SAP Inventory Analyst: Drive Stock Accuracy & Automation

growwithstow; Ovar; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

stow, based in Ovar, Portugal, seeks an Inventory Analyst to manage stock movements across plants in SAP, improve stock accuracy, and support planning and purchasing decisions. You will liaise with Warehouse, Logistics, Production, Purchasing, and Quality teams to optimize inventory and automate repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities include KPI reporting, demand planning support, and month-end reconciliations, with a focus on data analytics, process improvements, and compliance with internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics or related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in inventory, warehouse or logistics, performing cycle counting, inventory valuation methods (FIFO, weighted average) and ABC analysis, with a solid data analytics component
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

• Follow up stock across all plants, process transfers and corrections, and resolve differences between physical and system stock
• Analyze stock per plant for obsolescence and exceptions, and agree whether to reallocate, move or scrap
• Identify slow-moving, obsolete and excess stock and recommend actions
• Build and maintain regular inventory KPI reports and dashboards for management: stock levels, inventory turnover, days of inventory, stock accuracy, and ageing
• Support demand planning by reviewing usage patterns, lead times and safety stock levels
• Support Finance with month-end reconciliations and GRNI, and coordinate with warehouse, production, purchasing, quality and logistics teams
• Identify repetitive manual tasks and automate them with SAP ERP reports, Excel macros, scripts or workflow tools
• Set up automatic alerts for exceptions such as negative stock, unposted receipts and unusual adjustments
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements and company policies
• Support audits by providing documentation and explaining inventory processes.
• Propose and help implement automation and system improvements

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Data analytics

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain / Logistics

Tools

SAP MM/WM

MS Excel

Power BI

Power Automate

Python

VBA

C#

Job description

stow, based in Ovar, Portugal, seeks an Inventory Analyst to manage stock movements across plants in SAP, improve stock accuracy, and support planning and purchasing decisions. You will liaise with Warehouse, Logistics, Production, Purchasing, and Quality teams to optimize inventory and automate repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities include KPI reporting, demand planning support, and month-end reconciliations, with a focus on data analytics, process improvements, and compliance with internal