Assistant/Associate Analyst, Inventory Operations

What Will You Be Doing?

• Develop and implement a comprehensive global inventory strategy aligned with the company's overall business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align inventory goals with sales forecasts, delivery schedules, and omni-channel market demands.
• Drive accurate placement of inventory by region, DC, and store while maintaining company level KPIs.
• Support the Stores and Store Operation teams through capacity modeling, offsite analysis, and strategy execution needs.
• Led efforts to optimize inventory levels to meet customer demand while minimizing carrying costs and stockouts.
• Ownt the location level inventory plan in partnership with merchandise planning to ensure financial and service metrics are met.
• Work collectively with supply chain, visual merchandising, and testing to ensure inventory readiness for all promotions and events.
• Develop and implement inventory management strategies that accommodate end of life inventory management across all selling channels.
• Develop and implement assortment segmentation strategies based on product characteristics, demand patterns, and sales forecasts.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency of inventory management processes globally.
• Proactively identify potential risks to inventory management and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor inventory health across all locations and nodes and address aged or inefficient inventory.

What Will You Need to Bring?

• 2-5+ years of experience and Bachelor’s Degree in economics, finance, data analytics, data visualization or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Experience in location planning within fashion industry.
• Excellent math, organization, and time management skills.
• Proficient in MS Office and Excel, Power BI.
• Strong ability to handle and understand analytical data, with keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a focus on continuous improvement and process implementation.
• Eagerness to creatively solve problems and drive business profitability and growth.