What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Analyst position at Fast Growing Trees?
Inventory Analyst
About our Company
Fast Growing Trees is America’s #1 online nursery. The company offers the easiest way to get high quality trees and plants delivered to your front door, along with expert advice to get (and keep) you growing.
Fast Growing Trees attracts 10 million consumers each month to its branded websites fastgrowingtrees.com, brighterblooms.com, and plantingtree.com. Over 1,000 varieties of high-quality trees and plants are available for nationwide home delivery, typically within three days of placing an order. Fast Growing Trees sources its products from a geographically diverse network of trusted suppliers and has built a reputation in the marketplace for offering high-quality products and superior customer service. Some days over 25,000 plants and trees are received and shipped to customers.
Fast Growing Trees, ranked No. 10 in the Logistics category on Fast Company's 2024 Most Innovative Companies list, is a privately held business with offices in New York City and Charlotte (Ft. Mill). The investors and team members have extensive experience at e-commerce and retail businesses including Wayfair, Chewy, Domino’s Pizza, LiveAuctioneers, and Jet.com/Walmart.
About the role
As an inventory analyst, you will optimize our inventory management through data driven insights. You will collaborate with merchandising, marketing, logistics, and operations to enhance our existing suite of inventory tools and reporting. In addition, you will work with data scientists and business leaders to set inventory targets, manage demand forecasts and help drive future inventory strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze demand and supply data to make informed decisions about inventory strategy
- Maintain demand forecasts and track accuracy
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as merchandising, tech, operations, and logistics to align inventory planning with overall business goals
- Build and maintain tools to help support the merchant team and other stakeholders
- Set inventory health KPI targets and track progress towards them
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Mathematics, Statistics or related field
- Proficient SQL programming ability
- Strong attention to detail & ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in supply chain, inventory management or demand planning
- Experience with time-series forecasting
- Experience programming in Python and/or R
About our perks
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Commuter flexible spending account
- Dependent care flexible spending account
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Fast Growing Trees, LLC values diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the location where we operate.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
Salary : $50,000 - $100,000