Barnes & Noble, Inc. · 2 months ago
Inventory Operations Analyst
NJ-Monroe Corporate
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$55K/yr - $65K/yr
3+ years expBarnes & Noble, Inc. is seeking an Inventory Operations Analyst responsible for ensuring efficient, timely, and accurate handling of distribution center products. The role involves troubleshooting issues, collaborating with various teams, and optimizing processes to enhance labor efficiency and reduce costs.
Retail
Responsibilities
Oversees special order management workload, including key new releases, top priority items, author events, and manipulates DC to Store order allocations to achieve in-store dates and fill rate goals, while controlling DC freight costs
Effectively solves problems related to trouble receiving inventory and QC results
Uploads Eventbrite virtual author event customer orders, ensures fulfillment, and communicates tracking
Responsible for new/closing store merchandise and related internal processes, ensuring outbound accuracy and timeliness
Ensure Business Development special handling order needs are met, communicating any exceptions
Organizes special projects for remediation, roll outs, destruction/MOS, price ticketing, and stock balancing; initiating cost recovery when appropriate
Contributes to our B&N Vendor Operational Guidelines to drive vendor compliance and establish procedures for best practices with gains in efficiency
Resolves Customer Service, ICS, and HO escalations related to DC inventory and shipments
Achieves inventory health by curating lists of obsolete items/surplus inventory to be exited with merchant approval, and determines the appropriate exit strategy for the selected inventory; bulk/individual sale, donation, used book annex, etc
Manages bulk vendor and donor recipient relationships as well as third-party accounts
Facilitates efficiencies in receiving/shipping of DC inventory
Creates and modifies the necessary tools to recommend actions needed in volume times
Additional job duties or responsibilities may be assigned
Qualification
Required
Exercises sound judgment to effectively solve problems
Works collaboratively with others to meet the needs of the organization
Follows up to ensure all work requirements are completed in a timely and accurate manner
Must be team-oriented and customer-focused
Prioritizing and multi-tasking
Works with a sense of urgency while maintaining high quality standards
Adhere to all safety protocols and foster a safe work environment
Work on the warehouse floor which includes regular lifting, bending, reaching, pulling and pushing of 10 -35 lbs. with an occasional 50 lbs., and ability to stand for extended periods of time as needed
Knowledge and understanding of the retail supply chain
Publishing or book selling experience
Strong communication and analytical skills
Familiarity with social media and third-party sales outlets
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access)
Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or 3-5 years of related work experience
Preferred
Business operations experience is a plus
Company
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble proudly serves America with approximately 600 bookstores across all fifty states, and are busy opening newly designed stores in communities nationwide.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Allen Lindstrom
CFO
Seema Paul
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
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