Sr. Inventory Analyst

PACCAR•Renton, WA

6d•$70,500 - $96,690

About The Position

This position is responsible for evaluating and executing an inventory plan in a vendor-managed inventory environment for an assigned group of truck dealers. Salary will be dependent upon experience with inventory, leadership, and project management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or analytical field required
1 year of relevant work experience.
Advanced MS Office skills, specifically MS Excel.
Team player with excellent communication skills.
Show exceptional initiative in understanding customer business problems and developing inventory and forecasting parameters to solve those problems.
Ability to work well in ambiguity, attention to detail, and passion for learning.
Excellent interpersonal and issue resolution skills.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.
Query, database management, and SQL experience helpful.
Inventory control, forecasting or product distribution experience helpful.
Warehouse Planning / Purchasing experience desired.
Experience with Six Sigma is preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and optimize an inventory plan for assigned desk of truck dealers and all their stocking parts through the following: analyze and adjust forecast and replenishment parameters proactively to meet retail availability and inventory health goals; work on each individual dealer's parameters while building and maintaining a high degree of trust and credibility; generate analyses to leverage dealer buying and experience; advocate for promotions and discount programs through analysis and reporting.
Respond to dealer requests to adjust parameters and research system issues, develop recommendations based on analysis and create promotion and buy-up order suggestions. Coordinate activities with marketing, sales, administration, customers and suppliers as necessary to build exceptional customer relations and meet department goals.
Maintain the integrity of each dealer interaction to support and leverage trust through ongoing communication. Actively train dealers on MDI best practices, metrics and tier levels; onboard new parts managers and work to understand each dealer's business needs and goals. Responsible for maintaining and updating system data and helping dealers achieve optimal stocking parameters. Review dealer exception requests.
Develop an in-depth understanding of department processes and goals by contributing to mini-games, department projects and Six Sigma projects.
Forecast demand through analysis and reporting in JDA.
Continuously develop skillset and training with tools in JDA, Excel, Access, Tableau, and Snowflake.

Benefits

401k with up to a 5% company match
Fully funded pension plan that provides monthly benefits after retirement
Comprehensive paid time off – minimum of 10 paid vacation days (additional days are provided with additional seniority/years of service), 12 paid holidays, and sick time
Tuition reimbursement for continued education
Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
Paid short- and long-term disability programs
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more
This position is eligible for a holiday gift