Inventory Analyst

Stryker; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 62,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

HSA/FSA programs

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Life and AD&D insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Stryker is seeking an Inventory Audit Specialist to plan, coordinate, and execute cycle counts across multiple locations, including MedEd, R&D, and Marketing. You will reconcile discrepancies, improve inventory visibility, and partner with Sales and Warehouse teams to ensure accuracy.

Responsibilities include auditing, data analysis, and driving continuous improvement of inventory processes to meet internal controls and audit requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 0+ years of experience.
• Excel experience required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute inventory cycle counts across Warehouse, MedEd, R&D, and Marketing locations.
• Review audit results to validate accuracy, completeness, and proper documentation.
• Support and participate in field inventory audits as needed.
• Partner with MedEd, R&D, Marketing, Sales, and Warehouse teams to coordinate inventory activities.
• Provide guidance on inventory management best practices.
• Build and maintain strong relationships to support inventory accuracy initiatives.
• Proactively analyze inventory data to identify discrepancies, trends, and corrective actions.
• Ensure timely reconciliation and processing of inventory adjustments.
• Provide reporting and insights to support decision-making and field inventory visibility.
• Drive continuous improvement of inventory audit and cycle count processes.
• Lead process improvement initiatives aligned to inventory performance goals.
• Ensure inventory processes comply with internal controls, audit requirements, and organizational objectives.

Skills

Excel experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, PRMS)

Job description

What you will do - Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing inventory cycle counts across warehouse locations, including R&D, Marketing, and Medical Education (MedEd). This role partners with Sales and internal stakeholders to conduct inventory audits, ensure accuracy, and reinforce inventory management best practices. The position leads on-site counts, reconciles discrepancies, and processes inventory adjustments within systems of record. Strong attention to detail, organization, and the ability to manage inventory across multiple locations are essential.

Audit Management

• Plan, coordinate, and execute inventory cycle counts across Warehouse, MedEd, R&D, and Marketing locations
• Review audit results to validate accuracy, completeness, and proper documentation
• Support and participate in field inventory audits as needed

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with MedEd, R&D, Marketing, Sales, and Warehouse teams to coordinate inventory activities
• Provide guidance on inventory management best practices
• Build and maintain strong relationships to support inventory accuracy initiatives

Inventory Accountability

• Proactively analyze inventory data to identify discrepancies, trends, and corrective actions
• Ensure timely reconciliation and processing of inventory adjustments
• Provide reporting and insights to support decision-making and field inventory visibility

Operational Excellence

• Drive continuous improvement of inventory audit and cycle count processes
• Lead process improvement initiatives aligned to inventory performance goals
• Ensure inventory processes comply with internal controls, audit requirements, and organizational objectives

Required

• Bachelor's degree
• 0+ years of experience
• Excel experience

Preferred

• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, PRMS, etc.).
• Experience in Supply Chain or Inventory Management.

$62,400 - $87,900 USD Annual

• Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.
• Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.