Advanced Data Analyst – Inventory & Planning Analytics

Bio-Techne • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

The Advanced Data Analyst – Inventory & Planning Analytics serves as the functional owner of inventory and planning analytics used to support operational decision-making across the organization. This role designs, maintains, and governs analytics frameworks that inform inventory health, service-level risk, and planning tradeoffs. The position requires specialized experience in inventory planning concepts, enterprise data systems, and operational analytics, and works closely with Planning and Operations teams to translate complex data into actionable planning signals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or operations-related field (e.g., Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Analytics, Computer Science, or related).
• 3-5 years of experience in a data analyst role, preferably within operations or supply chain.
• Specialized experience in inventory planning, supply chain analytics, or operational decision support.
• Experience working with complex enterprise data and translating operational requirements into analytics frameworks.
• Ability to independently own analytics domains and provide functional leadership without direct supervisory authority.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a quantitative or operations-focused field.
• Experience with inventory planning concepts (e.g., MOH, safety stock, lead times, service levels).
• Experience supporting planning or operations organizations through analytics.
• Experience automating analytics workflows (e.g., Python, advanced SQL, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve analytics frameworks supporting inventory health, service-level performance, and planning decisions (e.g., MOH, safety stock signals, backlog risk, inventory imbalance).
• Define, document, and maintain planning logic, assumptions, and methodologies used by planning teams.
• Analyze inventory behavior across products, sites, and regions to identify service, cost, and risk tradeoffs.
• Act as the functional lead for inventory and planning analytics, establishing standards and methodologies used by planning teams.
• Review and validate planning analytics outputs to ensure consistency, accuracy, and decision readiness.
• Serve as the escalation point for inventory and planning analytics questions and interpretation.
• Provide analytical guidance and subject matter expertise to planning and operations stakeholders.
• Reconcile and integrate data across ERP and analytics platforms to ensure data integrity and alignment.
• Translate planning and operational requirements into scalable analytics solutions.
• Automate and standardize recurring analyses to improve efficiency, reliability, and governance.
• Partner directly with Supply Chain, Planning, and Operations leaders to support inventory and service-level decisions.
• Communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making.

Benefits

• competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• 401k plans
• employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care FSA
• mentorship
• promotional opportunities
• training and development
• tuition reimbursement
• internship programs
• employee resource groups
• volunteer paid time off
• employee events
• charity drives
• accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level