Inventory Analyst

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient's mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and recognized.

What You Can Expect

The Inventory Analyst will be responsible for executing organizational cadence and accountability for actions impacting inventory. This job position will support monthly inventory reviews with local leadership teams to drive accountability in inventory actions and manage risks in inventory planning assumptions. This job position will include working with DSI Charts, E&O (Excess and Obsolete), and PPV (Purchase Price Variance). This job position will analyze the details and provide action plans that mitigate excess inventory through business partnering with planners, business unit directors and operations and finance leadership team in order to drive results within multiple levels of the organization. This individual will work with MOQ, On Time In Full shipments, and Production Parts Planning. The diligence will be in the detail.

How You'll Create Impact

• Support all inventory initiatives

• Buying from other sites

• Order liaison with Suppliers

• Develop business partnership with planners/buyers and management team

• Ensure adherence to global inventory policies

• Focus on achieving inventory budget goals

• Review and eliminate excess and obsolete materials in warehouse

• Provide analysis of inventory to business partners and leader

• Drive for continuous process improvement

• Facilitate and support monthly inventory reviews and monthly KPI Meeting

• Provide monthly detailed commentary on inventory changes and expectations for rest of the (fiscal) year

• Analyze inventory levels above SS

• Facilitate root cause analysis on inventory anomalies

• Track action plans

• Complete inventory projection for their area

• Manage safety stock process

• Manage distribution center ABC code process

• Support in identifying and execution of E&O process

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Ability to see both the big picture while being detail oriented

• Ability to use KPI to drive actions

• Demonstrated Communication skills

• Result focus

• Organizational commitment

• Teamwork

• Integrity

• Learning focus

• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently.

Your Background

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree is required.

• A minimum of 3 years of related experience with a proven record of strong performance is required.

• Strong organizational and time management skills are required.

• Demonstrated success with completing complex, high pace projects is required.

• Demonstrated communication skills and the ability to use quantitative analyses to translate business data into concise and compelling actions is required.

• Wide range of computer skills such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and ERP systems (SAP, JDE, XA preferred) is required.

• Negotiation skills and management via influence experience required.

• Effective communication and partnering skills required.

Travel Expectations

• Less than 10%

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability