Data Analyst (Inventory )

Polaris • Plymouth, MN

10h • $63,000 - $83,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Polaris Inc., we have fun doing what we love by driving change and innovation. We empower employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are, and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE. Position Overview: As an Inventory Data Analyst, you will use data and reporting to guide finished goods and raw material inventory strategy for the Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) business segment. You will translate trends, forecasts, and system outputs into actionable insights that help our team understand inventory health, service levels, and operational needs. By partnering with SIOP, Materials, Finance, Planning, and other stakeholders, you will help ensure inventory decisions are informed, aligned, and visible across the organization. In this role, you'll influence inventory planning, strengthen analytical tools, and support key decisions that impact business performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business analytics, data analysis, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant analytics experience.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Alteryx and business intelligence tools preferred.
• Ability to translate analytical results into clear insights and business context.
• Strong business partnership skills to connect business questions with analytical approaches.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Knowledge of MRP systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reporting, insights, and ad-hoc analyses that support inventory decisions and improve ORV business performance.
• Partner with the SIOP team on finished goods inventory strategy, including service level parameters, annual guidelines, and operational requirements.
• Own and administer Blue Yonder (BY) Inventory Optimization safety stock settings for finished goods and raw materials.
• Coordinate monthly finished goods target creation and analysis during SIOP to ensure alignment with tolerance thresholds and budget goals.
• Manage finished goods inventory reporting, including forecasts, inventory health, held and aged inventory, and fill rate analysis.
• Partner with SIOP, plant materials, and finance teams on raw material inventory forecasts and flexibility requirements to support service levels.
• Manage safety stock settings for raw materials throughout implementation, steady state, and end-of-life cycles to minimize excess or obsolete inventory.
• Conduct inventory and cost impact assessments to support supply and mix-change decisions.
• Manage ORV part segmentation and coordinate planning parameter updates with Central Planning, including ongoing BY maintenance.
• Provide key inputs for raw inventory reporting to plant, finance, and SIOP teams.
• Participate in excess and obsolete inventory reviews with Central Planning, Materials, Finance, Purchasing, Engineering, and GBU teams.
• Run quarterly safety stock analyses and monthly audits with Demand, Ship Execution, RFM, and Central Planning teams to validate flexibility assumptions.

Benefits

• Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture.
• At Polaris, employees are owners of the company through company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases plan.
• Employees receive a generous matching contribution to 401(k), financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial future.
• In addition to competitive pay, Polaris provides a comprehensive suite of benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, gym & personal training reimbursement, life insurance and disability offerings.
• Through the Polaris Foundation and our Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off, we support employees who actively volunteer their time, efforts, and passions to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities in which they live, play and work.
• Employees at Polaris drive our success and are rewarded for their commitment.

What This Job Offers

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