Position Title:
Sales Inventory Analyst
Department:
Sales
Reports To:
Sales Support Manager, Hermilo Hernandez
Position Summary
Sales Inventory Analyst ‘s primary role is to ensure proper inventory levels are maintained at our Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) partner’s warehouses; address all VMI inventory issues and concerns; provide monthly sales forecasts to the Demand Planner; address all forecast issues and concerns; and provide sales reports and analysis as needed.
Five Primary Responsibilities
- Created weekly replenishment quantities for our VMI partners’ warehouses.
- Meet with the local sales team on a weekly basis to review replenishment quantities taking into consideration inventory levels, quantities on order, and forecasted sales.
- Analyze inventory levels and produce timely inventory reports to stakeholders.
- Work with the Demand Planner to make sure all inventory issues/concerns are addressed.
- Will assist with preparing periodic and ad hoc sales reports.
Key Activities
- Will update weekly file used to created recommended replenishment quantities for both of our VMI partners and will meet with the local sales managers to review and adjust as needed.
- Will address all inventory issues and concerns impacting our VMI partners.
- Build a working relationship with Demand Planner to review inventory and forecast information to make sure proper levels of inventory are available.
- Analyze, research, and provide sales data as needed.
- Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis for customer sales reports versus budget/forecasts.
Performance Metrics
- Provide all established periodic sales reports in a timely and consistent fashion.
Key External Interface
- AWG Meat Procurement Manager
- Hispamex Inventory/Warehouse Manager
Key Internal Interface
- Sales Managers
- Demand Planner
- Warehouse Manager and Supervisor
- Customer Service Team
Skills Required
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Strong verbal, written, interpersonal skills.
- Ability to quickly learn MS D365 system.
- Strong analytical skills, detail oriented, organized in approach and in document maintenance
- Ability to work in a team environment
Necessary Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred, but not required
- Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience preferred, but not required
- Experience with D365 preferred, but not required.
- Experience with Vendor Managed Inventories.
- Experience with sales forecasting.
