Inventory Analyst Assistant

Global Industrial

Corporate Overview

For over 70 years Global Industrial has been an industry leader providing private label and brand name industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America.

We carry over one million industrial, material handling and business products that are sold through our website, corporate sales people and full color catalogs. We are constantly increasing our product offerings to meet the diverse and changing needs of our customers. Our customers include small to large corporations, institutions, government agencies and consumers across North America.

Key Responsibilities

80% of Role – PO Expediting
•    Utilizes available reporting to identify late purchase orders (drop ship or stock) and contacts vendors to expedite purchase orders
•    Utilizes available reporting to identify items that project to run out of stock before they deliver and contacts vendors to expedite purchase orders
•    Escalates any major vendor delays that would cause negative impact to customer experience to Purchasing and Product Management leadership
•    Assists vendors in navigating the Global Vendor Portal including routing freight for purchase orders, updating delivery dates, billing drop ship POs, and creating logons for additional vendor contacts
•    Works with warehouse and AP teams to process receiving and inventory exceptions according to established time and process guidelines and avoid inventory discrepancies/loss
20% of Role - Buying
•    Manages a small portfolio of vendors and items and reviews and places purchase orders to the distribution centers for assigned suppliers based on the recommendations of the purchasing system
o    Makes decisions to positively impact profitability including rebalancing overstock vs. ordering from the vendor, taking advantage of lower pricing for higher quantities, and weighing the cost of inventory against free freight minimums
•    Utilizes analytics to identify profit leaks such as excess inventory and supply shortages and takes appropriate action to reduce excess and minimize service gaps including:
o    Initiating supplier returns and/or working cross-functionally (Product Management, Sales) on promotions
o    Expediting POs with suppliers and partnering with product management on possible substitutions to resolve backorders in a timely manner
o    Proactively communicating future stock-outs and working with Product Management and Sales on alternative solutions
•    Meets or exceeds established customer service level goals for assigned items/suppliers

Competencies and skills

•    Excellent organizational and planning skills are required – need strong follow up
•    Excellent verbal and written communications skills required Bachelor’s degree in Business (Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Engineering) is preferred but not required
•    Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office (high functioning in Excel) is required

EEO/AA Statement

Global Industrial provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.