Senior Inventory / Supply Chain Analyst

Senior Inventory / Supply Chain Analyst

Job Location:Poole, Dorset

Job Type:Permanent

Salary:Up to £40,000 DOE + free onsite parking

Hours:39 hours per week, Monday Thursday 8am 5pm & Friday 8am - 4pm + free parking

Benefits:

• Up to 31 days holiday to start including bank holidays, increasing to 36 days with service and the option to buy 4 days additional holiday every year

• Free car parking
• Various discounts available for shopping / cinema / gyms etc.
• Life assurance
• Fun, modern and friendly working environment
• Excellent training
• Regular company team building events

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Inventory / Supply Chain Analyst to work with a leading company who design, manufacture and supply products to both the B2C & B2B market.

This well-known business supplies not only the general public but major retail chains such as; Dunelm, Laura Ashley and John Lewis. You will act as the primary point of contact for all stock related enquiries from these customers.

This position would suit an individual who possesses excellent communication skills along with analytical, forecasting and reporting skills, ability to crunch and analyse numbers, analysing high volumes of data to determine trends, patterns, stock data and product demand.

You will also help support 2 Inventory Analysts in the absence of the Inventory Manager when they are off-site.

Some of your duties will include:

Having full ownership of product lifecycle from launch, promotions, and stock exit.

Acting as the first point of contact for customers including resolution of stock issues.

Planning and scheduling product availability and optimising stock holding, working with Far East suppliers / UK customers to maintain the business's KPI targets

Preparing forecasts to incorporate seasonality with a monthly review of all SKUs to ensure that the correct orders are placed & prioritised

Using forecasting management tools / web portals and Excel to forecast order

Assisting with report generation, data analysis and forecasting

Liaising with suppliers regarding order requirements

Administration duties including ensuring portals and databases are kept up to date with performance and progress

Supporting 2 Inventory Analysts on occasions where the Inventory Manager is off site.

We would like our ideal candidates to possess:

At least 3 years experience in a supply chain / inventory position

• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, exporting data and changing tables)
• The ability to analyse data, produce forecasts and generate accurate reports to establish patterns
• Ability to analyse and work with numbers
• Strong written communication and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A methodical approach to problem solving and making decisions
• Strong computer skills

If you would like to find out more about this brilliant opportunity, please either contact our Recruitment Team on 01202 686000 or apply with a full CV.

Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

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