Inventory Analyst

The Guitar Center Company • Westlake Village, CA

4h

About The Position

The inventory analyst assists the merchandise planners and store planners in managing inventory to minimize backorders, maximize inventory turns and profitability and achieve established customer service levels for both eCommerce and Retail. Guitar Center embodies the world of creativity and music by encouraging our teammates to find their own individual sound. We strive to craft lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the almost indescribable happiness that comes from playing an instrument. We believe in putting our customers first, engaging with respect and integrity and fulfilling our mission with passion. With a career at Guitar Center, you become part of the world's largest multichannel musical instrument retailer. Whether at our Stores, Contact Centers, Distribution Centers, or Support Center, Guitar Center employees have a common goal: to help people find their sound and fill the world with more music.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree is required, preferably in Business Administration or 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 1 year of relevant work experience (in addition to degree or years of previous experience).
• Proficient in Excel (pivot table, vlookup)

Responsibilities

• Tracking late PO deliveries, identify issues, and communicate opportunities to team
• Resolution of shortages, overages and problem shipment issues
• Review of in-transit products destined for stores and identify relevant issues such as lost product, missed receipts, etc.
• Promotional pre-setup checks such as inventory position prior to promotional in-home dates. This includes all web, catalog promotions, and periodic checks throughout the life of the promotion as well as post promotional analysis.
• Review of open backorders and expediting inventory where necessary
• Maintaining planned arrival dates on all purchase orders and the expediting of past due orders
• Applying PO price variance corrections
• Validation of reserve inventory levels and aged inventory assessment
• Organization, coordination and execution of vendor returns
• Additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees