Senior Analyst - Inventory

CSS; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CSS is seeking a Senior Analyst - Inventory to optimize inventory and service levels through analytics and execution of strategies.

The role focuses on reporting, data mining, and collaboration across departments to drive efficient stock management and improved purchasing decisions.

Qualifications

• 3 years in supply chain and distribution; 5+ years preferred.
• 2 years reporting design, development and implementation; 3+ preferred.
• 2–3 years data mining, analytics, Teradata SQL; SQL Server a plus.
• Experience creating and validating reports; able to explain findings.
• Translate business questions into quantitative variables.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily, weekly and monthly production reports; validate data and maintain source codes.
• Develop on-demand reports; modify report parameters or source code; summarize findings.
• Provide field support on report logic and data; identify problems and recommend tools/reports.
• Design and develop reports from requirements to Teradata SQL; use Access and Excel macros.
• Gather and review change requests; implement approved changes.
• Collaborate with data services and information systems for UAT and related tasks.
• Provide data for purchasing and inventory analysis; run complex SQL data retrieval.
• Translate business questions into analytics requirements; present findings to management.
• Manage concurrent requests and meet deadlines.
• Maintain parent/child relationships; annual audits of settings.
• Administer stock replenishment program (ASR); manage branches and supplier links.

Skills

Supply chain analytics

Data mining

SQL development

Excel macros

VBA coding

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in quantitative field

APICS CPIM/CPFM/CPM preferred

Tools

Teradata SQL

SQL Server

Microsoft Access

Excel

Excel VBA

Job description

As a Senior Analyst - Inventory the majority of the job is focused on inventory analysis and/or execution of strategies and processes to ensure that inventory and service levels are optimized.

Responsibilities

• 3 years required, 5+ years preferred of supply chain and distribution industry, and knowledge of industry terminology, concepts, and metric.


• 2 years required, 3+ years preferred of hands on report design, development and implementation.


• 2 years required, 3+ years preferred of hands on data mining, decision support, analytics, and Teradata SQL programming. SQL Server or other databases a plus.


• Ensures execution of daily, weekly and monthly production reports, including validating report data, maintaining source codes, and making changes.


• Develops and executes on demand and ad-hoc reports, including modifying report parameters or source code based on specific needs, ability to explain report, and summarizing findings.


• Provides field support by answering questions on report logic or data, including ability to identify problems and recommend right tools and reports to meet specific needs and requests.


• Handles report design and development from gathering requirements to writing Teradata SQL, setting up Microsoft Access databases and writing macros in Excel.


• Gathers and reviews change requests, implements or coordinates implementation of approved changes.


• Works with other functional departments including data services and information systems to identify problems and enhancement opportunities to perform user acceptance testing and other required tasks


• Provides data to support purchasing and inventory related analysis to all levels of the organization, including applying quieries and data and writing and modifying complex SQL data retrieval to gather information.


• Translates business questions into quantitative measurable variables, analyzes large and complex data sets and presents findings in appropriate format for various audiences.


• Manages concurrent requests and meet deadlines.


• Validates and processes all field requests to handle one time demand/usage adjustments.


• Maintains approved parent/child relationships, and runs yearly audit of all parent/child settings.


• Administers in-house automated stock replenishment program (ASR), sets up and maintains branch operations and supplier lines, maintains integrity of quantity breaks and other setting/attributes.


• Supports in-house ASR program, answer field questions, validates and troubleshoots issues, and works with IT, purchasing teams and customer service to resolve problems and correct impact


• Handles functional support for purchasing and inventory tools and systems across all organizational levels. Answers questions, validates data, gathers information for IT and other departments


• Translates business questions into report or analytics requirements and finds solutions based on existing tools and repots, or proposes possible solutions and presents these to management.


• Handles all centralized maintenance tasks ranging from mass upload of inventory attributes to cost markup and markdown programs.


• Administers corporate level programs, including limits of purchasing authorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree inMathematics, Statistics,Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics or similar quantitative discipline.


• APICS, CPFM, CPM preferred.


• 2 years required, 3+ years preferred of proven ability to use advanced functionality of Microsoft Access and Excel for data analysis and report formatting. Statistical software a plus.


• Knowledge of data extraction, data mining and statistical analysis.


• SQL development skills, ability to write complex SQL queries. Familiarity with Teradata a plus.


• Solid communication and support skills. Ability to explain complex concepts and analytics to non-technical audience.


• Strong PC skills, extensive experience with advanced functionality in Microsoft Access (VBA coding) and Excel (macros, pivot tables, data lookups, etc.)


• Attention to details, passion for problem-solving, creative thinking and comfort with ambiguity of requirements and expected results.


• Ability to work independently, check your results, troubleshoot problems and exercise judgment.


• Excellent multi-tasking skills, ability to prioritize and handle many projects at once with ever shifting priorities and deadlines.


• Ability to follow established processes and schedule to deliver timely and consistent report execution.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Knowledge of distribution industry and supply chain, purchasing and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures.