Instock Specialist

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Job Description ## **Job Summary** **We are looking for a proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented In-Stock Specialist I/II to support the US Inventory Management team. This role will be responsible for managing purchase orders, supporting brand-level ordering, resolving in-stock requests, developing forecasts, and maintaining accurate inventory and ordering reports.** **The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with data, managing multiple priorities, and partnering closely with Inventory Managers to ensure products are ordered on time and inventory remains healthy.** ### **Key Responsibilities** - **Manage purchase order (PO) creation, updates, and maintenance based on inventory requirements, forecasts, and requests from Inventory Managers.** - **Own and process ordering activities for assigned brands, ensuring orders are accurate, timely, and aligned with inventory needs.** - **Work extensively in Project to manage ordering, purchase orders, inventory information, and related operational activities.** - **Review inventory levels, sales trends, forecasts, and other relevant data to determine when and how much to order.** - **Develop and maintain brand-level forecasts to support purchasing and inventory planning decisions.** - **Proactively monitor inventory and identify potential stockouts, overstock situations, or ordering gaps.** - **Resolve in-stock requests from Inventory Managers by investigating issues and taking appropriate action to ensure product availability.** - **Review and validate purchase orders to identify and correct quantity, SKU, vendor, or other data discrepancies.** - **Ensure purchase orders and order-related information remain accurate and up to date across the relevant systems and channels.** - **Create, maintain, and distribute reports related to purchase orders, inventory, ordering activity, forecasts, and in-stock performance.** - **Use tools such as Shelf, Excel, Tableau, Snowflake,Predict, and other forecasting tools to manage workflows, analyze data, and support daily decision-making.** - **Partner closely with Inventory Managers and cross-functional teams to communicate ordering updates, resolve issues, and maintain a smooth workflow.** - **Prioritize daily tasks and manage multiple brands, requests, and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.** - **Identify recurring issues and recommend process improvements, automation opportunities, and workflow efficiencies.** - **Take ownership of assigned responsibilities and proactively follow up on open items to ensure timely resolution.**