Job Description

Inventory Analyst

Medik8 is a leading skincare brand dedicated to providing high-quality, results-driven skincare products backed by scientific research and innovation. We are disrupting the industry on many fronts and growing rapidly across all global channels.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strategically minded professional to join our Operations & Supply Chain team. As our Inventory Analyst (internally titled Inventory Planner), you will act as the strategic guardian of Medik8’s working capital efficiency. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, you will serve as a key bridge between Operations, Quality, Finance, and Commercial stakeholders to maintain optimal stock levels and prevent stagnant inventory.

You will drive the inventory lifecycle towards full commercial realisation, safeguarding inventory value across all global channels and architecting data-driven insights that underpin our Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Salary: £35,000 - £42,000 (dependent on experience)

Working Arrangement: Hybrid.

Location: Aylesbury Innovation Centre, HP22 5WJ.

In more detail, your role will include:

• Inventory Health & Compliance: Act as the primary lead for ensuring full compliance with Medik8 inventory policies globally. You will utilise data-driven root cause analysis to mitigate future risks and ensure ERP inventory status data is accurately maintained.
• Quarantine Process Leadership: Own the weekly Quarantine Review process, ensuring every item has a clear owner within 24 hours and an active resolution path to reduce the duration between stock arrival and sellable status.
• SLOB & Risk Management: Lead monthly reviews for Raw Materials, Chemicals, and Packaging to proactively identify declining inventory turnover or expiry risks, executing early-stage mitigation strategies.
• Financial Gatekeeping: Partner closely with Finance to ensure accurate provisioning for at-risk stock. You will act as the final authority on write-offs, maintaining an "Evidence of Mitigation" log to prove destruction was the absolute last resort.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Lead cross-functional efforts across Supply Chain and Commercial teams to resolve at-risk stock through re-working, sampling, or promotional channels.
• IBP & Continuous Improvement: Own inventory-related inputs for the IBP process, delivering accurate projections and analysis. You will review data trends to implement preventative actions and drive the development of automated inventory KPI dashboards.

Research shows candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often only apply if they meet 100% of criteria. At Medik8, we care about potential and transferable talent. If you meet at least 60% of the essential criteria, we encourage you to apply!

What We Are Looking For

Essential Criteria (What you definitely need):

• Advanced Data Analytics: A proven track record of aggregating and manipulating complex datasets using tools like Tableau, Power BI, or advanced Excel to build automated reports and drive commercial decisions.
• Inventory Management & KPIs: Demonstrable experience within an FMCG, manufacturing, or global distribution context, tracking operational metrics such as Days Inventory On-hand (DIO) and Inventory Turnover (ITO).
• Systems Expertise: Hands-on experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Odoo, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics) for inventory control and supply chain planning.
• Stakeholder Influence & Accountability: The confidence and skill to lead difficult conversations with commercial owners, ensuring stock write-off risk is minimised.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: A highly collaborative approach, skilled at aligning independent internal teams (Finance, Operations, Quality, Commercial) to meet shared inventory targets.
• Strategic Initiative & Compliance: A self-starter with a meticulous eye for corporate policy and reporting standards, able to forecast bottlenecks before they result in margin losses.

Desirable Criteria (The 'nice-to-haves'):

• Solid financial literacy, including a grasp of inventory accounting, stock provision calculations, and write-off reporting.
• Experience delivering forward-looking data analysis for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycles.
• A background working within prestige beauty, cosmetics, or pharmaceuticals.
• Creative problem-solving agility with strong persuasion and negotiation skills.
• About us

Founded in 2009 by UK scientists and brothers, we are a British, B Corp™ certified skincare brand renowned for clinical results without compromise. Our mission is to simplify the route to great skin through our pioneering CSA Philosophy®: Vitamin C plus Sunscreen by day, and Vitamin A by night.

Culture & Benefits

We are a team of collaborative go-givers fuelled by a purpose-driven mentality. Innovation is at our core; we pride ourselves on doing everything in-house, challenging the norm and pushing the boundaries of possibility. We work with integrity and agility, ensuring our commitment to sustainability and quality is never compromised. Above all, we believe in community. Our diverse talents work cross-functionally because we know we achieve more together. It’s just who we are!

Some of the perks of being part of the Medik8 team include:

• Wellbeing: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Flexible & Hybrid working, Private Medical Insurance, Mental Health support.
• Rewards: 75% Discount + Annual Product Allowance, Annual Performance Bonus, Long Service Awards.
• Growth: Up-skilling support, regular Lunch & Learns, Flexible Career opportunities.
• Impact: 2 Volunteering days per year, Matched Charitable Giving Scheme.

Want to do a little more research before you apply?

Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our values. You can also find out more about us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor & Instagram.

Our BCorp Commitment to JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)

At Medik8, we are committed to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered. We believe a rich tapestry of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives fuels the innovation behind our products.

Research shows many candidates only apply if they meet 100% of a job description, however, we use the "60% Rule": if you meet over 60% of the requirements and have the passion to learn the rest, we want to hear from you.

Our Inclusive Hiring Standards:

• Fair Chance Hiring: To support systemic justice, we do not request criminal record or credit checks during the application stage (unless legally required for the role).
• Blind Recruiting: We use anonymised CV screening to focus purely on your talent and reduce bias.
• Disability Confident: As a Level 2 employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum role criteria.
• Immigration Integrity: We welcome all applicants within current Home Office guidance on sponsorship and Right to Work. We never artificially manipulate role scopes or salaries to meet requirements.

Be your authentic self. Apply today.