Inventory Optimization Analyst
Date: Sep 29, 2024
Location: Bucharest, RO Gliwice, PL
Company: Tenneco
Looking for a new challenge? Then join us as an Inventory Optimization Analyst!
Role purpose: Contribute to inventory optimization in all EMEA locations, balancing service level (OTIF) and cost (SGA). Act as “EMEA inventory SME” in selected projects. Contribute to EMEA supply chain projects success. Be a reporting champion, for adoption of Power BI reports and continuous improvement of reporting suite.
What you will have to do:
Inventory monitoring and optimization:
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Material flows analysis (network), operational inventory optimization, inventory quality improvement.
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Use data to identify inventory optimization opportunity (analysis, business case…), like repacking, clearance, VSS activities, distribution, simplification…
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Collaboration with Supply Network Planning Manager, Demand/Supply planning teams, country teams, customer service, BU’s and DC’s to drive and support specific inventory initiatives (such as customer or product distribution improvement, customers’ centralization, inventory rebalancing, repacking and clearance analysis, alignment with planning engineering team for slow movers distribution, PLCM/NPI opportunities…).
Project Management:
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Project team member or project manager
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Participate as inventory “champion” in strategic and operational EMEA projects (ie network redesign project, DC transfers, VSS activities) supporting EMEA project team.
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Manage some projects supporting inventory/cash optimization.
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Support project progress tracking and result + report out to EMEA and Global
Reporting:
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“Reporting champion” / analyst
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Key user and “reporting champion”, supporting inventory and supply chain teams in continuous improvement of reporting suite used by operations, supply chain and management.
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Act as “reporting champion”, supporting Power BI deployment and skills in the team (training user, interface with development or IT on new design or features, UAT and new reports deployments).
What will make you successful:
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BA or MSc in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or Controlling
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Supply Chain / Planning experience
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Financial/controlling
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SAP, Excel experience
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Power BI, Access experience
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Process improvement method (Six Sigma, LEAN, etc.) exposure
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Fluency in English and a second language is considered a plus
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Ability to travel within Europe
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