Vendor Management Inventory Analyst

Position Summary

Vendor Managed Inventory Analyst maintains customers inventory replenishment levels and stock models based on approved schedule and agreed-upon targets. Monitors and analyzes utilization, product availability, pricing and lead times to prepare VMI models. Understands all VMI parameters, calculations and data feeds to accurately generate replenishment orders. Develops reports to track all metrics and identify trends or issues that impact inventory levels. Additionally, the Vendor Management Inventory Analyst expedites and resolves any shipping, delivery, ordering or system issues that may impact expected inventory replenishment targets.

Key Performance Areas (Essential Functions of the Position)

• Responsibilities include managing customer inventories and generating orders through data analysis, and operation of SPP Order Management, Vendor Managed, or Co-Managed Inventory systems.
• Assist external Business partners plan and manage promotions.
• Accountable for thorough understanding of customers processes, objectives, and expectations of Business Partner, as well as internal business functions to gain alignment of internal and external supply chain processes.
• Manage customer inventories in a manner consistent with the customer’s required service level and inventory turn objectives, while maximizing supply chain efficiencies.
• Coordinate customer order fulfillment to ensure customer expectations are met in cost effective manner. Facilitate problem resolution in the order fulfillment process through data analyses, system knowledge, supply chain knowledge, and resources.

Key Success Factors for Position

• Provide customers with value added inventory management service. Ensure accurate timely delivery of customer orders. Participate in providing cost effective order fulfillment.
• Manage superior customer service and inventories to desired level through in-depth technical knowledge, analyses, and review of systems and daily reports. Recognize and address impact of actions within supply chain to identify and resolve inefficiencies.
• Follow the process established for successful stock replenishment and order fulfillment, while demonstrating understanding of policies and procedures to maintain internal controls. Identify potential improvement opportunities, and work with Team to research and implement changes.
• Identify and communicate discrepancies in promotional forecasts with the Buyer, Account Manager and other internal supply chain functions. Continuously strive to provide information to improve sales forecasts through collaboration.
• Maintain Order Fulfillment systems (Electronic Data Interface, Vendor Managed Inventory, or Co-Managed Inventory) and all files promotional information, customer processes, customer information to ensure successful execution of customer requirements related to order entry and fulfillment. Provide support to team members to ensure success in meeting internal and external customer requirements.
• Provide superior service to internal and external customers with current information on products, stock availability and changes to orders.

Experiences / Education Requirements

• Ability to clearly and precisely communicate orally and in writing to individuals and groups.
• Ability to communicate precise innovative Logistics and business solutions to customers and team members.
• Ability to adapt and support the organization through times of change.
• Ability to assess business views strategically.
• Ability to build strong sustainable business relationships at various levels throughout the organization and with key customers.
• Ability to precisely and proficiently conduct strategic business and data analyses and data driven recommendations for improvements and advancements.
• Ability to proficiently use and perform key functions of Microsoft Excel software program.

Working Conditions

General Office environment:

Work is generally sedentary in nature but may require standing and walking for up to 10% of the time. The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, etc. work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, read, write and communicate in fluent English. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Professional Conduct

Each employee of Standlee Premium Western Forage has a responsibility to know, to understand and to abide by Workplace Professional Standards of Conduct. Professional Conduct includes Customer Service, Courtesy, Ethics, Safety, Teamwork, Responsibility, Accountability, confidentiality, and Professionalism.

Travel Requirements

Frequent travel to local Standlee locations (by vehicle), occasional travel by air as directed.