As an Associate Analyst – Inventory, you will be focused on inventory analysis and the execution of strategies and processes to ensure that inventory and service levels are fully optimized. You’ll play a key role in balancing supply and demand, minimizing costs, and maximizing operational efficiency. **Responsibilities:** + Executes accurate, scheduled daily, weekly, and monthly reports. + Reconciles report data to ensure data integrity. + Audits processing errors or bad data points before releasing reports. + Maintains report contact database, controls user access to shared network drives and other common resources, and executes regular backups. + Maintains production reports, makes approved changes to report data. + Executes on demand processes and reports, adjusts input parameters, data, and formatting prior to execution, and validates report data prior to publishing results. + Assists in ad-hoc report development and execution, including modifying existing or developing reports, and formatting data using advanced Excel capabilities. + Prepares and analyzes data for various projects and initiatives, including interpreting and summarizing findings in PowerPoint or Microsoft Word format. **Qualifications:** + High School Degree or equivalent experience required. + 4-year degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience. + Ability to follow established processes and schedule to deliver timely and consistent report execution. + Ability to work independently, check your results, troubleshoot problems and exercise judgment. + Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel and relational databases. + Knowledge of other applications, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. + Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, proven ability to apply these in business environment. + Strong verbal and written communication skills. + Knowledge of distribution industry, supply chain, purchasing, and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures. \#LI-A1