Associate - Inventory Transfer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The position is wide in scope of responsibilities and requires the candidate to be able analyze and execute quickly, tackling and straddling multiple responsibilities simultaneously.

• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.

• Create demand forecasts at various levels of aggregation and seasonality as a component of demand planning.
• Help develop sales and marketing attributes and communicate them to the sales team to drive sales.

• Provide input to the National Product Team in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and discontinued products.

• Review competitive market dynamics to identify opportunities and maximize monetization.
• Oversee incoming and outgoing internal transfers to maintain optimal inventory level to meet turns target.
• Identify slow moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB) and manage markdown/close out process. • Address demand related queries and issues in a timely manner.

• Analyze product life cycle at a regional level • Create ad-hoc reports.

• The candidate must have a high level of curiosity and propensity to ask the right questions.
• The candidate must be aggressive in execution but fluid and agreeable in collaborative settings

DESIRED CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Bachelors degree is required.

• Minimum of 1 year of analytical role preferred.

• High level of comfort in working with details (Self learner).

• Experience in sourcing and product development is desired but not necessary.

• Superb analytical and critical thinking skills, as proven by academic records and/or demonstrable work experience.

• Must be highly capable of working in a fast-paced, fast-growth environment.

• Requires strong organizational skills and must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Excellent communication skills: presentation, writing, and delivery.

• Excel experience required: intermediate (pivot, v-, h- lookups) to advanced (macro)