In Stock Analyst II

Ahold Delhaize USA is a division of a global food retailer, part of a family of leading omnichannel grocery brands. The In Stock Analyst II is responsible for ensuring operational service levels at retail, managing inventory, and collaborating with vendors and internal teams to address product availability and efficiency issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Relex daily, weekly, monthly workflows resulting in achieving operational service level targets
• Monitor and ensure timely execution of all planned product allocations as needed
• Analyze system exceptions for root cause
• Manage inventory to achieve DOS, obsolete, and product freshness target
• Execute and monitor purchase orders-including on time and in full metrics
• Consult with Advantage team and Demand Systems Specialists on vendor efficiency programs. Ensure operational adherence to efficiency programs by working with the Demand Systems Specialist to input the rules
• Develop a plan to address overstocks and left-over sale excess inventory in collaboration with the Merchandising group
• Work with suppliers, Quality Control, Supply Chain operations, store divisional operations, and Risk Management to address product availability, freshness, and product transition issues, as well as recalls and market withdrawals
• Stay informed on commodity or other supplier issues that impact category sales. Anticipate and act on supplier issues, seasonal changes, natural disasters, crop conditions, and manufacturing issues ensuring efficient order quantities
• Provide timely communication to supervisors related to inventory transactions, resolving issues, short-term out of stocks
• Collaborate with Forecast Analysts to explain and identify forecast variance and provide additional information around marketing strategies, special promotions, and anticipated influences to sales that are not likely to be identified through system-driven exception analysis
• Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values

Skills

• Demand management practices
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel
• Working knowledge of Supply Chain processes
• Oral and written communication skills
• Basic to intermediate Excel
• Presentation skills
• Inventory management best practices
• Attention to detail
• Strong Mathematical and Statistical aptitude
• Ability to analyze and decipher large amounts of data
• Ability to analyze complex problems and rule sets
• Ability to determine root causes and implement solutions
• Strong critical thinker, autonomous decision-maker
• Customer focus
• Takes initiative, self-starter
• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics or related business field or equivalent relevant experience
• 0-3 Years
• Relex knowledge preferred
• Store Operations preferred

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