Inventory Analyst
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Job overview
The Inventory Analyst supports inventory management goals for assigned planners, suppliers, or categories, including customer service, purchase order accuracy, spoilage and shrink reduction, and inventory management. The role reviews inventory and out-of-stock reports, manages inbound purchase orders and forecasting parameters, and uses the Manhattan DPR inventory planning tool. It also supports supplier returns, product recalls, purchasing opportunities, and demand planning.
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Job Profile Summary
Responsible for achieving company inventory management goals for assigned Planners, Suppliers or Categories which includes but is not limited to exemplary customer service, PO (purchase order) accuracy (cost, quantity, dates), minimal spoilage and shrink, and managing inventory to
the lowest possible DSO (daily sales outstanding).
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Achieve planned inventory management Service Level, DSO, and Spoilage goals while maximizing operational efficiencies
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Review critical items and take necessary action to support end customer service level
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Review daily out of stock report, communicate to sales as needed and expedite orders appropriately
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Manage inbound POs by confirming for cost, quantity and dates, overdue orders, Overages, shorts, and damage, etc
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Maintain forecasting system parameters to manage demand changes customer events, business shifts, and seasonality changes as needed
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Demonstrate an intermediate level of proficiency of the Manhattan inventory planning tool DPR (demand planning system), to drive teams performance as indicated by DPR scorecards, dashboards and merchandising KPIs
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Support returns to suppliers as required
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Support product recalls as required
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Manage purchase order costing and date accuracy through confirmations and alerts
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Follow supplier and corporate market conditions/trends to identify purchasing opportunities
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Provide basic demand planning support and field feedback to Corporate Planner for action and/or alignment
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
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High school diploma
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Bachelor's degree
Experience
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1+ year professional business experience or relevant Bachelor's degree in lieu of experience.
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Experience working within a retail, wholesale or distribution environment
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Strong excel skills
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Inventory Management/Purchasing experience in distributor with 10,000+ SKUs
Professional Skills
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Ability to resolve conflicts quickly, research issues, and follow up with timely communication to all key stakeholders
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Ability to quickly learn to understand systems to answer basic inquires without escalating
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Ability to work cross-functionally across the enterprise
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Strong attention to details and follow up
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Proactive attitude to highlight and address issues as they arise
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Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
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Strong organizational and planning skills
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Excellent written and verbal communications skills
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Ability to understand/execute standard replenishment processes and best practices
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
How this job compares
Set against the 910 open Purchasing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$71–103K/yr305 salary ranges
- US median$25–30/hr119 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 86 open Purchasing jobs in Texas and 910 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Experience
- Purchasing postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (632 postings).
- Education
- 226 of the 910 open Purchasing jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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