Associate Inventory Analyst F&R at H-E-B, Inc. in US-TX-San Antonio

Job description

• Job Summary: As an Associate Inventory Analyst, you'll develop skills and system knowledge to ensure assigned vendor / SKU monitoring to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and meet sales, turn, and inventory and service level objectives.

Responsibilities

• Supports a basic category or group of categories with supervision as needed
• Works extensively with senior Partners to learn department processes and procedures; attends applicable training; develops personalized training plan with Manager or assigned trainer
• Develops significant product knowledge on items being supported and understanding of Merchant role
• Develops collaborative relationships with business partners and constituents
• Visits retail / distribution facilities to better understand Supply Chain roles
• Teams with Merchants and business planners to help maximize sales, service levels, inventory, and turn objectives
• Monitors event sales with business planners to determine actions to optimize sales and turn while reducing overstocks
• Maintains appropriate inventory levels to support ad campaigns and seasonal promotions
• Communicates warehouse / vendor product issues through impacted teams (e.g., Warehouse, Transportation, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Shelf Edge, Retail)
• Tracks / expedites / maintains open inventory requests (purchase orders / Store Replenishment System)
• Addresses inventory residuals determined by Merchants, business planners, and business rules
• Identifies / analyzes / addresses or escalates vendor performance issues
• Teams with Merchants, business planners to identify appropriate historical information and necessary inventory levels by assigned location
• Develops / maintains positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, and customers to facilitate timely, accurate inventory delivery
• Analyzes root causes of issues affecting service and inventory; works with business partners to resolve
• Updates / improves forecasting using exception management tools, all available systems, information, and reporting
• Collaborates with appropriate groups to successfully execute various product transitions (e.g., new items, discontinued items, item distribution, category refreshes, seasonal purchases)
• Executes new vendor set up in appropriate H-E-B systems
• Executes timely placement of inventory requests (purchase orders, Store Replenishment System)
• Tracks / expedites inventory movement to meet stated timelines and achieve service and inventory level goals
• Identifies / communicates / escalates issues to achieve key business results
• Follows up on product transition / addition information received
• The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in retail store or support (preferred)
• Experience in analytics
• Understanding of inventory management and analysis systems
• Strong information gathering skills
• Strong organization skills; attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Verbal / written communication skills
• MS Office, H-E-B systems (OMI, BI, JDA, XNET, DSD, CMIS, sign / tags) skills
• Ability to build collaborative relationships
• A related degree or comparable formal training, certification, or work experience

Skills

Required

• Strong information gathering skills
• Analytical skills
• Verbal / written communication skills