VIKING ELECTRIC
PURCHASING & INVENTORY MANAGER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
This position is responsible for managing the people and processes needed for developing and executing inventory strategy for procurement, demand forecasting, material movement, customer service and inventory effectiveness in alignment with Viking Electric's sales and growth goals.
Other job responsibilities include:
- Provide leadership and direction to the Materials Team
- Create and maintain optimal inventory plans that align with the inventory strategy while reducing non-productive inventory
- Develop procurement and inventory management strategy with respect to business expansion into new geographies and product segments
- Optimize the utilization of available technology and systems
- Establish inventory metrics to support the defined strategy, measure and report metrics as needed for continuous improvement throughout all locations
Required Skills
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
- Strong organization and time management skills.
- Strong computer/technology skills.
- Strong math and analytical skills with the ability to perform necessary analytics to ensure high inventory productivity.
- Risk management skillset required to drive innovative solutions and problem-solving analysis and resolution.
SONEPAR LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
- ADAPT: Adapts easily to new situations, people, culture, and technology by choosing the right skill set at the right moment and place.
- DARE: Can appropriately challenge the status quo; never satisfied and always looking to improve.
- LEARN: Is curious, willing to learn and explore new topics and to apply new learnings that align with current business objectives.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Acts with integrity
- Builds effective relationships
- Communicates effectively
- Creates and leads change
- Develops self and team
- Drives performance and results
- Makes quality decisions
Required Experience
- 3 - 5 years of purchasing and inventory management experience in distribution business preferred
- 3 - 5 years’ experience managing people required.
- Experience in change/transformation
Viking Electric is a wholesale electrical distributor and solutions provider with 23 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Ill. The company was founded in 1964, in St. Paul, Minnesota to serve the needs of the electrical industry. Viking Electric serves residential and commercial electrical contractors, industrial, tool, and related markets. The company stocks more than 30,000 products from 400 manufacturers including electrical supplies, lighting, power tools, hand tools, wire and cable, automation, data com, switchgear, and more. Viking Electric is a Sonepar Company. vikingelectric.com
Viking Electric is an M/F/Disabled and Vet EEO/AA employer