Work Location Type: Remote
As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, we're dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results.
Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a 2024 Glassdoor Best Place to Work and a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, we're looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.
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Position Details:
KeepStock is a Grainger managed inventory solution that helps customers manage their on-hand inventory, reduce time and labor costs, and save valuable space. As a Senior Planning Analyst on the KeepStock team, you will provide functional expertise and guidance for daily execution of select system functionality of the inventory planning system. You will create new processes/automate existing processes/policies for Demand Management, Forecasting, EOQ/Safety Stock Planning. You will also administer current stocking policies, ensure the accurate delivery of inventory plan updates, support continuous improvement goals, and ensure documentation of systems procedures. You will report to the Sr Manager, Inventory Management and Optimization.
You Will:
- Aide in developing supply chain strategies to meet customer service initiatives and meet inventory performance targets for KeepStock customers.
- Participate/lead discussions with representatives to adapt the planning system to accommodate business unit needs.
- Develop forecast modeling based on historical data and causal factors to make recommendations for inventory strategies.
- Automate existing forecasting/demand planning processes.
- Identify and recommend enhancements to supply chain systems.
- Work with Supply Chain partners to gain agreement on policies and system functionality to execute those policies.
- Perform system maintenance and maintain master data within planning areas and processes
- Analyze planning data and prepare repots for leadership review and communicate performance to stakeholders
- Meet with Grainger Technology Group and stakeholders to communicate requirements, aide in determining system options, and continuous process improvements.
You Have:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Statistics or related field
- 5 + years' experience in related field
- Proficiency in reporting tools and interfaces (e.g. SQL, Snowflake, PowerBI)
Rewards and Benefits:
With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our programs provide choice to meet our team members' individual needs. Check out some of the rewards available to you at Grainger.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage starts day one
- Paid time off (PTO) days and 6 company holidays per year
- 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay period
- Education assistance, including financial counseling, tuition reimbursement and low-cost degree options
- Employee discounts, parental leave, and more
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We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment. With this in mind, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.