Senior Analyst – Global Inventory Operations (Onsite)

Stryker Corporation; Plainfield (IN); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking a Senior Analyst of Inventory Operations to ensure accurate inventory control across ERP and 3PL WMS systems. You will perform cycle counts, reconcile stock, analyze variances, and collaborate with IT, finance, and operations to improve inventory accuracy and reduce costs.

Responsibilities include maintaining inventory adjustments, supporting metrics, and documenting standard processes while working onsite at our Plainfield, Indiana facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 6 years of equivalent experience.
• 2 years of experience in supply chain operations, distribution or transportation.
• Demonstrated inventory management or cycle counting experience.
• NetSuite experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze data and resolve discrepancies efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills; proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
• Experience with project management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory reconciliation between Stryker ERP and 3PL WMS systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve variances; perform cycle counts.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure accurate stock levels.
• Support inventory variance measurement, monitoring and correction.
• Monitor daily transactions between WMS and ERP to identify fallout.
• Support metrics and roadmaps for global distribution inventory control.
• Document work instructions and maintain adjustment records.

Skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 6 years of equivalent experience

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

WMS systems

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite

As a Senior Analyst of Inventory Operations (Onsite), your role will be responsible for executing inventory control processes. You will be responsible for this role include maintaining inventory reconciliation between Stryker ERP and relevant 3PL WMS system(s), troubleshooting and resolving variances, cycle counting, and supporting other inventory control processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to help ensure accurate stock levels are represented across systems. Your leadership will be crucial in maintaining optimal inventory turnover, reducing costs, and supporting the company's growth objectives. Work collaboratively with distribution operations, IT, and finance to establish best practices for inventory variance measurement, monitoring, and correction across our global distribution footprint. Work with IT to establish process for monitoring daily transactions between the WMS and ERP (e.g. NetSuite) to identify and track transaction fallout rates. Support lead / lag metrics for measuring inventory accuracy on a consistent basis at operational and executive levels. Support roadmap for deploying best practices across global distribution network and including training and defining a method for measuring compliance these standard processes. Responsible for inventory cycle count process ensuring that inventory is physically counted by internal and contractual requirements and that adjustments are systematically reflected end to end Responsible for identifying expired, damaged, and obsolete inventory levels and driving the appropriate process with finance and operations partners Key metrics for this role include inventory accuracy, total inventory adjustments, trends for damaged, expired, obsolete, and reserved inventory levels. Prepare and maintain documentation of work-instructions and processes Maintain comprehensive records of inventory adjustments and ensure trackers remain current and accurate.

What you need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 6 years of equivalent experience
• 2 years of experience in supply chain operations, distribution or transportation

Preferred Qualifications

• NetSuite experience Demonstrated experience in inventory management or cycle counting Strong attention to detail and organizational skills Ability to analyze data and resolve discrepancies efficiently Excellence communication skills Microsoft skills, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft project Experience with project management United States of America

Pay Ranges: USN: $64,400 - $94,400 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.