Job Postings From Our Member Companies Title:
Lead Analyst, Inventory (MGR)

Post Date
5/10/2018

Expiration Date
7/8/2018

Details:
Department: Inventory Management
Reports To: Director of Inventory Management
FLSA Status: Exempt
Prepared Date: May 2018
Approved By: COO/CFO

Summary
The Lead Analyst is responsible for forecasting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting product demand for multiple business channels to meet the company’s strategic goals and objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Forecasting & Analysis
• Use software to accurately process, predict and analyze specific factors relating to product demand, promotions, creative presentations and seasonality.
• Perform all job duties as outlined in the department’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Periodically analyze data with standard statistical methods, researching and interpreting results, providing a written summary of data analyses and recommendations for modifying the current inventory and forecasting methodologies and approach.
• Maintain data integrity, structure, and components in multiple applications and systems.
• Assist and test system upgrades and new releases.
• Meet all deadlines including those on the Catalogue Production Schedule.
• Develop strong partnerships with vendors to meet all business needs.


Reporting
• Generate, review, submit, and distribute standardized and ad hoc analysis and reporting.
• Record, maintain, and track various inventory metrics.


Team
• Collaborate with all other departments and cross functional teams to encourage best practices and resolve issues and concerns.
• Keep up to date with industry knowledge through reading, active participation in professional associations, networking and interaction with vendors.
• Network with the key software support team’s and other software users to keep abreast of system changes and communicate system issues.
• Cross-train in the department to provide back-up support to others, and train others as back up for own position.

Supervisory and Leadership Responsibilities
• Provide support, direction and encouragement for skill development and succession planning.
• Develop a strong, cohesive team and foster collaboration across all departments. Identify team goals that are aligned with organizational strategy and inspire others to share the team’s vision.
• Provide frequent, specific, developmental feedback on performance so that employees know how they are doing, and provide an appropriate amount of balance of reinforcing and corrective feedback. Vary leadership style based on situation and avoid over and under supervision.
• Manage team’s participation in product and catalogue production processes.
• Use multiple sources to identify and recruit qualified candidates and ensure hiring decisions are consistent with the organization’s needs.
• Manage projects, and process improvement opportunities including identifying appropriate participants, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and expected outcomes for each.

Skills, Abilities and Attributes
• Ability to think strategically and implement company strategy, goals and objectives.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to prioritize work in a multiple disciplined environment.
• Attention to accuracy and detail with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to be self-aware, self-monitoring and self-correcting.
• Passion for VCS product and the customer.
• Outstanding negotiation skills
• Energetic self-starter with ability to motivate others in a team environment.
• Positive, team oriented attitude and manner.
• Ability and desire to work with people at all levels of the organization, working collaboratively, mentoring, teaching and learning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including confidence in public speaking and presenting to groups

VCS Citizen Attributes
• View situations and make decisions from the mindset of the VCS Customer in accordance with the Customer Bill of Rights.
• Actively seek to find new and better processes and create novel solutions to problems.
• Demonstrate honesty and behave according to our Values Statement and Operating Principles.
• Treat everyone with dignity, respect and fairness.
• Understand the history, brand and market focus.
• Display a strong sense of belonging to the Company.

Education & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field, preferred.
• 7+ years’ experience in an inventory planning or management role.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have an aptitude to learn applications and be proficient in:
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook or other email application

Authority
The Lead Analyst has the authority to do whatever is necessary to effectively carry out the responsibilities of the position without prior approval from their Director unless extending beyond the following parameters:

• Revise the compensation or status of any employee.
• Commit the company to inventory purchases over established amount.
• Commit the Company to any general expense.
• Alter, change or ignore established policy or image of the company.
• Alter, change or ignore information channels and controls to and from other departments.
• Alter, change or ignore accuracy controls within departments.

Please visit The Vermont Country Store website to apply.

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Employer:
The Vermont Country Store

Website:
https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/careers