Manager, Inventory Analytics

Relevant Industrial LLC•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Manager, Inventory Analytics owns recurring inventory analytics, month-end reporting, and routine inventory decisions, while the Director retains strategic and higher-risk decisions. The role leads a cross-functional team spanning inventory planning, transactional support, inventory systems and process, and BI/analytics, providing day-to-day direction and making decisions within delegated thresholds. It reports to the Director, Commercial & Inventory Analytics. The position oversees inventory planning and analytics, inventory systems and processes, inventory accuracy programs, and BI/dashboard support. It also supports acquisitions and purchasing activity, develops team members, delegates recurring and lower-risk work, and escalates high-dollar, high-risk, or strategically significant matters. The role operates within stock plan governance and review standards.

Requirements

4–7 years of experience in inventory planning, supply chain analytics, or inventory/operations management; industrial/B2B distribution experience is preferred.
Experience administering stock plans, OSMI/slow-moving inventory processes, and inventory systems such as P21 or a similar ERP.
Strong working knowledge of Power BI or comparable BI tools.
Experience leading and developing a team spanning analytical, process, and BI/technical skill sets.
Comfort working across Supply Chain, Purchasing, Operations, and Finance.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Finance, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Industrial/B2B distribution experience.
SQL.

Responsibilities

Own recurring inventory analytics and month-end inventory reporting.
Administer the OSMI incentive process.
Lead routine inventory reviews and stock plan support across the network.
Make purchase recommendations and approve defined lower-risk decisions within delegated thresholds.
Use historical demand and, where appropriate, forward-looking opportunity signals from relevant commercial systems to inform purchase recommendations.
Direct inventory systems and process work connecting P21, audits, warehouse reviews, RMAs, and root-cause investigation.
Oversee inventory valuations, inventory adjustment review, and RMA process issues.
Oversee OSMI disposition and execution, including eBay and surplus-buyer coordination.
Lead annual physical inventory support across all sites.
Own quarterly inventory reviews and audits, monitor site-level inventory accuracy, and coordinate accuracy work across the team and sites.
Track results and corrective actions from reviews, audits, and physical inventories, and escalate recurring or higher-risk inventory accuracy issues.
Direct Power BI development, dashboard maintenance, and advanced analytics supporting inventory planning and analytics.
Ensure data pulls, validation, and reporting logic are accurate and timely.
Coordinate with the Commercial Data Analyst on shared BI/analytics resource needs.
Provide day-to-day direction to team members across inventory planning, transactional support, systems/process, and BI/analytics.
Coach and develop team members toward greater analytical judgment and business-facing responsibility, including potential progression toward senior inventory planning or inventory analytics roles.
Delegate recurring and lower-risk work across the team to free capacity for higher-value analysis.
Provide analytical support for acquisitions, including stock plan analysis, inventory-health input, and inventory valuations.
Support purchasing activity and account-specific stock plan considerations as assigned.
Escalate high-dollar, high-risk, or strategically significant inventory requests and exceptions.
Operate within stock plan governance and review standards.