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114 Target Jobs

Sr Inventory Analyst

Target Corporation India Pvt Ltd

4.2

based on 676 Reviews

5-7 years

₹ 8.5 - 12L/yr (AmbitionBox estimate)

Bangalore / Bengaluru

1 vacancy

Sr Inventory Analyst

Target

posted 17hr ago

Job Role Insights

Flexible timing

Key skills for the job

Supply Chain Management SQL Operations Clinical Data Management Analytical Chemistry FMCG Sales

+ 4 more

Job Description

As part of the FB Inventory Management team your daily deliverables you will be expected to:

Lead assignments and participate in projects for specific department or pyramids.
Determine approach to work, and course correct based on changing objectives / strategies.
Requires in-depth knowledge of business function and upstream/downstream impact of work to related job families.
Strong analytical approach to identify opportunities and problem solve and bridge the gap.
Effective communication with peers, partners and leaders
Provides business specific coaching mentoring to others in the department or immediate team.

You will be tasked on optimizing inventory for multiple divisions or pyramid and will be accountable for metrics goverened by key business functions such as promotions, forecasting and allocation of inventory. Driving and achieving business goals through collaboration with MPLS counterparts,CFTs and your leader will be key to this role.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Forecast Accuracy : own, measure and improve the forecast accuracy of inventory for various categories of business leveraging various forecasting techniques. You will be responsible to create processes, tools and routines that will enable continuous improve of the key metrics.

Integrated Demand Planning : partner with Demand Planners to create/elevate a capability that ensures accurate forecasting and inventory health for your business. Strong understanding of financial and Supply chain metrics to enable regular check-ins and consensus on tops down and bottoms up forecasting

Promo Management: Partner with Planners and PPCoE to manage inventory through accurate promo forecasting and rectifying all relevant components to achieve department instock goals. Set promo levers in Replenishment systems, advise risk to AD OOS and communicate store level risk/overstock.

Out Strategy Management: Perform End Of Season analysis, monitor and take actions to reduce lumpy inventory through markdowns, decoding, pushing and salvage.

Allocation: Maintain instock goals through effective product distribution. Analyze sales history and trend to maximize sales potential by developing allocation strategies that maintain proper store inventory levels.

Historical Analysis: Analyze and summarize business performance of product categories, monitor sales, inventory, margin and other factors impacting Instocks profitability.

Managing Operation: End to end ownership of categories. Ownership of business and operational metric for the team, weekly recaps and work allocation in the team. You will be also tasked with driving the business review meeting in close collaboration with your leader.

Execute Strategies : Execute strategies to drive supply chain initiates to support alternative forms of fulfilment

Leader Backup: As a senior team member you are expected to be the operational leader for the team in the absence of leader.

Communication: Ensure timely and proactive communication with key stakeholders such as Planner and Inventory Analysts at Target India and Minneapolis. Strong global partnership and communication with key partners, Sr. Inventory managers and Sr.Directors is also key to this role as you will lead various workstream initiatives and CFTs . You will also lead MBR and QBR discussion with the team and key stakeholders.

Mentoring and Onboarding: As subject matter experts, train and mentor new team members.

Special Projects/Pilots: Participate in cross functional and other special projects impacting business strategies.

Process Captainship : Drive operational excellence in assigned processes through effective partnership with relevant stakeholders.

REPORTING/WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to Sr.Inventory Manager. Works closely with Planners and Inventory Management teams in Minneapolis and other teams as necessary.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate/PG with 5 to 7 years of relevant work experience. Relevant experience in retail industry with working knowledge in supply chain, specifically in the Demand Forecasting/Planning and Inventory Management domain for CPG/FMCG businesses.
Analytical modelling, problem solving skills and knowledge on forecasting
Data management and interpretation using statistical concepts
Strong planning and operational skills
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
Proficiency in excel and good knowledge of other MS Office tools