Inventory Services Analyst Job Northern Kentucky USA,Supply Chain/Logistics

Location: Northern

As a member of the C&S Wholesale Grocers family of companies, Spartan Nash is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. A distributor, wholesaler and retailer with a global supply chain network, Spartan Nash distributes grocery and household goods, including fresh produce and the Our Family® portfolio of products, to locations in all 50 states. Our braggingly happy team members — ranging from bakery managers to order selectors;

from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists — create braggingly happy customers spanning national accounts, independent and chain grocers, e-commerce retailers, U.S. military commissaries and exchanges, and the Company’s own brick-and-mortar grocery stores, pharmacies and fuel centers.

Location

850 76th Street S.W.

- Byron Center, Michigan 49315

Position Summary

This role is responsible for vendor activities including billings, compliance reporting and overall vendor communication. support to assigned categories to include a variety of tasks that contribute to the overall success of the Supply Chain Inventory Control t team. These tasks include interacting on a daily basis with the Supply Chain team, purchasing, DC inventory control.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Responsible for Advanced Ship Notice (ASN) billing including; projected period billings, accurate billings, compliance reporting, and vendor communication.
Calculate Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI), New Item Performance, and work with accounting to analyze the Obsolete Inventory reporting for actions.
Meet with Merchandisers, Buyers, and Vendors to discuss inventory, scorecards, guaranteed minimum dating/shelf lives, etc.
Research repay requests for ASN, Fill Rates, Dock Deductions, etc and propose process changes to prevent future repays.
Oversight of Inbound Fill Rate/Cases on Time and performance.
Analyze top 20 issues and support execution of decision trees for excess inventory, at risk inventory, non-performing inventory, etc.
Modify reports and dashboards as changes need to be made in Cognos, Hyperion, Micro Strategy, People Soft,Power BI, and Microsoft Excel.
Execute test plans for new processes, system upgrades, etc.
Provide training and/or assistance to Supply Chain Inventory Control Assistants.
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Associate’s Degree (Preferred) Logistics, Supply Chain or other related fields or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Two years Retail, Merchandising, Inventory Control, Warehouse Operations, Billing/Invoicing.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must have good organizational, prioritization, problem solving and attention to detail skills.
Ability to be a self-starter.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
Must have knowledge of Query tools such as Studio, Cognos and EIS.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. May be required to lift and/or move 20 pounds. The associate is frequently required to sit/stand/walk. While performing the duties of this position, the associate is subject to a typical office environment and is rarely exposed to outside weather conditions.

Temperatures may vary for those subject to any of the following areas: computer/server room, print shop, production area). The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate but may be high in distribution settings. Travel requirements vary by assignment.

Benefits

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