Inventory Control Analyst

A leading organization in the consumer products, healthcare, and regulated products space is seeking an Inventory Control Analyst to support inventory accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence across warehouse and distribution operations. Reporting to a senior logistics leader, this individual will analyze inventory transactions, investigate discrepancies, improve inventory processes, and maintain data integrity across ERP and warehouse management systems.

This role partners closely with Operations, Planning, Quality, Transportation, Customer Service, and Finance teams to ensure product availability while minimizing inventory losses and service disruptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory accuracy through transaction audits, reconciliations, cycle count programs, and inventory record accuracy initiatives.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Manage physical inventories, cycle counts, and inventory audits.
• Monitor inventory receipts, transfers, adjustments, destructions, slow-moving inventory, and variances.
• Ensure compliance with traceability, lot control, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Support serialized inventory controls, transaction reconciliations, and audit readiness efforts.
• Manage expiration-date and shelf-life processes to reduce write-offs and inventory losses.
• Partner cross-functionally to resolve inventory issues and improve product availability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, and supply chain performance.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for inventory control activities.
• Present inventory performance metrics and opportunities for improvement to stakeholders and leadership.
• Serve as a key point of contact for ERP, WMS, and inventory process-related issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in inventory control, warehouse operations, supply chain analytics, or inventory management.
• Experience with ERP and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities.
• Experience within regulated industries, consumer products, manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, or related environments preferred.
• Familiarity with inventory traceability, lot-controlled products, compliance requirements, and product lifecycle management is a plus.