Associate Inventory Analyst

GNC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

GNC is seeking a Purchaser/Planner in Pittsburgh, PA, offering a hybrid schedule with two in-person days and remote work options.

The role focuses on purchasing assigned products, monitoring orders, inventory levels, vendor communications, and market actions to support sales plans and turns. A BS in business or supply chain and 4+ years of retail buying/planning is preferred; strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 4+ years of retail buying or planning experience.
• Strong analytical and forecasting abilities.
• High proficiency in MS Office and inventory systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Effectively purchase assigned products to meet or exceed service rates and turns
• Monitor placed purchase orders for timeliness and date adjustments
• Monitor store inventory to ensure levels support sales plans and turns
• Maintain communication with vendors to resolve delivery or pricing issues
• Assist in the setup of new items and ongoing item maintenance
• Monitor and act on expiring product in the DC
• Process market actions to domestic and franchise stores
• Perform sales modeling and opening order quantities for new items
• Manage and update system inputs for assigned products
• Ensure items are set up per Vendor’s Purchasing Agreement/Addendum

Skills

Analytical skills

Vendor management

Forecasting

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

MS Outlook

Inventory software

Job description

Since 1935, GNC has been a global leader in health and wellness innovation, inspiring people to achieve their goals with a trusted and dynamic range of products. As #TeamGNC, we prioritize our consumers, constantly collaborating and developing new ideas to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Our team is passionate about driving change and turning aspirations into actions. We believe that good health is the greatest gift, and there's nothing more rewarding than helping others achieve it. Join us in empowering others to Live Well!

What We’re Looking For:

At GNC we embrace a “Live Well” philosophy, fostering a dynamic environment where innovation meets passion. Whether someone is an athlete or just starting to focus on their health, we want to deliver the cutting‑edge products they deserve. We are looking for an individual who is excited and eager to play a pivotal role in driving excellence in the health and wellness industry. This position offers the opportunity to engage in a collaborative environment where you will make a personal impact every day.

What You’ll Do:

Full-Time Salary Position

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Effectively purchase assigned products to meet or exceed service rates and turns
• Monitor placed purchase orders for timeliness and/or date adjustments based on business needs
• Monitor store inventory of assigned items to ensure levels support sales plans and turn targets
• Maintain effective communication with vendors to resolve delivery, receiving or pricing issues
• Assist in the setup of new items and ongoing item maintenance to ensure products are aligned to the correct store allocation files
• Monitor and action upon expiring product in the DC to ensure inventory is pushed out prior to being placed on hold
• Process market actions to domestic and franchise stores in support of product issues or returns
• Perform sales modeling and opening order quantities for new items through Invent
• Manage and update system inputs for assigned products such as lead time, MOQs, costs and vendor information
• Ensure assigned items are set up in accordance with the Vendor’s Purchasing Agreement/Addendum

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

PHYSICAL ASPECTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Hybrid work environment, 2 days in-person attendance (Pittsburgh, PA) in addition to ability to work remotely.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Regularly/Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low/moderate.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job required
• 4+ years of retail buying or planning experience or an equivalent combination of education/experience
• Analytical ability to track and purchase inventories in an appropriate time frame
• High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications
• Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
• Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external clients
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
• Self‑motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos