Senior Inventory Planning Analyst
Bosch
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Manage inventory levels and stock profiles to meet customer requirements and maintain appropriate weeks of supply, considering seasonal fluctuations.
- Generate and manage purchase orders to support sales, minimize inbound freight charges, and optimize transactional efficiency.
- Collaborate with sales, operations, and factory teams to manage product transitions, ensuring minimal negative impact on customers and P&L.
- Implement and maintain efficient hub/spoke systems where appropriate, setting up auto-generated transfers and addressing exceptions.
- Conduct performance review meetings with vendors to address distressed inventory, aged purchase orders, and other delivery or cost issues.
- Work with sales teams to review product stocking plans, inventory levels, and sales performance, addressing exceptions to support sales growth.
- Identify opportunities to consolidate products or vendors to optimize spend and leverage.
- Supervise Inventory Planning Analysts and hold periodic meetings with assigned branch locations to ensure readiness for sales growth targets.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Logistics, Industrial Distribution, or related field
- 5+ years of inventory planning experience
- 2+ years of experience in supervising salaried employees
- Proficiency in inventory management systems (e.g., NxTrend/SAP) and HVAC product knowledge preferred
- Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills
- Excellent computer and data analysis/management skills
- Ability to handle uncertainty and revise work based on changing conditions
- Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
inventory managementdata analysispurchase order managementperformance reviewproduct stocking planscost optimizationvendor managementanalytical skillsHVAC product knowledgeinventory planning
Soft skills
communication skillspresentation skillscollaborationleadershipadaptabilityproblem-solvingorganizational skillsteam managementanalytical thinkinginterpersonal skills