Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Inventory and Purchasing

What Supply Chain Inventory/Purchasing contributes to Cardinal Health

Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning.

The Supply Chain Inventory/Purchasing team is responsible for managing supplier relations at a tactical level by executing and expediting purchase orders. Supply Chain Inventory/Purchasing ensures the right quantity of products arrive in the right place, at the right time and cost. Assists in negotiating product and supply chain costs. Utilize terms and conditions of supplier contracts, work with internal customers to improve processes, and evaluate supplier performance that ultimately improves the supply chain.

Job Summary

The Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Inventory/Purchasing performs analysis of the inventory and over the counter products. The analyses include maintaining optimal inventory levels and minimizing loss risk for products. This job also communicates with suppliers to address inventory issues including products substitutions. This job supports sales by placing purchase orders as requested and communicates any potential supply and demand variations based on complex forecast analysis conducted.

In this role you will:

* Demonstrate working knowledge of universally accepted inventory management concepts.

* Independently analyze customer demand.

* Utilize multiple systems and tools necessary to perform required tasks, displaying intermediate computer skills.

* Complete tasks related to procuring finished goods and understand the implications of those decisions.

Location

This role will be a hybrid position; 1 day in-office per week at the Dublin, OH headquarters.

Responsibilities

* Comprehensive supply planning for all suppliers in portfolio.

* Maintain purchasing systems' parameters for assigned supplier portfolio such as order minimums, order days, lead time, order cycle, etc.

* Insightful demand forecasting by incorporating customer and market insights.

* Reviews order exceptions (ex. large order quantities) and makes forecasting and buying decisions consistent with stocking strategies.

* Ownership and efficient management of the purchase order life cycle (PO creation to receipt).

* Manages supplier portfolios to key metrics (DIOH, service level, lead time, etc.).

* Serve as the primary inventory contact for the supplier through phone calls, emails, and in-person meetings.

* Collaborate/negotiate effectively with suppliers and stakeholders to manage issues, gather relevant data, review performance and drive improvements (ex. Advance Ship Notice and Purchase Orders via EDI).

* Proactively analyze service failures to mitigate future issues which may include the placement of emergency purchase orders and interdivisional transfers.

* Manage the release of back-ordered products into the supply channel.

* Suggest process improvements and participate in key projects when necessary.

* Work to understand complex functional situations by paying attention to the details of the tasks at hand and by breaking them down into smaller pieces.

* Collaborate with others and build strategic alliances globally; negotiate to build broad-based support and/or persuade others in order to influence important outcomes.

* Ensure that clients have positive experiences; commit to meeting or exceeding client expectations.

* Identify opportunities to improve efficiency while providing flawless transactions and services; manage monetary assets and other resources to optimize cost effectiveness.

* Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of protocols, programs or deliverables; compare measurement results to standards and take immediate action to close gaps identified.

Qualifications

* 1-3 years of experience, preferred

* Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred

* Proficient in Microsoft Office especially Outlook, TEAMS, and Excel

* Analytical skills and proven ability to analyze data trends with the use of reporting tools (ex. Business Objects, Looker) and initiate…