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The Inventory Analyst is an entrylevel controltower role that provides network visibility and decision support for NonProductive Inventory (NPI) and defined inventory control signals. Operating within established governance routines, the role monitors inventory health indicators, identifies exceptions and aging risks, documents issues, and escalates nonstandard situations to the appropriate owners. The role supports effective inventory outcomes by ensuring clear visibility, disciplined standard work, and consistent communication across sites and partners.

Key Responsibilities (Requirements):

Inventory Signal Monitoring & Risk Identification

• Monitor defined NPI and inventory health indicators (aging, backlog, disposition status, exception trends) using SAP, PRiME, and approved dashboards.
• Identify early warning signals (aging risk, stalled disposition, documentation gaps) using established thresholds and standard definitions.
• Maintain multisite situational awareness and flag emerging risks that may impact compliance, cost, or service.

Exception Management & Escalation

• Apply standard work and playbooks to classify inventory exceptions and determine appropriate routing/escalation.
• Escalate nonstandard situations (e.g., prolonged aging, compliance risk, unclear ownership) with clear, decisionready context.
• Track open exceptions and ensure timely followup visibility until closure by the appropriate owners.

Documentation & Governance Discipline

• Maintain accurate, timely documentation for inventory exceptions, aging risks, and disposition blockers using required templates/tools.
• Ensure traceability of status, decisions, owners, and next steps to support continuity across shifts and teams.
• Support audit readiness by reinforcing documentation completeness and adherence to standard work.

Coordination & Decision Support

• Provide clear, concise updates to stakeholders (status, constraints, risks, recommended next steps within governance).
• Support coordination across sites, BUs, consolidation points, and carriers by clarifying priorities and escalation needs.
• Serve as a consistent point of visibility for inventory health within routine operating rhythms.

Continuous Improvement Support

• Identify repeat issues and common defect patterns (e.g., OS&D, recurring aging drivers) using basic trend analysis.
• Support structured problemsolving efforts (IWS/PDCA) by gathering facts, summarizing drivers, and maintaining clean problem statements.
• Route improvement themes to process/system owners for review and potential standard work updates.

Job Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Meets internal eligibility for placement into a VSA E role (per local HR/leveling guidance).
• Demonstrated ability to interpret operational data, recognize exceptions, and follow standard work and escalation paths.
• Strong documentation discipline and attention to detail.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) and comfort navigating SAP and PRiME.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills to support structured updates and handoffs.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including extended hours/nights/weekends as required by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to inventory, returns, OS&D, or damagerelated workflows in a warehouse or fulfillment environment.
• Familiarity with basic data analysis (Excel filters, pivots, simple trend views).
• Introductory exposure to continuous improvement concepts (IWS/PDCA, rootcause basics).
• Experience working in a regulated or compliancesensitive environment (documentationdriven work).

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skill set, and level of relevant experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits. Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

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