Junior Inventory Analyst

Nestlé; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

private medical care LuxMed

Multisport Card

Employee Pension Found

Life Insurance

50% discount in a company canteen

10% discount on Nestlé products

Job summary

Nestlé in Warsaw is seeking a Junior Inventory Analyst to define optimal inventory levels for Finished Goods, Semi-Finished Goods and Raw & Pack materials. You will collaborate with planners and cross-functional teams to balance inventories, lead times, capacity and cost decisions, ensuring efficient supply chain operations.

You will report to the Supply Chain Modelling Team Lead and contribute to inventory risk management, data analysis and reporting on trends and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or Economics.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning and trade-offs between service level and cost.
• 2+ years in supply planning and inventory management in a multinational environment.
• Expertise in inventory optimization, replenishment strategies, and control techniques.
• Ability to interact and influence internal stakeholders with integrity.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Define inventory strategy in collaboration with concurrent planners and DSP managers.
• Establish optimal inventory levels for FG, Semi-Finished Goods, and Raw & Pack materials.
• Identify opportunities to reduce inventory holding costs through optimized storage, transportation, and order quantity strategies.
• Segment portfolio and manage high-value items.
• Provide regular reports and analysis on inventory trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure inventory data quality compliance.
• Collaborate with planners to balance inventories, lead times, capacity, and cost decisions.
• Develop and implement inventory risk management strategies.

Skills

Fluent in English

Very good analytical skills

Initiative, goal orientation

Excellent communication skills

Ability to influence stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or Economics

University degree

Tools

Data management / BI tools

Knowledge of OMP

Job description

Location:Warsaw, Poland

Department:Supply Chain Analytics

Reports to:Supply Chain Modelling Team Lead

About The Role

Are you passionate about optimizing inventory strategies and ensuring product availability while minimizing costs? As anJunior Inventory Analyst, you will define optimal inventory levels for Finished Goods (FG), Semi-Finished Goods, and Raw & Pack materials. You’ll collaborate with planners and cross-functional teams to balance inventories, lead times, capacity, and cost decisions, ensuring efficient supply chain operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define inventory strategy in collaboration with concurrent planners and Category DSP managers.
• Establish and share optimal inventory levels for FG, Semi-Finished Goods, and Raw & Pack materials, considering demand variability and supplier lead time fluctuations.
• Identify opportunities to reduce inventory holding costs through optimized storage, transportation, and order quantity strategies.
• Segment portfolio and manage high-value items rigorously.
• Provide regular reports and analysis on inventory trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure inventory data quality compliance.
• Collaborate with planners to balance inventories, lead times, capacity, and cost decisions.
• Develop and implement inventory risk management strategies to mitigate supply

Our Expectations :

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or Economics.
• Strong understanding of E2E supply chain planning and trade-offs between service level and cost.
• 2+ years in supply planning and inventory management within a multinational environment.
• Expertise in inventory optimization, replenishment strategies, and control techniques.
• Ability to interact and influence internal stakeholders with integrity.
• Fluent in English
• Knowledge of Supply Chain functional areas and flows (esp. Demand and Supply Planning);
• Knowledge of data management / business intelligence tools;
• Experience in data analysis and modelling;
• Fluent Business English;
• University degree;
• Very good analytical skills;
• Initiative, goal orientation;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Knowledge of OMP is a plus.

Our offer:

• Full-time employment contract
• Opportunities to make a difference by providing insights that will decide the course of action for the coming years
• Working in a dynamic environment with lots of data inputs;
• Collaboration across the global organisation;Possibility of professional development & career advancement;
• Competitive benefits package: private medical care LuxMed, Multisport Card, Employee Pension Found, Life Insurance, 50% of discount in a company canteen, 10% discount on company products in the Nestlé boutique.

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.

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