Senior Replenishment Analyst - Abbott Nutrition - Bentonville, AR

Abbott•Rogers, AR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 70,000 people. The Sr. Replenishment Analyst is responsible for utilizing advanced planning, forecasting and replenishment techniques to drive sales, maintain high instocks, fine-tune forecast accuracy, and right-size store and DC inventory for Abbott items at Walmart. Critical activities include monitoring forecast, store instocks, network inventory position, and order patterns to provide recommendations on replenishment strategies and estimate monthly shipment volume. The role is responsible for executing key business activities such as new item launches, promotional activity, and item discontinuations. The analyst also keeps track of trends developing in Carrier on-time performance across all Walmart DC networks to identify areas of improvement for the carrier management team and drive healthy 1 Day Delivery Window performance. The analyst also manages replenishment activities for Abbott items on Walmart.Com.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or other related disciplines
3 to 5 years of prior replenishment experience at a CPG company supporting Walmart and/or Sam’s Club
Requires thorough understanding of CPFR processes and Supply Chain product flow
Professional maturity and ability to work autonomously
Strong technical proficiency (Retail Link, MS Excel, SAP)
Ability to work with and combine large data sets from varied platforms in order to perform a complex analyses and simplify the output for business teams
Must be able to work within structured processes with a high level of accuracy and deliver resolution of complex problems
Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills

Responsibilities

Lead the investigation and understanding of DC - to Shelf Supply Chain processes with Walmart and identify opportunities for improvement and value creation
Utilize Walmart’s Retaillink data to prepare and present recommendations that drive sales, improve instock, right-size inventory, and improve forecast accuracy
Lead efforts to drive results through the CPFR process from forecasting POS to DC/Store replenishment
Lead the collaborative relationship with Walmart Replenishment Manager that positions Abbott as Supplier of Choice
Use POS history, POS forecast, Inventory DOS targets, and Store/DC Inventory position to anticipate Abbott’s monthly shipment volume.
Collaborate with Abbott National Sales Manager to integrate these insights to the business plan
Develop replenishment strategies to maintain high instocks on key strategic items
Identify opportunities through Abbott’s Cost to Serve model to streamline product flow and drive waste reduction
Understand Abbott’s supply/Fillrate risk and implement strategies that balance available supply while protecting instock levels at shelf
Work very closely with Customer Service and Transportation team to drive high ontime performance for Abbott within Walmart’s 1 Day Delivery Window program
Provide event stewardship for new product introductions, product conversions, promotional events, and unsaleable returns.
Must present findings and recommendations to mid-level and senior level (internal and external) managers and executives