Associate Analyst - Inventory

About the Role

As an Associate Analyst - Inventory you will be focused on inventory analysis and/or execution of strategies and processes to ensure that inventory and service levels are optimized.

Responsibilities

• Executes accurate, scheduled daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Reconciles report data to ensure data integrity.
• Audits processing errors or bad data points before releasing reports.
• Maintains report contact database, controls user access to shared network drives and other common resources, and executes regular backups.
• Maintains production reports, makes approved changes to report data by modifying Teradata SQL, formatting Excel macros, and Access databases.
• Executes on demand processes and reports, adjusts input parameters, data, and formatting prior to execution, and validates report data prior to publishing results.
• Assists in ad-hoc report development and execution, including modifying existing or developing new SQL, running reports, and formatting data using advanced Excel capabilities.
• Prepares and analyzes data for various projects and initiatives, including interpreting and summarizing findings in PowerPoint or Microsoft Word format.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent experience required. Bachelor’s degree in business related field preferred.
• 4-year degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Ability to follow established processes and schedule to deliver timely and consistent report execution.
• Ability to work independently, check your results, troubleshoot problems and exercise judgment.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including creating and editing macros and utilizing other advanced functionality.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access, including creating basic queries, code and reports.
• Understanding of relational databases, including creating SQL statements.
• Knowledge of other applications, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, proven ability to apply these in business environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of distribution industry, supply chain, purchasing, and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures.