Manager, Inventory Analytics

Description

Position Summary

The Manager, Inventory Analytics operates as a scaled-down version of the Director’s role — owning recurring inventory analytics, month-end reporting, and routine decisions, while the Director retains the strategic and higher-risk calls. This role leads a cross-functional team spanning inventory planning, transactional support, and inventory systems/process — giving day-to-day direction across all three, with its own decision ownership within defined thresholds and escalation upward for larger or judgment-based decisions.

Reporting to the Director, Commercial & Inventory Analytics, this role is where most recurring inventory work — planning, transactions, systems/process, and reporting — is executed and delegated within the team, freeing the Director to focus on inventory strategy, governance, and high-dollar or high-risk decisions.

Core Areas of Focus

Inventory Planning & Analytics (Recurring Ownership)

Own recurring inventory analytics and month-end inventory reporting

Administer the OSMI incentive process

Lead routine inventory reviews and stock plan support across the network

Make purchase recommendations and approve defined lower-risk decisions within delegated thresholds

Use historical demand and, where appropriate, forward-looking opportunity signals from relevant commercial systems to inform purchase recommendations

Inventory Systems & Process

Direct inventory systems and process work connecting P21, audits, warehouse reviews, RMAs, and root-cause investigation

Oversee inventory valuations, inventory adjustment review, and RMA process issues

Oversee OSMI disposition and execution, including eBay/surplus-buyer coordination

Inventory Accuracy Program

Lead annual physical inventory support across all sites

Own quarterly inventory reviews and audits

Monitor site-level inventory accuracy performance throughout the year

Coordinate inventory accuracy work across the team and sites

Track results and corrective actions from reviews, audits, and physical inventories

Escalate recurring or higher-risk inventory accuracy issues

BI & Dashboard Support

Direct Power BI development, dashboard maintenance, and advanced analytics supporting inventory planning and analytics

Ensure data pulls, validation, and reporting logic are accurate and timely

Coordinate with the Commercial Data Analyst on shared BI/analytics resource needs, since this resource may also support commercial reporting priorities

Team Leadership & Development

Provide day-to-day direction to team members across inventory planning, transactional support, systems/process, and BI/analytics

Coach and develop team members toward increasing analytical judgment and business-facing responsibility, including a path toward senior inventory planning or inventory analytics roles

Delegate recurring and lower-risk work across the team to free capacity for higher-value analysis

Acquisition & Cross-Functional Support

Provide analytical support for acquisitions, including stock plan analysis, inventory-health input, and inventory valuations

Support purchasing activity and account-specific stock plan considerations as assigned

Escalation & Governance

Escalate high-dollar, high-risk, or strategically significant inventory requests and exceptions

Operate within stock plan governance and review standards

Requirements

Qualifications

4–7 years of experience in inventory planning, supply chain analytics, or inventory/operations management, preferably in industrial/B2B distribution

Experience administering stock plans, OSMI/slow-moving inventory processes, and inventory systems (P21 or similar ERP)

Strong working knowledge of Power BI or comparable BI tools; SQL a plus

Experience leading and developing a team spanning analytical, process, and BI/technical skill sets

Comfort working across Supply Chain, Purchasing, Operations, and Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Finance, or related field required

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Relevant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform essential job functions.