Senior Excess & Obsolete Inventory Analyst

Owens & Minor Distribution Inc.; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The position emphasizes process improvement, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration to meet strategic inventory goals and improve operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• 5+ years of Supply Chain experience.
• Experience with Lean principles and tools.
• Any combination of education and experience to meet the above requirements.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Excess and Obsolete monthly process by using reports and systems to identify and root cause address excess inventory.
• Take actions to address or identify owners to resolve.
• Document action plans and follow up until the action is complete.
• Analyze financial reserve list to recoup some monies by IBTing, selling, or returning inventory.
• Be knowledgeable on any excess purchased through buy backs, forward buys, etc. and ensure there is an action plan and timeline to sell through.
• Follow up until the inventory is gone.
• Investigate and understand the root causes of excess and work with team members to develop new processes that will proactively eliminate risk.
• Assist in projects to move excess inventory. This includes but is not limited to selling to Alt Source providers, putting on Amazon Marketplace, giving to charitable organizations, selling in auctions etc.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Data analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Influencing skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Lean principles

Job description

The position emphasizes process improvement, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration to meet strategic inventory goals and improve operational efficiency.