Inventory Analyst - Industrial / Manufacturing

SUMMARY

Our client, a leading Canadian manufacturer and distributor serving industrial and commercial markets, is seeking an Inventory Analyst to join their Manufacturing Services team. Reporting to the Director, Supply & Planning, this role is responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy, supporting financial reporting requirements, analyzing inventory performance, and leading continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing and third-party service provider locations. This role will be on-site Monday to Thursday, Friday is work from home. The successful candidate will play a key role in inventory reconciliation, loss control, SAP data integrity, and operational process improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years in a similar Inventory Analyst role in an industrial or manufacturing work environment

- Strong proficiency with SAP and Excel

- Excellent communication interpersonal skills - working with multiple sites

- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

- Demonstrated ability to investigate issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions

- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

- Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy

- Self-motivated and able to work independently, with a continuous improvement mindset

- Non-authoritative leadership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders

- Knowledge of accounting processes is considered an asset

- College Diploma, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Ensure inventory transactions are accurately recorded in SAP and comply with company policies

- Complete inventory reconciliations across multiple locations and coordinate investigations and corrective actions for inventory variances

- Lead initiatives focused on reducing inventory losses by collaborating with operations, procurement, suppliers, and management teams

- Maintain inventory accuracy and support effective inventory management practices at third-party service provider locations

- Coordinate and conduct additive expiry-date audits at manufacturing and contractor locations

- Analyze inventory trends and prepare KPI reporting and performance metrics

- Identify, develop, and implement continuous improvement initiatives related to inventory control and loss prevention

- Support process improvement activities through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

- Manage processes related to material returns, non-PO component requests, and order fulfillment

- Present inventory adjustment findings and recommendations to senior leadership on a monthly basis

- Provide cross-functional support and coverage for other Inventory Analysts as required

- Support internal and external audit activities

- Coordinate SAP material master data changes, including unit of measure and density updates

- Monitor obsolete inventory and coordinate consumption or disposal activities with operations and vendor locations

- Participate in special projects and perform additional duties as assigned

APPLICATION

If you are a detail-oriented inventory professional who thrives in a manufacturing environment and enjoys working with data, process improvement, and cross-functional teams, we encourage you to apply. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. Thank you.

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