Data Analyst

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Primary responsibilities are to ensure appropriate operational service levels at retail. This includes working with vendors on product flow to achieve vendor to warehouse fill rate goals (VFR). This role also has direct responsibility of managing inventory days of supply objectives (DOS) and on shelf availability (OSA) targets, for their assigned vendors. This position will understand the future variability that impacts product movement - from increasing efficiencies, impacting the greater network, troubleshooting root causes and supporting procurement streams (diverting, forward buy, efficiency programs). This role is the primary interface to vendor Supply Chain partners, representing Procurement and communication of product availability issues to brand teams.

Manage all Relex daily, weekly, monthly workflows resulting in achieving operational service level targets. Monitor and ensure timely execution of all planned product allocations as needed. Analyze system exceptions for root cause. Manage inventory to achieve DOS, obsolete, and product freshness target. Execute and monitor purchase orders—including on time and in full metrics. Consult with Advantage team and Demand Systems Specialists on vendor efficiency programs. Ensure operational adherence to efficiency programs by working with the Demand Systems Specialist to input the rules. Develop a plan to address overstocks and left-over sale excess inventory in collaboration with the Merchandising group. Work with suppliers, Quality Control, Supply Chain operations, store divisional operations, and Risk Management to address product availability, freshness, and product transition issues, as well as recalls and market withdrawals. Stay informed on commodity or other supplier issues that impact category sales. Anticipate and act on supplier issues, seasonal changes, natural disasters, crop conditions, and manufacturing issues ensuring efficient order quantities. Provide timely communication to supervisors related to inventory transactions, resolving issues, short-term out of stocks. Collaborate with Forecast Analysts to explain and identify forecast variance and provide additional information around marketing strategies, special promotions, and anticipated influences to sales that are not likely to be identified through system-driven exception analysis.