Data Analyst - Inventory Control

Location

Bangalore | India

Job description

Quince is looking for an ambitious self-starter to join our Inventory team. The Inventory Control Analyst will be responsible for supporting & forecasting all inventory items across all inventory locations and working with internal and external teams to take action to maximize efficient use of inventory assets across the network. They ll have the opportunity to build and maintain standard practices and procedures to validate data from which answers can be readily obtained. Interpret data output and exercise judgment within defined practices to determine appropriate actions to take. This team member will be required to work with multiple organizations to minimize inventory variances, maximize inventory efficiency and bring technology to bear to ensure sustainable and repeatable processes.

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Responsibilities

• Work with the technology team and functional teams to build, adapt and automate systems and reports to maximize use of inventory throughout the supply chain
• Endeavor to deeply understand logical inventory process: fulfilment, returns, inbound, outbound etc. to enhance existing technology to optimize results
• Implement & maintain proper inventory control processes across the Quince platform, including both Quince-owned and partner inventory
• Coordinate cycle count activities with minimal disruption to the business, and ensure they are carried out safely and accurately identify and take action to maximize the use of inventory assets
• Report all inventory discrepancies to appropriate parties, and ensure that variance investigations are complete, thorough, and submitted on a regular and consistent basisResolve discrepancies, examine and investigate misidentified or out-of-balance items with root cause analysis and identify necessary preventive measures to ensure there are no re-occurrences
• Work with cross-functional teams (Quality, Engineering, Warehouse, Sourcing, Logistics, and Purchasing) to ensure inventory control practices are being followed and assist in continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with business partners on an appropriate course of action for returned inventory in various forms (requiring VAS, disposal, donation, restocking, resale, etc.)
• Audit accuracy of internal data entry & month end close
• Monitor and investigate in-transit and negative stock balanceCoordinate and expedite special requests from external areas as directed

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Inventory Control experience in a complex e-commerce environment
• SQL, Advanced Excel & Google Sheets skills, Business Intelligence skills and extensive experience developing insightful quantitative analyses, paired with strong critical thinking and sound business judgment
• Ability to flex between high-level strategic thinking and deep analytical problem-solving
• Motivated self-starter with a track record of success and a proven ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks while hitting deadlines
• Desire to own and drive projects from Day 1
• Strong aptitude to learn new systems and system functions
• Excellent communication skills and effective cross-functional collaboratorExceptional attention to detail
• Degree in business, math, or engineering preferred. Masters a plus.
• Must be able to overlap at least 3 overlap PST hours.

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