Inventory Planning Analyst

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  About the role

  Position Summary The Inventory Planning Analyst will support the inventory planning and optimization function for RealTruck. The primary purpose of this role is to analyze inventory requirements, develop and maintain inventory policies, and support strategies that balance product availability, customer service, and working capital objectives. This role will partner cross-functionally with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Operations, Procurement, and other business functions to improve inventory health across the network.

  Responsibilities

  • Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Inventory Planning processes and procedures within the RealTruck S&OP process.
  • Analyze inventory levels across plants, distribution centers, and product groups to identify shortages, excess and obsolete inventory, and opportunities to improve inventory health and working capital.
  • Conduct regular reviews of inventory targets and planning parameters to ensure inventory policies remain aligned with changes in demand, lead times, supply performance, product lifecycle, and corporate inventory objectives.
  • Support the development and maintenance of inventory policies, including safety stock levels, stocking strategies, replenishment parameters, minimum and maximum inventory levels, economic order quantities, and Kanban sizing.
  • Develop, maintain, and analyze inventory dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs), including inventory value, days of supply, inventory turns, fill rate, service level, excess and obsolete inventory, and inventory performance versus target.
  • Analyze inventory positioning across the distribution and manufacturing network and provide recommendations to improve product availability, reduce excess inventory, and optimize inventory deployment.
  • Analyze historical demand, forecast performance, lead times, order quantities, and inventory consumption patterns to identify opportunities to improve inventory planning parameters and stocking strategies.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, working capital reduction, service-level improvement, and increased visibility into inventory performance across the network.
  • Identify slow-moving and excess inventory and partner with cross-functional teams to develop mitigation strategies, including inventory rebalancing, consumption plans, stocking policy changes, and other corrective actions.

  Qualifications

  Education and Experience Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Economics, or a similarly analytical discipline is required. 2-5+ years of related experience in Supply Chain or Operational Finance required. Expertise in Demand Planning/Supply Planning/Inventory Management.

  Skills

  • Versed with best-in-class ERP/MRP systems (use, calibration, setting of parameters) and other useful platforms (Excel, Access).
  • Ability to effectively present information to top management.
  • Ability to analyze and communicate numerical data utilizing analysis capabilities.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with manufacturing, sales and finance.
  • Travel Occasional travel may be required.
  • Competencies – Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.
  • – Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
  • – Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
  • – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
  • – Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
  • – Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to other views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
  • – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
  • – Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

  Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Company-paid life insurance and disability
  • 401(k) with company match (eligible the first of the month after you start)
  • Wellbeing days
  • Parental leave
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Referral bonuses
  • Exclusive employee discounts on RealTruck products
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  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." The e.g. indicates those are examples; we can still use other headings if needed. But to be safe, we could incorporate those details into the "About the role" or "Responsibilities" as a paragraph. However that would mix unrelated info. But the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we can add a paragraph under About the role describing working conditions etc. That would preserve it. Let's see the details: Physical Requirements: This position is subject to Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involved sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally. Physical Activities: This position is subject to the following physical activities: talking and hearing. Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes. Working Conditions: This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment. We could combine these into a paragraph under About the role after the summary. Or we could create a separate section "Working Conditions" but not in the list; risk. Given the instruction to preserve all substantive info, I'll add a paragraph after the About the role summary that includes these details. That way we keep all info. Thus About the role will have two paragraphs: first the position summary, second the physical/working conditions details. We must not repeat job title as heading. Now check for any other info: "Supervisor Responsibilities Individual Contributor" - that's a line indicating the role is individual contributor, not supervisory. Could be included as a sentence in About the role or Responsibilities. We'll add a sentence: "This is an individual contributor role with no supervisory responsibilities." Also "Travel Occasional travel may be required." Already included in Skills list as a bullet