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Acara Solutions in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Inventory Allocation Analyst. Our client is a family-owned food company based out of Buffalo, NY with global locations posting sales exceeding $4 billion.
JOB DESCRIPTION The Inventory Allocation Analyst will reconcile finished goods inventory between company and third party warehouses, including quantities and statuses (Good/Blocked/QA), as well as audit source documentation and EDI transactions to ensure accuracy and timeliness of inventory transaction posting. The inventory team also plays an integral role in product withdrawals, recalls and track-n- trace to our customers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Post shipments, receipts, and adjustments in SAP
- Resolve EDI errors and identify EDI gaps.
- Audit electronic and manual warehouse transactional activities.
- Investigate orders that have not been shipped/ received in systems to ensure customer invoices are accurate and posted timely.
- Maintain inventory accuracy of third party warehouses.
- Complete month end reconciliation of inventory within timelines.
- Identify and resolve inventory discrepancies within SAP and the 3PL website.
- Improve transaction flow of orders/ shipments, minimize error rate through analysis. Conduct audit analysis by type, frequency and magnitude and make recommendations to improve performance.
- Ability to articulate issues with clarity, in both written and verbal format, in communications with third party warehouse support contacts as well as other functional areas.
- Responsible for processing corporate holds of finished goods with third party warehouses, ensuring FDA holds, and driving timely release of inventory.
- Execute disposition of On-Hold and destroyed products process within disposable costs parameters and according to Company guidelines including documentation, coordination with departments, and reconciliation of accounts.
- Special projects as needed.
- Perform all accountabilities within the policies, procedures, and code of ethics
IMMEDIATE INTERVIEWS
Pay $20/hr. This will be a Hybrid work schedule: Monday and Friday will work remote; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will work onsite at the Buffalo, NY World Headquarters. First shift.
Email resume to: kruzickia@acarasolutions.com
Required Skills / Qualifications:
1) Bachelor's degree in business or related field with 1+ year business experience to include customer service
2) Four years' Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Demonstrated willingness and ability to support a flexible work schedule, when required
- SAP or related systems experience preferred
- Experience in reconciliation preferred
- Travel required 5% of the time
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct, and Aleron's strategic partner, SDI) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
