Analyze inventory levels, turns, aging, and demand patterns across products, locations, and suppliers.
Identify surplus, low-velocity, and at-risk inventory and quantify financial impact to working capital and margin.
Develop and maintain inventory KPIs and dashboards (e.g., turns, days of supply, fill rate, aging, forecast accuracy).
Perform root-cause analysis on inventory imbalances, including forecast error, lead time assumptions, MOQ constraints, and demand variability.
Review inventory levels and replenishment signals using cloud-based planning tools, translating insights into data-driven recommendations that inform purchasing decisions.
Partner with Product Management, Sales, Demand Planning, and Purchasing to improve demand forecasts and replenishment strategies.
Monitor forecast accuracy and bias; recommend improvements to planning assumptions and parameters.
Coordinate returns with suppliers for slow moving SKUs to reduce excess inventory levels and improve turns.
Support new product introductions and product lifecycle planning to minimize inventory risk.