Senior Analyst – Global Inventory Operations (Onsite)

Stryker•Plainfield, IN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Analyst of Inventory Operations (Onsite), your role will be responsible for executing inventory control processes. You will be responsible for this role include maintaining inventory reconciliation between Stryker ERP and relevant 3PL WMS system(s), troubleshooting and resolving variances, cycle counting, and supporting other inventory control processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to help ensure accurate stock levels are represented across systems. Your leadership will be crucial in maintaining optimal inventory turnover, reducing costs, and supporting the company's growth objectives. Work collaboratively with distribution operations, IT, and finance to establish best practices for inventory variance measurement, monitoring, and correction across our global distribution footprint. Work with IT to establish process for monitoring daily transactions between the WMS and ERP (e.g. NetSuite) to identify and track transaction fallout rates. Support lead / lag metrics for measuring inventory accuracy on a consistent basis at operational and executive levels. Support roadmap for deploying best practices across global distribution network and including training and defining a method for measuring compliance these standard processes. Responsible for inventory cycle count process ensuring that inventory is physically counted by internal and contractual requirements and that adjustments are systematically reflected end to end Responsible for identifying expired, damaged, and obsolete inventory levels and driving the appropriate process with finance and operations partners Key metrics for this role include inventory accuracy, total inventory adjustments, trends for damaged, expired, obsolete, and reserved inventory levels. Prepare and maintain documentation of work-instructions and processes Maintain comprehensive records of inventory adjustments and ensure trackers remain current and accurate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 6 years of equivalent experience
2 years of experience in supply chain operations, distribution or transportation

Nice To Haves

NetSuite experience
Demonstrated experience in inventory management or cycle counting
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to analyze data and resolve discrepancies efficiently
Excellence communication skills
Microsoft skills, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft project
Experience with project management

Responsibilities

Maintaining inventory reconciliation between Stryker ERP and relevant 3PL WMS system(s)
Troubleshooting and resolving variances
Cycle counting
Supporting other inventory control processes
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate stock levels across systems
Establishing best practices for inventory variance measurement, monitoring, and correction
Establishing process for monitoring daily transactions between the WMS and ERP to identify and track transaction fallout rates
Supporting lead / lag metrics for measuring inventory accuracy
Supporting roadmap for deploying best practices across global distribution network
Responsible for inventory cycle count process ensuring that inventory is physically counted by internal and contractual requirements and that adjustments are systematically reflected end to end
Responsible for identifying expired, damaged, and obsolete inventory levels and driving the appropriate process with finance and operations partners
Prepare and maintain documentation of work-instructions and processes
Maintain comprehensive records of inventory adjustments and ensure trackers remain current and accurate