Inventory Analyst at Roche

The Opportunity

• As our Inventory Analyst, you will play a key role in balancing supply and demand to maximize operational efficiency and profitability. Leveraging inventory data, you will forecast future needs, collaborate across supply chain, procurement, and warehouse teams, and provide actionable insights to streamline operations. Your overarching goal will be to minimize costs caused by excess or insufficient stock while ensuring optimal product availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze inventory trends to improve stock management and forecast accuracy.
• Collaborate across supply chain, procurement, warehouse, and sales functions to maintain optimal balance between service levels and costs.
• Monitor, investigate, and resolve inventory system variances across warehouses and 3PL service provider systems.
• Address and correct SAP IDoc interface issues to ensure seamless data integration and accurate inventory records.
• Develop inventory optimization strategies to reduce costs and prevent stockouts or overstock situations.
• Conduct regular inventory counts (cycle and full) and implement corrective actions based on findings.
• Generate and review month-end inventory reports, identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and propose solutions.
• Validate adjustments, rectify errors, and maintain accurate records in the ERP and warehouse management systems in line with SOPs.

Key Challenges

• Ensuring seamless integration and synchronization of inventory data across multiple systems, including SAP and 3PL providers.
• Balancing inventory costs while maintaining optimal service levels and product availability.
• Identifying and proactively addressing inventory variances and data integrity issues in real-time.
• Managing and resolving inbound, outbound, and delivery process variations affecting inventory accuracy.
• Driving process improvements and implementing inventory best practices in a high-paced and detail-oriented environment.

Who You Are as Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a self-driven and detail-oriented professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for optimizing inventory processes. Here’s what we’re looking for:

Experience:

• Proven experience in inventory management, supply chain, or a related field.
• Proficiency with ERP (preferably SAP) and warehouse management systems.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw actionable insights from data.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in monitoring and reconciling inventory variances.
• Capability to identify root causes of inventory deviations and implement corrective actions.

Personal Characteristics:

• A proactive and results-driven mindset with the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to partner across multiple functions effectively.
• Adept at balancing competing priorities while staying organized and meeting deadlines.

Technical Proficiency:

• Comfortable navigating complex systems and resolving integration errors (e.g., SAP IDoc issues).
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with other reporting tools.

Education:

• A tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.