Commercial Planning & Inventory Analyst

EMR Group; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans with company match

Wellbeing benefits

Employee assistance program

Job summary

EMR USA Metal Recycling is seeking a Commercial Planning & Inventory Analyst to optimize inventory allocation across multiple facilities, ensuring alignment with customer commitments, production capabilities, and available stock. This role is 100% onsite in Camden, NJ and requires deep metals industry knowledge and data-driven decision making.

Ideal candidates will have experience in scrap metal recycling, commodity trading, and supply chain planning, along with advanced Excel and ERP skills to

Qualifications

• Experience in the metals industry is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Finance, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, complex formulas, and data analysis.
• Experience managing inventory allocation, inventory planning, commercial operations, supply chain planning, or logistics coordination.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize inventory allocation across multiple facilities.
• Allocate inventory to customer contracts, sales orders, and commercial commitments based on material quality, specifications, customer requirements, logistics, and business priorities.
• Monitor inventory levels, production forecasts, sales bookings, and shipment schedules to ensure customer commitments are fulfilled.
• Identify inventory shortages, surpluses, allocation risks, and opportunities while developing proactive solutions.
• Analyze commodity inventories and recommend strategies that improve inventory turnover and maximize profitability.
• Partner with Commercial, Sales, Logistics, Operations, and Administrative teams to coordinate inventory deployment and customer deliveries.
• Track allocation priorities, shipment schedules, inventory availability, and customer requirements.
• Develop and maintain reports related to inventory positions, commercial allocations, shipment priorities, bookings, and overall business performance.
• Identify process improvement opportunities that increase planning accuracy, operational efficiency, and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Support business continuity through documentation, reporting, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Inventory management

Inventory planning

Supply chain planning

Logistics coordination

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Commercial Planning & Inventory Analyst

EMR is one of the world’s leading metal recycling companies with a history spanning decades. At EMR, our employees are the heart and soul of our organization. We are committed to creating a workplace that prioritizes the well‑being and safety of everyone. Our company provides a supportive and inclusive community where everyone's ideas and contributions are valued. We believe in teamwork and collaboration.

Our mission is to provide our customers with efficient and reliable metal recycling services while minimizing the environmental impact of our operations. EMR recycles ten million tons of material annually, everything from beverage cans to aircraft carriers. We work with a wide variety of metals including copper, aluminum, brass, and stainless steel and can recycle it into more than 200 different types of new sustainable raw materials.

EMR offers our team a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans with company match, wellbeing benefits, employee assistance program and more. Join us and be a part of a team that puts people first!

EMR is currently hiring for an experienced Commercial Planning & Inventory Analyst to join our Commercial team. This is not a traditional Business Analyst or Operations Analyst position. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of the metals industry, inventory allocation, commercial planning, and supply chain operations.

You will be responsible for optimizing inventory allocation across multiple facilities to ensure customer commitments, commercial priorities, production capabilities, and available inventory remain aligned. Working closely with Sales, Commercial, Logistics, and Operations, you will make data‑driven decisions that maximize inventory utilization, improve profitability, and ensure customers receive the right material at the right time.

Candidates with experience in scrap metal recycling, commodity trading, metals manufacturing, foundries, metal service centers, or industrial supply chain planning are strongly encouraged to apply.

This role will be worked 100% onsite in Camden, NJ and pays $75000 - 90000 per year.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize inventory allocation across multiple facilities.
• Allocate inventory to customer contracts, sales orders, and commercial commitments based on material quality, specifications, customer requirements, logistics, and business priorities.
• Monitor inventory levels, production forecasts, sales bookings, and shipment schedules to ensure customer commitments are fulfilled.
• Identify inventory shortages, surpluses, allocation risks, and opportunities while developing proactive solutions.
• Analyze commodity inventories and recommend strategies that improve inventory turnover and maximize profitability.
• Partner with Commercial, Sales, Logistics, Operations, and Administrative teams to coordinate inventory deployment and customer deliveries.
• Track allocation priorities, shipment schedules, inventory availability, and customer requirements.
• Develop and maintain reports related to inventory positions, commercial allocations, shipment priorities, bookings, and overall business performance.
• Identify process improvement opportunities that increase planning accuracy, operational efficiency, and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Support business continuity through documentation, reporting, and knowledge sharing.

Ideal Background

• Scrap metal recycling
• Non‑ferrous metals
• Steel manufacturing
• Commodity trading
• Industrial manufacturing
• Raw materials procurement
• Supply chain planning
• Recycling or commodity processing

Qualifications

• Experience working in the metals industry is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Finance, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of ferrous and/or non‑ferrous metals, including material grades, specifications, and commercial applications.
• Experience managing inventory allocation, inventory planning, commercial operations, supply chain planning, or logistics coordination.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, complex formulas, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making abilities.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound business decisions in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience working with ERP systems and business reporting tools.
• Experience in the scrap metal recycling industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience in commodity trading or commercial operations.
• Experience with inventory allocation, stock analysis, sales planning, shipment coordination, and contract fulfillment.
• Exposure to non‑ferrous metals, including copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, or nickel‑bearing alloys.
• Experience with process automation, reporting tools, or continuous improvement initiatives.

This Role Is Not...

This is not an entry‑level analyst position or a traditional financial or business analyst role.

We are seeking candidates with prior experience in commercial planning, inventory allocation, metals, commodity operations, or industrial supply chain management. While advanced analytical and Excel skills are essential, industry knowledge is equally important for success in this role.

EMR USA Metal Recycling provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. *E‑Verify is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This business uses E‑Verify in its hiring practices to achieve lawful workforce.