Inventory Analyst

Evermark; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Evermark is seeking an Inventory Analyst to monitor and optimize finished goods across the distribution network, partnering with customer service to balance service levels with inventory investment. You will build dashboards, reconcile ERP and 3PL records, manage variances, and support planning with manufacturing, logistics, and sales to ensure timely replenishment.

Requirements include 2+ years in distribution planning or inventory management, strong Excel skills, and experience with Kinaxis,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in distribution planning, logistics, or inventory management.
• Experience in CPG, food & beverage, or consumer goods.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with imperfect data.
• Experience w/Kinaxis and/or MS Business Central and Korber WMS preferred.
• Ability to prioritize, make judgment calls, and move fast.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, finance, or business-related field.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments and with external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage dashboards to assess inventory positions, allocation, and precut process and ensures inventory record accuracy across 3PLs and internal ERP systems.
• Manage inventory variances and reconciliation with 3PLs and suppliers and proactively communicates variances and works with planning team on PO updates/changes
• Receives inventory into ERP and verifies quantities and processes supplier invoices for payment
• Audits cycle count reporting with 3PLs and audits receiving and shipping records

Skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, finance, or business-related field

Tools

Kinaxis

MS Business Central

Korber WMS

Job description

Evermark is a newly formed beauty and personal care company bringing together a portfolio of iconic, everyday brands with enormous reach and untapped potential: Suave, ChapStick, Q-tips, Caress, St. Ives, TIGI Bed Head, Noxzema, Pond's, Lever 2000. These are brands people know, trust, and use daily - and we are building their next chapter.

Backed by a growth-oriented YellowWood Partners, we operate with speed, focus, and accountability. Our goal is simple: modernize these brands, accelerate growth, and build a company that consistently outperforms expectations. That means sharpening strategy, raising the bar on execution, and making smart, decisive moves across the enterprise - from how we plan and operate to how we go to market.

This is a company in motion. We are scaling quickly, building new capabilities, and creating the operating model as we go. For the right people, that means rare access, real influence, and the opportunity to help shape not just a role, but a company.

Position Summary:

The Inventory Analyst is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing finished goods inventory across the distribution network and collaborating with customer service on inventory allocation. This role ensures accurate inventory shipping & receiving records are maintained across suppliers and 3PLs ensuring high service levels while balancing inventory investment, cost, and operational constraints. Working closely with Planning, Logistics, and Customer teams, the Inventory Analyst helps anticipate risks, identify inventory imbalances, and supports consistent service performance as the distribution network matures. Position ensures inventory is reconciled across 3PL WMS inventory systems and internal Business Central ERP inventory records.

Core Responsibilities:

Replenishment, Inventory & Network Flow

• Build and manage dashboards to assess inventory positions, allocation, and precut process and ensures inventory record accuracy across 3PLs and internal ERP systems.
• Manage inventory variances and reconciliation with 3PLs and suppliers and proactively communicates variances and works with planning team on PO updates/changes
• Receives inventory into ERP and verifies quantities and processes supplier invoices for payment
• Audits cycle count reporting with 3PLs and audits receiving and shipping records

Cross-Functional Execution

• Coordinate with Manufacturing, co-packers, Logistics, and DC Operations to align supply plans with warehouse and transportation capacity
• Recommend customer replenishment strategy changes to drive case pick to full layer and pallet pick volumes with customer service and sales teams
• Support customer supply teams with allocation decisions and service issue resolution
• Support peak and seasonal planning to ensure network readiness – space planning
• Drive EDI integrations for ASNs to improve inventory accuracy and enhanced 3PL reporting and automation with 3PLs and IT team
• Identify opportunities to improve stock slotting with 3PL partners to improve warehouse productivity performance through detailed analysis.

Primary Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in distribution planning, logistics, or inventory management
• Experience in CPG, food & beverage, or consumer goods
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with imperfect data
• Experience w/Kinaxis and/or MS Business Central and Korber WMS preferred
• Ability to prioritize, make judgment calls, and move fast
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, finance, or business-related field.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments and with external suppliers.

People Who Thrive Here

We look for people who take ownership, move with urgency, and care deeply about results.

Across every level and function, success here comes from thinking like an operator, not waiting to be told what to do but seeing what needs to happen and driving it forward. The individual must be comfortable working across teams, influencing without hierarchy, and making progress even when the path isn't perfectly defined.

This is a fast-moving environment with high standards and real accountability. In return, you'll have meaningful responsibility, autonomy to lead your work, and the opportunity to grow alongside brands, and a company, that are being actively shaped.