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FleetPride Inventory Manager

Primary responsibility is to generate and maintain an order pipeline that balances service and inventory levels and work with vendors to ensure timely delivery and address backorders and delivery performance issues. Responsible for handling the analysis and the decision making to translate Blue Yonder JDA recommended orders into orders that meet program requirements (e.g. minimum order value) and are most cost effective for transportation and handling in DCs and branches.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Replenish inventory for assigned vendors through the use of the replenishment programs within the iSeries / AS400 and Blue Yonder JDA.
• Ensure that ordered products are available and on hand by communicating with vendors and staff members at the various FleetPride and PDC locations. Collaborate with Category Managers and Sourcing Managers to address vendor issues and track and manage the vendor performance through supplier scorecards.
• Work with commercial teams (National Accounts, PDC, RAMs / AMs / Branches) and Demand Planners to support execution of orders or inventory moves for new or lost business.
• Ensure orders have been shipped and received and tracking data is updated in the appropriate systems.
• Work with vendors and internal teams to improve EDI usage and data quality. Maintain assigned vendor lines and work with data and CM / SM teams to correct costs, pack sizes, or other attributes as discrepancies are noted.
• Contact vendors to determine the status of an order and address discrepancies in quality and quantity of receipts including the CM / SM team as required. Copy data and documents and compile records and reports.
• Facilitate import and domestic purchasing and sourcing
• Identify process improvement ideas and work with the appropriate teams to operationalize.

Education & Training

Knowledge & Experience

Skills & Abilities

Work Environment

The performance of this position may require exposure to the warehouse areas where certain areas may require the use of personal protective equipment such as steel toed shoes and safety glasses. The primary environment is characterized by ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment found in a typical office environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the workday. Occasional lifting of items up to 25 pounds (files, computer printouts on occasion) This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.

FleetPride is the leader in the industry comprised of retail, service, distribution and wholesale divisions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.