Inventory Analyst

Job Description

Company description:Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country. Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94%of British households.At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and potential colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matterwho they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.Job description:PURPOSETo ensure the integrity and accuracy of the inventory ledger, including statuses, at all times.To identify and address discrepancies, as they occur, in order to ensure stock ledger accuracy is maintained.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIESThe integrity of the ledger is paramount, by product, batch, quantity and status.In order to maintain accuracy you will need to :

• Be responsible for identifying, explaining and resolving any stock differences between SAP and 3PL system
• Manage and resolve any stock related interface failures, using the WM idoc console, to include:-
• Responsibility for raising technical support calls for system interface failures
• Liaise with SAP support provider to ensure any fix / recommendation is appropriate
• Be responsible for providing any out of process support or manual adjustments to ensure ledger accuracy, until technical solution in place.
• Perform UAT as required.
• Using the interface console as a real time analysis of errors, you will be able to:
• Highlight and escalate any potential QC status risk, or difference, to factory technical teams and customer focus
• Investigate any differences in qty, batch or status
• Make any necessary amendments to stock to allow the idocs to process naturally
• Ensure the original interface document, wherever possible, is maintained to retain traceability
• Be the touch point between factory and DC in relation to ASNs for BIFG and stock transfer mismatches
• Validate, for factory planners, any difference between BIFG invoice and actual receipts
• Identify if stock is despatched to customer and sales order has been deleted in error, after picking
• Report to Customer Focus, requesting replacement order and manually assign pick, pack and despatch relevant pallets
• Produce a weekly detailed explanation of stock differences > 24 hours, by status
• Produce weekly stock adjustment reports and trend analysis
• Review POD adjustments, with DC and agree plan to minimise
• Perform manual HU adjustments to reflect pick face movements and pallet rework activity
• Ensure that all DC inbound traffic is receipted in efficiently and accurately reflected in SAP
• Ensure that all customer outbound deliveries are PGI’d efficiently and accurately to allow customer invoicing to take place
• Ensure clearance of ALL in transit transactions including outstanding despatches
• Recommend changes to processes to streamline stock integrity
• Be responsible for reflecting stock movement in and out of manual locations, on SAP, as required and produce reconciliations accordingly
• Perform any adhoc duties as required in association with stock accuracy / movement

KNOWLEDGE / QUALIFICATIONS

• SAP Distribution & Inventory Management
• Intermediate to advanced level Microsoft Excel
• Numeracy / attention to detail

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of FMCG & or Logistics
• Experience of Excel (Pivot tables) & SAP
• Stock systems and processes

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