Inventory Analyst
Role Overview
Supports inventory availability and accuracy across assigned locations and distribution partners.
Monitors inventory, demand, replenishment, and product availability to identify shortages, excess inventory, and service risks.
Works with planning, operations, customer service, and channel partners to resolve discrepancies and support timely replenishment.
The role's analysis and follow-up aim to improve customer service, inventory turns, and working capital performance.
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About the employer
Valvoline Global Operations develops automotive and industrial products and services and is an affiliate of Aramco.
The company describes its values as Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence.
Position overview
Supports inventory availability and accuracy across assigned locations and distribution partners.
Monitors inventory, demand, replenishment, and product availability to identify shortages, excess inventory, and service risks.
Works with planning, operations, customer service, and channel partners to resolve discrepancies and support timely replenishment.
The role's analysis and follow-up aim to improve customer service, inventory turns, and working capital performance.
Responsibilities
- Monitor channel-partner inventory and service performance; assess demand, replenishment, availability, shortages, excess, and service risks.
- Recommend actions, communicate priorities, and coordinate timely replenishment with partners and internal supply chain teams.
- Follow up on open orders and delivery delays, coordinate corrective actions, and track service goals.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies and service failures, find root causes, and coordinate resolution.
- Maintain inventory and service reports, dashboards, and KPIs; validate system data and provide decision-support analysis.
- Support stocking parameter reviews, product transitions, location changes, and inventory process improvements.
- Complete ad hoc analyses to improve product availability and inventory performance.
- Merge data from multiple sources, identify trends and key drivers, and make recommendations for different audiences.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience or coursework in inventory management, distribution, purchasing, logistics, customer service, or supply chain operations.
- Experience with data analysis, inventory reconciliation, process development, or process implementation.
- Knowledge of inventory management, network design, logistics, and supply chain concepts.
- Ability to manage and analyze data from multiple sources, identify trends, and determine key drivers.
- Working knowledge of Excel and familiarity with data visualization, reporting, and enterprise systems such as SAP, SFDC, SNAP, DASH, SAC, and Alloy.
- Able to reconcile data, investigate discrepancies, determine root causes, and recommend practical corrective actions.
- Clear communication, organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Able to build effective working relationships with internal teams and external partners.
Travel
- Travel requirements are up to 10%.
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