Inventory Management Process Champion (m/f/d)

advantestcareers; Böblingen; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

advantestcareers in Germany seeks an experienced inventory management professional to design and continuously improve end-to-end inventory processes across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods. You will work with cross-functional stakeholders to maximize sales while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.

The role emphasizes scalable processes, KPI definition, data analysis, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and regulatory standards.

Qualifikationen

• Comprehensive and solid experience in Supply Chain Operations and/or inventory management in a complex/global organization.
• Capability of data analysis and financial knowledge in inventory management.
• Experience in formulating and deploying inventory management process.
• Experience in improving operations as key user of inventory management tool (e.g. Oracle, SAP EWM, or any other ERP/WMS).
• Skills of stakeholder management and communication management to effectively collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong Leadership and decision-making skills as well as very good analytical skills
• Strong communication, with the ability to interact effectively with colleagues at different levels and across different teams in English.

Aufgaben

• Design and continually improve end-to-end inventory management processes for Raw Material, WIP, and finished goods.
• Maximize sales and minimize excess and obsolete (E&O) through collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ensure processes are scalable and aligned with growth and strategic goals.
• Develop processes to maintain and adjust buffer inventory based on stakeholder alignment, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide tools enabling inventory management implementation by collaborating with BPR & DX teams.
• Define, document, and maintain inventory management processes, policies, and procedures.
• Define KPIs and metrics to measure inventory performance.
• Analyze data and provide insights to leadership for decision-making.
• Ensure inventory practices comply with internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.

Kenntnisse

Supply Chain Operations

Inventory Management

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Leadership & Decision-Making

English Communication

Tools

Oracle

SAP EWM

ERP / WMS

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Design and contiuously improve end-to-end inventory management process for Raw Material, WIP, FGI inventory, ensuring to maximize sales and minimize excess and obsolete (E&O), in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Ensure processes are scalable and aligned with business growth and strategic goals.
• Develop the process to maintain and adjust buffer inventory based on the alignment with stakeholders, taking risks and opportunities into account.
• Provide the tools that enables inventory management process to be implemented effectively and efficiently by collaborating with Business Process Reengineering & Digital Transformation (BPR&DX) team.
• Define, document, and maintain inventory management processes, policies, and procedures.
• Define KPIs and metrics to measure inventory performance.
• Analyze data and provide insights to leadership for decision-making.
• Ensure inventory practices comply with internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Manage inventory related projects and facilitate communication and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to improve inventory management process.

Requirements

• Comprehensive and solid experience in Supply Chain Operations and/or inventory management (in a complex/global organization, highly preferred).
• Capability of data analysis and financial knowledge in inventory management.
• Experience in formulating and deploying inventory management process.
• Experience in improving operations as key user of inventory management tool (e.g. Oracle, SAP EWM, or any other ERP/WMS).
• Skills of stakeholder management and communication management to effectively collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong Leadership and decision-making skills as well as very good analytical skills
• Strong communication, with the ability to interact effectively with colleagues at different levels and across different teams in English.

Additional Skills Preferred

• Experience with cost simulation tools in inventory management.
• Certification such as CSCP, CPSM, or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Familiarity with digital transformation initiatives in supply chain.