Strategic Inventory & Business Analyst

City of Shakopee, MN; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 281,000 - 412,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking an Inventory & Business Analyst to optimize inventory performance and provide business and operational analysis to support decision-making. The role focuses on inventory planning, forecasting, KPI management, reporting, and process improvement to drive efficiency and business performance.

You will handle inventory planning across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods; perform variance analysis, financial reporting, and data-driven insights; develop dashboards using ERP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations Management or Engineering.
• 2–3 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience in inventory management, business analysis, or supply chain reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and business reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Inventory Planning & Analysis: Maintain optimal inventory levels across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods while minimizing stockouts, excess inventory and obsolescence.
• Inventory analysis: Analyze inventory trends, aging, slow-moving stock, and turnover performance.
• Clinical/Financial insights: Identify opportunities to improve inventory efficiency and working capital performance.
• Reconciliation & reviews: Support inventory reconciliation activities and inventory performance reviews.
• Financial reporting: Support inventory-related financial reporting, valuation, provisions, adjustments.
• Variance analysis: Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, and POR targets to identify performance gaps.
• Insights & dashboards: Investigate variances and provide meaningful insights; develop analysis to support decisions.
• Reporting & KPI: Prepare and maintain inventory, operational, and business performance reports; monitor KPIs and dashboards.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Sales, and Customer Service to improve processes.
• Planning & forecasting: Support business planning, forecasting, and operational review processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Result-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Data visualization tools

Job description

Emerson is seeking an Inventory & Business Analyst to optimize inventory performance and provide business and operational analysis to support decision-making. The role focuses on inventory planning, forecasting, KPI management, reporting, and process improvement to drive efficiency and business performance.

You will handle inventory planning across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods; perform variance analysis, financial reporting, and data-driven insights; develop dashboards using ERP