Supply Chain Strategy and Optimization Analyst

Role Overview Shell is looking for a driven Supply Chain Strategy and Optimization Analyst to join its Lubricants Americas Supply Chain Optimization and Projects team, based out of Bengaluru supporting North and South America operations. This is a high-impact role within Shell Global Lubricants, a business targeting accelerated growth with a 10 percent CAGR by 2025. You will work across a broad product portfolio spanning FMCG, key account-specific products, and specialty lubricants across B2B, B2C, indirect, and retail channels. Key Responsibilities - Identify pain points, constraints, and value leakage across sectors and lines of business and drive gap closure initiatives - Support the Sales and Operations Planning process by ensuring end-to-end network capacity from raw materials through production to logistics - Determine optimal customer and production sourcing by evaluating feasibility, capacity, cost, working capital, and customer satisfaction trade-offs - Optimize supply chain footprint by identifying improvement opportunities including constraint resource optimization and economic order quantity analysis - Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to rationalize product portfolios, reduce complexity, and improve overall Americas lubricants profitability - Work with specific business sectors to define winning portfolios and associated metrics such as tail percentage, ROACE, profitability, and customer satisfaction - Develop outlets for slow-moving or tail products to minimize value loss - Optimize product component costs and develop supply security options to support business goals Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related discipline - Minimum 6 years of experience in supply chain optimization, preferably in a manufacturing, logistics, or FMCG environment - Hands-on experience in inventory optimization, safety stock management, and inventory buffer strategies - Prior experience managing the S&OP process and product portfolio oversight - Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools such as Tableau, Excel, Power BI, Spotfire, or Alteryx - Strong communication, interpersonal, and project management skills - Willingness to work during US Houston business hours with shift allowance provided as per India country norms Why Join Us Shell offers a global platform where your supply chain expertise directly shapes competitive advantage in one of the world's leading lubricants businesses. This is an opportunity to work at scale, drive meaningful transformation, and build a career with a company committed to long-term growth.

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field - 6 or more years of experience in supply chain optimization in manufacturing, logistics, or FMCG - Expertise in inventory optimization, safety stock, and inventory buffer management - Experience with S&OP process and product portfolio management - Proficiency in Tableau, Excel, Power BI, Spotfire, or Alteryx - Strong project management and communication skills - Familiarity with SAP or other supply chain planning tools is an advantage - Prior lubricants industry experience is an advantage - Willingness to work US Houston business hours from India

- Shift allowance for off-shift hours as per India country norms - Opportunity to work with a global Fortune 500 energy company - Exposure to multi-region supply chain operations across North and South America - Career growth within Shell Global Lubricants portfolio