Manufacturing Inventory Analyst

Fastenal•Wallingford, CT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Working as a Full-time Manufacturing Inventory Analyst, you will be responsible for collaborating with our operations, manufacturing, sales, sourcing and purchasing teams to ensure we have inventory available and at the best cost for customers. You will work to improve our inventory management system by managing and analyzing data to optimize business processes. This position may offer a flexible schedule after a period of onboarding, training, and meeting performance goals.

Requirements

Possess at least 3 years of manufacturing work experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Highly motivated and self directed with the ability to motivate others
Demonstrate strong organization, planning and prioritizing abilities
Demonstrate strong math aptitude, attention to detail and sense of urgency
Exhibit strong problem solving, deductive reasoning and decision making skills
Learn and perform multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
Lift, slide, carry and lower packages that typically weigh 25lbs-50lbs and may weigh up to 75lbs
Demonstrate our core values of ambition, innovation, integrity and teamwork
Pass the required drug screen (applicable in the US, Puerto Rico and Guam ONLY)

Nice To Haves

Possess a degree in education related to business and/or operations
Possess interest working in in both sales and operations

Responsibilities

Ensuring incoming and outgoing inventory meet lead time expectations
Collaborating with other teams to ensure inventory is available and accurately priced
Overseeing forecasting, costing and scheduling in an effort for continuous improvement
Analyzing data to effectively meet customer demand through capital investments
Developing a complete product portfolio for Fastenal
Managing necessary data to create, update and continually drive to improve production planning process
Contributing technical and business expertise to improve and enhance the inventory management system to optimize customer order fulfillment