Inventory Analyst Assistant

Global Industrial

Corporate Overview

For over 70 years Global Industrial has been an industry leader providing private label and brand name industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America.

We carry over one million industrial, material handling and business products that are sold through our website, corporate sales people and full color catalogs. We are constantly increasing our product offerings to meet the diverse and changing needs of our customers. Our customers include small to large corporations, institutions, government agencies and consumers across North America.

Key Responsibilities

Vendor Relations & Support:

• Act as the primary supply chain contact for vendors, fostering strong relationships to support consistent supply and service levels.
• Serve to ensure vendor compliance for stated service levels
• Drive execution with vendors in navigating the Global Vendor Portal, including:
  • Routing freight for purchase orders.
  • Updating delivery dates.
  • Billing drop ship PO’s.
  • Creating logins for additional vendor contacts.
• Escalate vendor delays that could impact customer experience to Purchasing and Product Management leadership.

Purchase Order Expediting:

• Use system-generated reports to identify:
• Late purchase orders (stock and drop ship).
• Items projected to run out of stock before delivery.
• Proactively contact vendors to expedite shipments and secure updated delivery commitments.

Maintain accurate and timely updates to PO statuses in ERP systems to ensure visibility across the organization.

Competencies and skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, or related field preferred; associate degree acceptable with years.
• 1-3 years of experience in procurement, vendor management, or supply chain operations within a distribution or logistics environment.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills. Must be able to work independently with vendors in accomplish of improving performance metrics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including managing large datasets\pivot tables.
• Ability to thrive in a high-volume, deadline-driven setting.

Preferred Skills: (Preferred attributes for the position, if any)

• Experience with drop ship and stock order fulfillment models.
• Familiarity with freight routing and vendor portal systems.
• Understanding of vendor data metrics that drive performance such as on-time % and lead times.
• Ability to communicate effectively and drive performance improvement with vendor partners.
• The pay range for this position will be 54,000 to 65,000 annually. The exact pay will be determined by multiple factors unique to each individual, including years of experience, certifications, and the specific location of the job. Rates may vary in other areas due to differing labor costs.

EEO/AA Statement

Global Industrial provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.