Inventory Analyst

Relationships

• Reports to the Planning Coordinator
• No supervisory responsibility
• Interacts & communicates with personnel from material planning, production management, product management, logistics management, managerial accounting and team leaders

Responsibilities & Duties

• Maintain work order closure for all work in process production orders
• Monitor SAP reporting to make appropriate adjustments to inventory
• Support operations and logistics team in the disposition scrap from all work in process production orders
• Manage & react to Excess & Obsolete reporting
• Maintain Work Order closure & inventory alignment for all planned work centers
• Monitor & correct all IDOC & COGI errors
• Maintain & make inventory recommendations biannually from Overstock/Shelfwarmer Report
• Balancing stock between SAP and LMS
• Monitor & drive resolution of SAP work order processing errors & exception messages
• End of Month, Auto Supply-Q Location and GRPP Inventory clean up

Education

• HS Diploma or GED required
• 4-year degree in a related field is preferred
• APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP) preferred
• Equivalent training & experience can be substituted

Experience

• 5 years’ experience of inventory planning in a medium sized industrial manufacturing company is preferred
• Hands-on SAP ERP systems with SAP/APO experience preferred
• Data management & analytical analysis experience a plus

Knowledge

• Planning techniques, BOM structures & shop floor control
• Inventory flow & concepts in a manufacturing environment
• Business processes & production scheduling have on the organization
• Working knowledge of Manufacturing Control systems, shop planning procedures & physical plant layout & constraints
• SAP M/M & P/P ERP modules

Foundation Skills

• Effective oral & written communication skills
• Self-starter, able to work independently
• Analyzing/reporting data to identify issues, trends or exceptions used to improve results
• Managing data using appropriate analysis & validation techniques
• Ability to deal with constantly changing deadlines & project parameters in a fast-paced, continuous process manufacturing operation
• Ability to develop collaborative relationships with all levels of the organization
• Taking a systematic approach to solving problems by analyzing all relevant facts/issues before determining the root cause
• Detail-oriented & well-organized
• Proficient in MS office applications
• Ability to access, retrieve, & analyze data using MS Excel, Access or business objects as provided
• Inspecting/evaluating the quality of work produced
• Meet tight deadlines without sacrificing accuracy & attention to detail