Inventory Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines.

📋 Description

• Reconcile inventory balances in NetSuite with reports from third-party co-manufacturers across all sites.

• Review production and consumption reports from co-manufacturers prior to posting.

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies, short receipts, and unreported inventory movements by collaborating with co-manufacturer contacts.

• Monitor inbound shipments and escalate any delays, discrepancies in quantity, and damages.

• Examine and document root causes of partner-level variances and implement corrective actions.

• Execute and audit assembly builds for manufacturing, kitting, and finished goods within NetSuite.

• Process and verify inventory adjustments related to production, kitting, rework, and corrections.

• Enter and confirm item receipts, transfers, and returns for co-manufacturer and warehouse locations.

• Validate Bills of Materials utilized in production and kitting assemblies.

• Ensure that transactions accurately reflect SKU, quantity, location, date, physical movements, and partner reporting.

• Create and maintain inventory reports that cover on-hand positions, variance summaries, aging, and discrepancy logs.

• Identify variances between anticipated and actual material usage and assess their impact.

• Validate data to uncover posting errors, duplicate transactions, and missing entries.

• Analyze recurring discrepancy trends and suggest process or system improvements.

• Assist with month-end inventory closing and reconciliations across various locations and partners.

• Provide transaction-level support, documentation, and written explanations for accounting and audit variances.

• Maintain standard operating procedures for tasks under your responsibility and undertake other related assigned duties.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of practical experience in inventory management, supply chain, ecommerce operations, or transactional accounting.

• Proficient in NetSuite, including assembly builds, item receipts, transfers, inventory adjustments, and saved searches.

• Experience in reconciling internal inventory records with third-party reporting from co-manufacturers, contract manufacturers, or outsourced warehouse partners.

• Advanced skills in Excel or Google Sheets, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, and handling large datasets.

• Proven accuracy with detailed numerical data and a disciplined approach to double-checking work.

• Strong written communication skills in English.

• Ability to work autonomously in a remote environment and proactively address issues.

• Access to a reliable internet connection and a computer suitable for full-time remote work.

• Experience in a direct-to-consumer (DTC), ecommerce, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or food and beverage sector (preferred).

• Familiarity with co-packer or contract manufacturing relationships, Bill of Materials structures, and kitting operations (preferred).

• Experience with month-end or year-end inventory closing processes (preferred).

• Advanced knowledge of NetSuite, including Inventory and Manufacturing modules, multi-location inventory, work orders, assembly items, saved searches, and reporting (preferred).

• Comfort using NetSuite, Excel/Google Sheets, and Slack (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work arrangement.

• Full-time remote work setup.

• Reliable internet connection and a computer appropriate for full-time remote work.