Sr. Analyst, Inventory Network Optimization

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Your Role:

In this role, you will support inventory planning across the Canada DC network, ensuring appropriate inventory targets and service levels are met by item-DC to support the customer demand in the region. You will support network product availability through data analysis using existing and created tools. You will work cross-functionally with Deployment, Transportation, 3PL, production and marketing ensuring operational excellence by providing contributions optimizing inventory allocations while ensuring processes outcomes are aligned with organizational and industry standards.  Ethics, inclusion and compliance in everything we do.

What you'll be doing:

• Support execution of the daily deployment plan (DRP) based on finished good target inventory levels at the DC level maintaining target days of supply (DOS) while considering the space utilization in the network.

• Create reporting mechanisms and monitoring of service levels, warehouse occupancy, cost per case, inventory dollars against plan, and other necessary measurements ensuring visibility and proper escalation.

• Analytical support of the deployment program recognizing carrier and lane opportunities to ensure optimal execution plan.

• Inventory planning parameter optimization driving item-DC level inventory in the network resulting in inventory cost savings

• Provide critical thinking and process execution support in network efficiency projects, product conversions, new product launches, replenishment efficiencies, new DC set ups, cost improvement initiatives and other identified projects.

• Report forecast anomalies at branch-level based on usage.

• Drive compliance to weekly late firm orders through reporting and cross-functional follow-up to close out open POs.

• Ensure daily, weekly, and monthly report requirements are met and published in a timely manner.

• Analyze network item- DC inventory balance supporting planning and commercial with recommendations and execution.

• Identify DDS and aged orders costs based on quality and business requirements with Transportation and Logistics teams

• Support short- and long-term supply constraint initiatives

What you'll bring:

• Strong analytical and business problem solving skills

• Applies practical problem-solving and decision-making to deliver real-time solutions to problems.

• Demonstrated ability to interact with and function as a liaison with key stakeholders.

• Strong understanding in supply chain planning logic, tools and inventory planning terminology

• Capability to analyze large amounts of data to optimize processes and identify solutions.

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, execute daily tasks on a timely basis, and project management skills.

• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word)

• Experience with inventory planning tools and reporting. 

• Ability to operate in complex, fast paced environment with interdependence spanning multiple work streams, teams, and functions.

• Resourceful, able to find creative solutions to challenges.

• Critical decision-making skills that affect customer needs and service.

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Preferred:

• Degree in Business/Supply Chain

• 4+ years of inventory planning experience

• Logistics experience  

• Ability to operate in a complex, matrixed environment

• Requires strong leadership and teamwork skills

• Project management experience and strong organizational skills

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Complex reporting experience, preferred Tableau

• Preferred ERP and Inventory Planning experience: Rapid Response and JDE

Vantive is committed to supporting the need for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

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