Inventory Analyst
The Inventory Analyst assists the merchandise planners and store planners in managing inventory to minimize backorders, maximize inventory turns and profitability and achieve established customer service levels for both eCommerce and Retail.
Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:
- Tracking late PO deliveries, identify issues and communicate opportunities to team.
- Resolution of shortages, overages and problem shipment issues.
- Review of in-transit products destined for stores and identify relevant issues such as lost product, missed receipts, etc.
- Promotional pre-setup checks such as inventory position prior to promotional in-home dates. This includes all web, catalog promotions, and periodic checks throughout the life of the promotion as well as post promotional analysis.
- Review of open backorders and expediting inventory where necessary.
- Maintaining planned arrival dates on all purchase orders and the expediting of past due orders.
- Validation of reserve inventory levels and aged inventory assessment.
- Organization, coordination and execution of vendor returns.
- Additional duties as assigned.
To join our band, you'll need the following experience:
- Bachelor's Degree (or 4 years of relevant work experience) preferably in Business Administration.
- 1 year of relevant experience within Inventory, Merchandising, or Operations.
- Skilled proficiency in basic-level mathematical formulas, including analytical formulas used within the retail/ecommerce industries.
- Intermediate proficiency using Microsoft Excel (building basic formulas, pivot tables, and v-lookups).