Senior Inventory Analyst

About the role

Joining Bio-Techne means being part of a company dedicated to enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. The company provides essential tools for researchers worldwide to treat and prevent diseases.

Responsibilities

• Cycle Count Program Ownership: Build and maintain an ABC/usage-based schedule with counts, independent recount rules, and defined performance standards; release weekly waves and track schedule adherence of counts.
• Inventory Accuracy & Reconciliation: Monitor location/lot accuracy daily, reconcile variances to source transactions (receipts, issues, transfers, adjustments), and maintain a complete audit trail.
• Discrepancy Investigation & RCA: Lead structured root-cause (5 Whys, fishbone) and corrective actions across receiving, put-away, picking, production backflush, and shipping; verify effectiveness.
• Traceability & Compliance: Sustain lot/serial identification, labeling, and records aligned to support MRB and provide evidence for internal/external audits and SOX walkthroughs.
• ERP/WMS Stewardship: Validate master data (UOM, BOM, locations, lot rules), ensure transaction discipline, and partner on ECO/BOM changes that impact consumption and inventory balances.
• Reporting & Insights: Build Power BI/Excel/SQL reports for Inventory accuracy, location accuracy, variance aging, count productivity, and E&O/scrap and translate findings into prioritized actions for operations and finance.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Run weekly huddles with Warehouse/Production/QC/Finance; escalate blockers, align materiality thresholds, and communicate status, risks, and decisions.
• SOPs, Training & Mentorship: Author/update SOP/WI for counting, recounts, adjustments, labeling, and location/bin hygiene; coach Cycle Count Associates and floor leads on best practices.
• Continuous Improvement & Projects: Lead kaizen events on labeling, layout, scanning, and data quality, space organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Operations, Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in inventory control/analysis within manufacturing, with end-to-end ownership of ABC/usage-based cycle counts; discrepancy RCA/closure; MAS (or similar ERP) transactions (receipts, issues, transfers, backflush, adjustments); lot/serial traceability; kanban card management (min/max tuning); strong Power BI/Excel; SQL preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI, SQL, and Excel, with experience in automation and scripting.
• Proven experience with inventory planning, demand forecasting, MRP, ERP systems.
• Experience with predictive modeling, regression analysis, and correlation techniques.
• Proven track record of developing scalable, long-term analytical solutions.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and execute initiatives.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how supply chain data impacts cost, service, and capacity.
• Clear and confident communication skills, including stakeholder-facing presentations.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Power BI, SQL, and Excel, with experience in automation and scripting.
• Proven experience with inventory planning, demand forecasting, MRP, ERP systems.
• Experience with predictive modeling, regression analysis, and correlation techniques.
• Proven track record of developing scalable, long-term analytical solutions.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and execute initiatives.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how supply chain data impacts cost, service, and capacity.
• Clear and confident communication skills, including stakeholder-facing presentations.

Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Power BI, SQL, and Excel, with experience in automation and scripting.
• Proven experience with inventory planning, demand forecasting, MRP, ERP systems.
• Experience with predictive modeling, regression analysis, and correlation techniques.
• Proven track record of developing scalable, long-term analytical solutions.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and execute initiatives.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how supply chain data impacts cost, service, and capacity.
• Clear and confident communication skills, including stakeholder-facing presentations.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• Investment in employees' financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• Empowerment of employees to develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• Employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• Accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• Foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Pay

$79,800.00 - $131,100.00

Schedule

N/A