Sr. Inventory Analyst

PACCAR India

Posted 20 days ago

Full Time

Renton, Washington

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Sr. Inventory Analyst is responsible for evaluating and optimizing inventory plans for truck dealers within a vendor-managed inventory environment. This role involves analyzing forecast parameters, maintaining dealer relationships, and executing projects to improve inventory health and retail availability.

Qualifications

You have a Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or an analytical field, along with at least 1 year of relevant work experience. You are proficient in advanced MS Excel and possess strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, with experience in inventory control, forecasting, or Six Sigma being a plus.

Must Have Skills for ATS

MS Excel

SQL

JDA

Access

Tableau

Snowflake

Six Sigma

Job Description

Requisition Summary

This position is responsible for evaluating and executing an inventory plan in a vendor-managed inventory environment for an assigned group of truck dealers. Salary will be dependent upon experience with inventory, leadership, and project management.

Job Functions / Responsibilities

  • Inventory Analysis: Evaluate and optimize an inventory plan for assigned desk of truck dealers and all their stocking parts through the following: analyze and adjust forecast and replenishment parameters proactively to meet retail availability and inventory health goals; work on each individual dealer's parameters while building and maintaining a high degree of trust and credibility; generate analyses to leverage dealer buying and experience; advocate for promotions and discount programs through analysis and reporting.
  • Dealer Requests: Respond to dealer requests to adjust parameters and research system issues, develop recommendations based on analysis and create promotion and buy-up order suggestions. Coordinate activities with marketing, sales, administration, customers and suppliers as necessary to build exceptional customer relations and meet department goals.
  • Dealer Relationships/Communications: Maintain the integrity of each dealer interaction to support and leverage trust through ongoing communication. Actively train dealers on MDI best practices, metrics and tier levels; onboard new parts managers and work to understand each dealer's business needs and goals.  Responsible for maintaining and updating system data and helping dealers achieve optimal stocking parameters. Review dealer exception requests.
  • Projects: Develop an in-depth understanding of department processes and goals by contributing to mini-games, department projects and Six Sigma projects. 
  • Forecasting: Forecast demand through analysis and reporting in JDA.
  • Continuously develop skillset and training with tools in JDA, Excel, Access, Tableau, and Snowflake.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or analytical field required; MBA preferred.
  • 1 year of relevant work experience.
  • Advanced MS Office skills, specifically MS Excel. Query, database management, and SQL experience helpful.
  • Team player with excellent communication skills.
  • Inventory control, forecasting or product distribution experience helpful.
  • Show exceptional initiative in understanding customer business problems and developing inventory and forecasting parameters to solve those problems.
  • Warehouse Planning / Purchasing experience desired.
  • Experience with Six Sigma is preferred.
  • Ability to work well in ambiguity, attention to detail, and passion for learning.
  • Excellent interpersonal and issue resolution skills.

Additional Job Board Information

Benefits 

As a U.S. PACCAR employee, you have a full range of benefit options including: 

  • 401k with up to a 5% company match 
  • Fully funded pension plan that provides monthly benefits after retirement 
  • Comprehensive paid time off – minimum of 10 paid vacation days (additional days are provided with additional seniority/years of service), 12 paid holidays, and sick time 
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education 
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family 
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) 
  • Paid short-and long-term disability programs 
  • Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance 
  • EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more 
  • This position is eligible for a holiday gift 

Additional Job Board Information: 

Salary Range 

At PACCAR, we value talent and promote growth and development. We carefully consider numerous compensation factors including your education, training, or experience. The salary range for this position is $67,800 - $92,950 annually. Additionally, this role is eligible for the full range of benefit options listed above. 

Additional Information: 

  • PACCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability. 
  • PACCAR Parts is an E-Verify Employer 
  • PACCAR has success with diverse teams of employees working together to achieve excellent results. Having a diverse and inclusive work environment ensures PACCAR has the talent needed to conduct business today and in the future by leveraging different backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints. We believe diversity in the workplace increases innovation, results in better decisions and increases employee engagement. 

Division Information

PACCAR Parts is the global provider of aftermarket parts and services to support Kenworth, Peterbilt, DAF and TRP dealers around the world.  This includes 21 distribution centers globally that support 2,300 dealerships and over 1,000,000 customers.  Aftermarket support includes world class customer centers that deliver industry leading uptime in conjunction with our outstanding supply chain that delivers record levels of inventory availability for dealers and customers. 

Company Information

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905. PACCAR Inc is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. PACCAR designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines and also provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business. 
  
Whether you want to design the transportation technology of tomorrow, support the staff functions of a dynamic, international leader, or build our excellent products and services — you can develop the career you desire with PACCAR. Get started! 

PACCAR India

PACCAR India is a subsidiary of PACCAR Inc., a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of premium light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. PACCAR also designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines, provides financial services, information technology, and distributes truck parts related to its principal business. PACCAR India is pivotal for PACCAR to: • Deliver the highest-quality products in the industry. • Accelerate new product development. • Remain a global technology leader. PACCAR India is committed to deliver quality services to PACCAR divisions worldwide, supporting the manufacturing and testing centres in North America, Australia, Europe. With its expert talent in the advanced engineering and IT applications space, PACCAR India is helping advance the technology of tomorrow’s trucks, and enabling PACCAR divisions by sharing best practices globally. By taking these practices in product and service development from PACCAR Inc., PACCAR India continues to be a centre of excellence to provide advanced software and engineering support to PACCAR globally.
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