Inventory Analyst (Temporary Position)

Maesa•New York, NY

7d•$30 - $36•Hybrid

About The Position

Maesa is seeking a temporary Inventory Analyst for a 3-month period to monitor, oversee, and optimize North American inventory for all brands, finished goods, and components. The role is crucial for ensuring effective inventory reporting processes and maintaining the necessary visibility to support overall supply chain objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This position is based in the Manhattan office and requires three days per week on-site.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or other relevant fields.
Minimum of 1-2 years business experience with experience in Logistics, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, or Inventory Management or appropriate College Degree.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Strong service / support mentality and willingness to help others achieve their result-oriented ambitions.
Ability to understand the performance of the business and what levers should be pulled to drive performance.
Ability to make sound decisions with minimal supervision.
Strong analytical capabilities coupled with the ability to identify issues, obtain mutual agreement as to the resolution, and implement change.
Must have a high degree of self-direction with the ability to constantly seek innovative ways to perform tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
Results-oriented and willing to initiate and nurture change.
Experience in a high-volume consumer goods environment.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and effectively manage time in a fast-paced work environment.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Supply Planning function to improve overall inventory health, including avoiding stockouts, excess, and obsolete inventory.
Support the Inventory Controller in performing inventory reconciliation: compare ERP inventory to warehouse records, review transaction logs, instruct physical counts, and perform audits.
Liaise with Supply Planning Capability Leads to define and support a governance process for inventory policy parameter refreshes for brand regions and execute it accordingly.
Refine, monitor, and mitigate key metrics to measure inventory results and performance, including summary and conclusion of key “net change” drivers and trends.
Synthesize inventory data and analysis into specific actions.
Drive execution of actions for inventory results.
Project and translate changes in inventory position and their contribution or impact on the balance sheet and/or P&L.
Be familiar and proficient in data extraction, handling, and consumption.
Support continuous process improvements by generating required analysis and developing analytical & statistical models to resolve/detect escalated performance issues.
Ideate in building initiatives around inventory optimization processes across all brands for finished goods and components.
Be accountable for the accuracy and completeness of inventory reconciliation for finished goods and components.
Maintain and publish inventory health reports to the business.