Your primary activities will consist of understanding the operational processes within the supply chain network and ensuring that the Warehouse Management system and related applications and integrations are meeting the needs of the business. You will be the hands-on application subject matter expert.You will assist the Field Support team to ensure fulfillment operations are operating smoothly. Where changes are required, you will drive innovative solutions through implementation and support.You are expected to operate with a high level of autonomy, and your approaches reflect mature judgment and good instincts with a customer-first mentality. You provide technical leadership through your ideas, design reviews, configuration, and coding solutions, and driving the SDLC.
   You grow and mentor less experienced analysts and Field Support team resources.You will collaborate with peer teams and build relationships with our business stakeholders to further our product and technical roadmaps. You will educate our Distribution Operators to best utilize our Warehouse Applications.You will provide application support to our Distribution Operators when problems arise.
   Qualifications
   Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
   10+ years of non-internship professional WMS software configuration, extension, and support experience. 5+ years of Hands-on WMS experience supporting similar operations running Manhattan WM iSeries (PKMS).Experience with other WMS platforms is also beneficial.Good understanding of WMS integration with host systems.Experience with configuring and supporting material handling equipment of various types and vendors.Skilled in SQL and data analysis, and the ability to relate data to business process. Experience with SDLC processes like, including coding standards, code reviews, source code control management, build processes, testing, and operational support. Experience mentoring growing and advancing less experienced support analysts. Strong written and verbal communication and the ability to explain complex concepts to others at varying levels of expertise throughout the organization.
   
   Preferred Qualifications
   Experience working on Multiple End-to-End implementations of WMS and other warehouse applications.Report Building for use by Distribution and Transportation Operations users.Demonstrated leadership with regard to operational excellence.
   Experience as a SME and technical partner in complex cross-team programs.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right senior supply chain analyst for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior supply chain analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit senior supply chain analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit senior supply chain analysts, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior supply chain analyst

   Once you've found the senior supply chain analyst candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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