Dyson

Senior Inventory Optimization Specialist - Central Hub (Maternity Leave)

Dyson  •  Kingdom of the Netherlands (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Central, the Inventory Manager is responsible for the availability of inventory to support the Central sales plan, ensuring that inventory levels are optimised across clusters. They are responsible for identifying issues such as excess or low stock and driving through the decision making to resolve it, and supporting all decisions with the appropriate information and reporting.

This role is a 6-month contract to cover for maternity leave.

About the role:

  • Ensure communication with cluster and Category Planners for priorities for stock as well as NPD and excess stock.
  • Ensuring that inbound containers are prioritised against stock and sales plans
  • Monitoring of receipt plans, providing regular update on inventory levels and flagging in case of short term stock issues are foreseen with the region and clusters
  • Defining the cluster /market allocation and ensuring that stock receipt plans reflect this
  • Defining the safety stock policy and values for the region with the support of Category planners
  • Producing weekly stock projection at cluster/market level including inbounds, forecast and actuals to be distributed across the region.
  • Producing out of stock reports and other stock reports and distributing to all relevant parties
  • Own and managed the opportunity and rebalance process at regional level across clusters and markets.
  • Approved or decline opportunities at regional level.
  • Making decisions about the location of stock between markets/clusters and moving stock to optimise inventory
  • Ensuring product availability on relevant storage locations in line with forecast, order book, and/or allocation
  • Managing the execution of Excess/EOL stock
  • Being the connection between SC Central function and Clusters functions for all queries and reporting requirements
  • Relish the opportunity to pick up new activities that fall broadly in the purpose of the role
  • Identify problems and find solutions

About you:

  • Proven experience and passion in driving Inventory processes
  • Strong knowledge on Inventory management principles and practice
  • Strong reporting skills, including advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau
  • Business and results oriented
  • Attention to details without losing bigger picture
  • Ability to deliver under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Continuous improvement approach
  • Self-motivated, independent, dynamic
  • Strong cross functional team skills
  • Ability to influence at all levels
  • Critical mind-set

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About Dyson

Dyson solves real-world problems and creates better products through the application of engineering, science, design and creativity. It is a family-owned, global technology company, founded by Sir James Dyson who remains at the helm alongside his son Jake.

Since inventing the first cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner, the DC01, Dyson has consistently invested in research and development to improve its products and technologies radically. Dyson offers products across a growing range of areas: floorcare, air purification, robotics, haircare including formulations, lighting, hand drying, and most recently audio. Dyson continues to expand into new areas.

Today, Dyson sells products in more than 80 markets, has 450 Dyson stores worldwide and is available in all major technology and beauty retailers. Dyson has global headquarters in Singapore and major technology campuses in Singapore, the UK, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Its global team of engineers, scientists and software developers are focused on developing technology-enabled products which work better and which people love to use. Key areas of focus have included high-speed electric digital motors, sensing and vision systems, robotics, machine learning and aerodynamics.

Beyond products, to encourage an inventive future, Dyson is also inspiring the next generation of engineers and inventors through the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology, the James Dyson Foundation and the James Dyson Award.

The Dyson family applies its problem-solving approach in other fields, and established Dyson Farming in 2012. It is one of the largest farming businesses in the UK, extending to 36,000 acres across Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset. It is a family-owned enterprise unlike any other, focussed on long-term investment in British farming and the countryside to grow tasty and nutritious food.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Singapore, SG
Year Founded
1993
Website
dyson.com
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