Inventory Control & Planning Analyst

Our company culture is built upon YKK's philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS. We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return. Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work. By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to manage and execute overall corporate strategies by optimizing inventory performance to achieve high customer service levels and fill rates by strategically planning, deploying, and managing the YKK AP network inventory by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities

• Reporting results of YKKAP inventory programs to senior leadership, through monthly analysis of inventory levels across the network, to include, but not limited to, inventory volumes, inventory effectiveness, internal supply chain performance, Physical Inventory, Cycle Count metrics, dead and slow inventory.

• Manages and executes inventory strategy across the supply chain that supports budgeted business service model objectives, carrying cost of inventory across the enterprise, and meeting YKKAP sales objectives with high fill rates within lead time.

• Work with Sales/Marketing and Manufacturing to align the product availability with Service Policies. Define and achieve alignment of inventory SKU items, replenishment lead time factors within the product planning system (ASIM).

• Manage and adjust SKU inventory positions across supply chain based on Sales, Market, and MFG business strategies and objectives.

• Manages introduction of new parts into YKKAP inventory programs and systems through close collaboration with Product Development, Sales, Accounting & Manufacturing to ensure inventory effectiveness at time of new product market release.

• Manages and executes the obsolescence policy of all commercial inventory and coordinates with necessary operations the actual disposal of all qualified items.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university.

• 2 years of experience in inventory planning or operations or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• APICS CPIM desired

• Be vigilant about safety

• Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence

YKK AP America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (Opens in a new window).

YKK AP America Inc. will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. United States Department of Labor. Learn more (Opens in a new window).

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YKK AP America Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can follow the process outlined below when applying for a position: Provide your name and contact information to YKK AP's Accommodations team at accommodationrequest@ykkap.com. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Employment with YKK AP America Inc. is conditioned upon successfully completing a negative drug test for the presence of illegal drugs.

Nearest Major Market: Macon