Senior Inventory Analytics & Optimization Lead

Kohler Co.; Benito Juárez; Híbrido; MXN 1.544.000 - 2.230.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kohler Co. in Juarez, NL is seeking a Sr Specialist, Inventory Optimization & Supply Chain Analytics to identify inventory risks, drive corrective actions, and partner across Supply Chain to improve visibility and governance.

You will lead root cause analysis, build Power BI dashboards, collaborate with IT and master data teams, and translate analytics into actionable steps with owners and due dates.

Formación

• Bachelors degree required in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Analytics, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain, inventory management, supply planning, production control, demand planning, operations analytics, or a related business analytics role.
• Experience with ERP or planning systems, preferably SAP ECC/S4, APO, IBP, or similar tools.
• Advanced Excel skills required, including large dataset analysis, formulas, pivots, and structured analysis.
• Power BI experience strongly required, including dashboard creation, data visualization, report maintenance, and user-focused analytics.

Responsabilidades

• Lead recurring root cause analysis for inventory increases, overstock, excess, obsolete, and overproduction across Finished Goods, Raw Materials, WIP, and service-related inventory.
• Research inventory exceptions in ERP and supporting tools to determine whether drivers relate to demand, supply, planning parameters, MOQ, lead time, forecast bias, material status, discontinuation, last-time-buy, production execution, or master data.
• Develop and improve Power BI dashboards, exception reports, and analytical tools that provide early visibility to inventory risk, including PO/PR exceptions, safety stock/time breaches, production overbuilds, blocked or restricted stock, disposition balances, and month-over-month changes.
• Partner with IT, Data Analytics, Master Data, and business process owners to improve report reliability, automate recurring analysis, and reduce manual Excel dependency where practical.
• Identify purchase requisitions, purchase orders, production activity, and material receipts that may create inventory above target levels; coordinate with schedulers, buyers, supply planning, customer service, manufacturing, and operations leaders to review, cancel, defer, or correct orders when appropriate.
• Build structured RCA categories and Pareto reporting to quantify major inventory drivers, financial impact, accountable functions, and recurring patterns.
• Translate analytics into clear business actions with owners, due dates, assumptions, risks, and escalation needs; follow up until actions are closed or formally escalated.
• Create standardized processes, decision rules, escalation paths, governance routines, data definitions, and user instructions for inventory optimization tools and dashboards.
• Communicate concise findings to leadership and cross-functional teams, including what happened, why it happened, financial impact, required decision, owner, and due date.

Conocimientos

Root cause analysis

Analytical thinking

Inventory management

Supply planning

MRP/ERP knowledge

Educación

Bachelors degree

Herramientas

Power BI

Advanced Excel

SAP ECC/S4

APO

IBP

Descripción del empleo

Kohler Co. in Juarez, NL is seeking a Sr Specialist, Inventory Optimization & Supply Chain Analytics to identify inventory risks, drive corrective actions, and partner across Supply Chain to improve visibility and governance.

You will lead root cause analysis, build Power BI dashboards, collaborate with IT and master data teams, and translate analytics into actionable steps with owners and due dates.