Analyst, Optimization

TITLE: Analyst, Optimization

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Purchasing

REPORTS TO: Director, Inventory Strategy & Optimization

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Full-Time, Exempt

Gold Star Foods is the leading food distributor to K-12 schools in the United States. We are a company devoted to providing our customers with incredible customer service. We know that it is our teammates who make the difference! Join our team and find out what it is like to work somewhere where you enjoy getting up for work every day!

POSITION OVERVIEW:

GS Foods Group is seeking an Analyst, Optimization to support replenishment, inventory, and sourcing decisions through high-quality analytics, reporting, and operational support. This role enables strong decision quality across planning, replenishment, and buying by ensuring leaders operate from a single, trusted version of inventory truth.

The Analyst works closely with the Inventory Strategy & Optimization and S&OP teams to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability across planning, replenishment, and performance management processes. This role supports adoption of inventory policies and system-generated recommendations while maintaining core dashboards, executing recurring analyses, and supporting day-to-day replenishment optimization activities that improve inventory health, service levels, and buying efficiency.

This is a highly analytical, detail-oriented role that operates at the center of data integrity and operational performance.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build and maintain core dashboards, reports, and analytical models supporting inventory and replenishment decisions.
• Execute recurring analyses supporting replenishment, planning, and performance review cadences.
• Monitor and support inventory health metrics, including DIOH, turns, service levels, and aged/at-risk inventory.
• Support upkeep, validation, and maintenance of replenishment parameters and system outputs (e.g., SOQs, inventory targets).
• Independently diagnose and resolve analytical issues impacting replenishment and planning decisions.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistent metric definitions, and version control across reports and dashboards.
• Identify opportunities to automate, standardize, and improve reporting and analytical processes.
• Support adoption and quality of system-generated replenishment targets, including troubleshooting and continuous improvement efforts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; advanced proficiency in Excel and BI tools required (SQL a plus).
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail with a high standard for data accuracy and integrity.
• Organized and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, cross‑functional environment.
• Problem‑solving mindset with the ability to independently diagnose analytical and reporting issues.
• Comfort working with large datasets and operational performance metrics.

EDUCATION/

EXPERIENCE:

• 0–1 years of experience in analytics, supply chain, procurement, or related roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, statistics, analytics, supply chain, engineering, or a related field; or equivalent military or professional experience.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Individuals may need to sit or stand as needed. May require walking primarily on a level surface for periods throughout the day.

Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist, or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the workday. Proper lifting techniques are required. May include lifting to 25 pounds on…