SR ANALYST INVENTORY SOLUTIONS

Position Purpose: The Sr.
Analyst will be responsible for leading and implementing projects within the Inventory Planning and Replenishment Organization, and will oversee the planning, designing, and implementing of new systems or changes in existing systems.
The Sr.
Analyst will design and develop inventory management metrics and reports to support the business requirements, and will play a key role in Business Process Documentation, Design and Improvement.
Additionally, this role will be responsible for leading key inventory management improvement initiatives and provide data driven insight and resolution recommendations.
They will serve as a central point of contact IPR and logistics, lead cross-functional project from a process and/or systems focus.
The Sr.
Analyst will be charged with implementing multiple initiatives against aggressive schedules.
As the principle driver of their initiatives, this person will work across functional groups to coordinate efforts and ensure success; drive change management by understanding, communicating, and managing changes associated with system enhancements, implementations and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities: 25% Leads cross functional projects by developing limited portions of project plans, timelines,and coordinating teams across each operational area.
Ensure on time delivery of specific goals and requirements for inventory mangement projects 25% Analyze, identify and implement opportunities and corporate initiatives for improvement that have measurable dollar impact each year 10% Documents Business Requirements and processes in a standard format 10% Provide ad-hoc business analysis, metrics, and reporting to support business needs 10% Model System Solutions and Scope the system 10% Design and develop inventory management and systems training as required.
10% Coach and mentor Inventory Strategy Analyst on team Direct Manager/Direct Reports: Sr.
Manager/Manager, Inventory Solutions No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the technical leadership of a project work team: may select team members and assess capabilities, provide technical training, provide information necessary to meet work, project or program objectives, evaluate program or project performance.
Travel Requirements: Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements: Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about.
On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions: Located in a comfortable indoor area.
Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Minimum Qualifications: Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications: Masters Degree with an emphasis in Engineering or Supply Chain Management Previous retail experience in inventory mgmt Understanding of inventory mgmt principles Minimum Education: The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education: No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience: 3 Preferred Years of Work Experience: No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: None Preferred Leadership Experience: None Certifications: None Competencies: Critical thinking skills to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions; ability to understand and foresee implications of new information for current and future problem solving.
Solid understanding and use of statistical software to manipulate analyze and interpret data.
Statistics / Mathematics / Quantitative analysis; Proficiency in Access, Excel, IBM and SQL / Queries.
MS Project and Visio; Visual Basic Scripting, DB2/SQ Strong ability to multitask and handle competing priorities at once.
Teamwork - ability to work well with others from various departments and values the perspective team members bring to a project.