Inventory and Planning Specialist

About the role

Leads the analysis and management of problem inventory and inventory aging across the supply chain network. Identifies inventory at risk of obsolescence or expiration, drives mitigation actions with cross-functional teams, and provides visibility to inventory health metrics to reduce financial exposure and improve working capital performance.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage slow-moving, excess, obsolete, expired, and at-risk inventory.
• Track and analyze inventory aging to prevent write-offs and reduce working capital exposure.
• Monitor inventory for potential expiration, demand changes, and excess stock accumulation.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Operations, and Commercial teams to develop action plans for aging inventory.
• Support inventory disposition decisions, including redeployment, repacking, customer opportunities, and scrap reduction initiatives.
• Develop and maintain reporting on inventory health, aging profiles, and inventory risk exposure.
• Drive actions that improve inventory turns while maintaining service levels.
• Provides critical backup support for the Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) process, helping ensure inventory deployment, replenishment planning, and network supply continuity across distribution centers.
• Reduce inventory carrying costs.
• Minimize scrap and expired inventory.
• Improve inventory turns and working capital performance.
• Increase visibility to inventory risks before they become financial exposures.
• Support proactive decision-making regarding excess and aging materials.

Benefits

• Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory
• Paid time off for volunteerism
• Dress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bring
• Opportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings Plan
• Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry