Senior Analyst, Walmart CPFR

Kinder's•Bentonville, AR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kinder’s is seeking a CPFR Analyst to turn club and distribution center data into practical forecasts and replenishment actions. The role works with Walmart replenishment contacts and Kinder’s Sales, Planning, and Customer Operations teams to protect in-club availability while managing event demand and end-of-life inventory. It is based in the Bentonville, Arkansas office, with quarterly travel to the Walnut Creek, California office. The position follows a hybrid structure requiring four days in the office each week.

Requirements

Three or more years of experience in customer operations, CPFR, replenishment, or retail analytics.
Experience supporting Walmart or another large CPG retailer is preferred.
Advanced Excel and dashboard skills.
Ability to validate AI-generated analysis against source data and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate with customer contacts and cross-functional teams.
Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

Nice To Haves

GRS or club-level forecasting experience.
Power BI experience.
Familiarity with SAP and customer order processes.

Responsibilities

Use approved internal AI tools to create club inventory reports, short-term forecasts, and exception alerts, validating results against customer data, known events, and shipment timing.
Compare item-level sales, inventory on hand, weeks of supply, distribution center stock, and orders with Kinder’s forecast.
Recommend forecast changes with Demand Planning and the customer replenishment team.
Provide weekly reporting to Sales, Planning, Customer Operations, Inventory, and Logistics that explains risks, assumptions, recommended actions, and follow-up owners.
Analyze club and distribution center inventory, recent sales, order generation, and item-level forecasts using Walmart supplier reporting and GRS.
Flag club out-of-stocks, excess stock, and ordering gaps.
Review lead times, order increments, presentation quantities, safety stock, transportation mode, and item setup with the Walmart Customer Operations Manager; recommend changes for approval by the appropriate owner.
Support new items, club programs, and item exits.
Forecast club inventory needs and propose burn-down plans to reduce markdown exposure and remaining Kinder’s inventory.
Monitor case versus pallet ordering requirements.
Support pool and scripted order plans, confirm item availability and freight, obtain required approvals, and coordinate execution with Customer Operations and Logistics.
Review item availability when orders arrive and escalate supply gaps with Planning, Procurement, Production, and warehouse partners.
Partner with Customer Operations Analysts to review EDI and SAP order exceptions, confirm order accuracy, and coordinate priority shipments.
Track delayed and short shipments daily.
Support OTIF, case fill, deduction, and service root-cause reviews, and identify opportunities to reduce freight, warehousing, and fines or fees.