**Summary:** Works within Supply Chain in the Merchandising Department and is responsible for partnering with merchants to implement inventory strategies that maximize sales and inventory productivity for several merchandising categories. **Duties and Responsibilities:** •Works closely with merchants, vendors, stores, transportation, and fulfillment centers to accomplish goals. •Works with stores and field leadership to execute their category strategies including holiday, advertising support, and new business initiatives. •Provide analysis to improve category performance. Responsible for creating accurate SKU forecasts, managing parameters for each category to execute the replenishment plan, achieving target in-stock levels and planned inventory turns, and developing recommendations to improve inventory productivity. •Participates on operational and tactical process improvement initiatives to improve the overall effectiveness of the tools and processes utilized by the broader Supply Chain Organization. •Maintain the appropriate in-stock positions and manage inventory across Fulfillment Centers, stores, and SKUs to maximize sales and inventory productivity. •Achieves in-stock and turn targets through effective demand planning and product initial ordering, replenishment, and lifecycle management. •Build and maintain relationships with merchants, suppliers, stores, and supply chain partners •Contribute to cross functional project teams •Assist in EDI implementations with internal and vendor partners •Identify opportunities and execute continuous improvements for operational efficiencies – demand planning, PO creation, supplier forecasting, inventory management •Ability to meet aggressive deadlines; manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic, and team-oriented work environment **Education, Experience, and Certifications:** •Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or related •5-7 years of related retail and/or inventory and replenishment experience in a fast-paced business environment. **Required Skills and Competencies** : •Must be results-driven, adaptable, detail oriented and organized. •Ability to make sound decisions with general managerial direction. Takes accountability for decisions, actions, and results. •Must exhibit problem solving/decision making and time management skills. •Demonstrates the ability to analyze data, identify root causes, trends, opportunities, and concerns. •Exhibits excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as relationship management. •Higher level Excel and Access skills Advanced user of Microsoft Excel reports, pivot tables, analytics, and reporting •Experience using BI, JDA – E3, or other replenishment systems •Knowledge of SQL and PowerPoint presentation