Strategic Vendor Operations & Inventory Specialist

Medline Industries Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability

401(k) contributions

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Service Corp

Job summary

Medline Industries Inc. is seeking a Vendor Data Specialist to provide operational support by analyzing reports, surplus, shared mailboxes, and inventory workflows for inbound and outbound orders.

You will interpret data to protect vendor/customer relationships and prevent financial losses, with emphasis on inventory, AP, and vendor agreements. The role involves investigating stock issues, negotiating returns, and coordinating across warehouses, sales, and vendors to optimize payments and reduce

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• At least 1 year or more experience as a Vendor Data Specialist in a fast-paced environment, handling analytics and deadlines.
• Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, IF statements, SUM, sort/filter).
• Intermediate Outlook skills (creating folders, calendar/reminders, coordinating meetings).

Responsibilities

• Investigate product held stock for damages, expirations, and licensing issues.
• Decide financial responsibility and liaise between warehouses, sales, and vendors.
• Apply knowledge to manage inventory.
• Analyze multiple platforms to identify root causes, trends and make key decisions.
• Negotiate returns to recoup monies and reduce losses with vendors.
• Process chargeback submissions and determine core causes to implement solutions.
• Review recalled inventory to ensure vendor funds are recouped and inventory isn’t released to customers.
• Safeguard allocation, lot sequestering and inventory restrictions.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Outlook

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Zendesk

Job description

Medline Industries Inc. is seeking a Vendor Data Specialist to provide operational support by analyzing reports, surplus, shared mailboxes, and inventory workflows for inbound and outbound orders.

You will interpret data to protect vendor/customer relationships and prevent financial losses, with emphasis on inventory, AP, and vendor agreements. The role involves investigating stock issues, negotiating returns, and coordinating across warehouses, sales, and vendors to optimize payments and reduce