Sales and Inventory Analyst

Rust-Oleum•Vernon Hills, IL

2d•$60,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

Rust-Oleum Corporation is a worldwide leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry. We offer a wide range of products including decorative fashion paints, durable industrial roof repair coatings and, of course, our famous rust-fighting formula that started it all. As part of our Supply Chain team, the Inventory Analyst will ensure proper inventory levels at each of our 5 distribution centers to maximize customer service levels while minimizing inventory investment. This is part of a broader Supply and Demand team that work closely to ensure Rust-Oleum product is running as efficiently as possible.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
2+ years of experience in Supply Chain planning, logistics or a related role.
Experience working in an ERP system, preferably SAP as well as Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Data gathering and quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including business process metrics and measures linking to business KPIs.
Commercially aware with solid understanding of key dependencies from manufacturing to the end consumer.
Well-organized and high level of attention to detail.
Communication skills to convey items that may cause a major impact on customer service.

Responsibilities

Analyze current inventory levels at distribution centers and plants, identify deficiencies and inefficiencies, and make corrections (Stock Transport Orders (STO)).
Review production schedules, open purchase orders, and process orders to determine actions to take to improve service and balance inventory.
Maintain inventory at distribution centers to maximize service level and achieve a 98.6% Customer Service Level.
Communicate with distribution centers and plants to ensure shipments are leaving, arriving, and being unloaded in a timely manner.
Review open STOs to ensure that they are not past due.
Create reports as necessary to track STOs, measure in-transit times, and any other metrics that are currently in place.
Determine if shipments should move via Rail or Over the Road to maintain service while reducing transportation costs.