Job Description

Description Columbia Safety & Supply keeps America's workers both safe and productive on the job. Founded in 2005, we are North America's premier outfitter of fall protection, safety equipment, and gear for at-height workers, industry, and construction. We exceed our customer's expectations, provide unmatched customer service and prompt delivery, and strive for continued innovation. Columbia Safety, named as an INC Magazine Best Workplace, is a fast-growth company headquartered in Columbia, MO with five locations nationwide.

Columbia Safety is looking for an Inventory Planner to join our team. The ideal candidate possesses excellent judgment, a willingness to learn, strong interpersonal skills, a quality work ethic, and a knack for problem-solving that leads to innovative solutions that drive continued growth and sustained profitability.

As an Inventory Planner on our team, you will be trained to work with our in-house software systems and the Purchasing team to make purchasing decisions that align with our goals. This position uses the lenses of planning, strategy, process, and execution to deliver timely, quality work. You will represent these functions in collaboration across the entire business including our Business Development, Finance, Operations, and Customer Service teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Guard company profitability and margin while delivering a high level of performance
• Ensure the business delivers on growth objectives and priorities by doing quality work
• Forecast growth in items, regions, and industries based upon predictive analytics
• Review, understand and use the results of market analysis
• Remove barriers and obstacles that impact team performance
• Support plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs
• Build accountability for measuring progress and achieving results
• Identify improvement opportunities and participate in the correction of errors
• Recommend changes in process to improve efficiencies as they present themselves
• Evaluate vendors based upon performance, values alignment and potential
• Demonstrate adaptability and exhibit a spirit of continuous learning
• Provide timely feedback to foster team development and performance improvement
• Develop strategic relationships for inventory continuity and a team-based work environment
• Promote and support company policies, procedures, mission, values and standards of ethics and integrity

This role will involve a high degree of analysis including, but not limited to:

• Analyzing data and providing insights to support business decisions and strategies based on business needs
• Gathering data from internal and external sources
• Compiling data into a meaningful data set that can be imported into an inventory planning system
• Understanding analytical and statistical models to propose solutions that have a high probability of a positive outcome for the business
• Consolidating findings and sharing information with various departments
• Developing and presenting recommendations based on analysis and trends
• Providing data to internal teams to inform negotiations with both suppliers and customers

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Self-starter, solution oriented, and results focused
• Excited to build processes and reports to analyze data to forecast stock and profitability across business segments
• Genuine curiosity and a willingness to learn about our customers and the industries we serve
• Relentless attention to detail while maintaining the ability to see the overall picture
• Interpersonal skills that allow for collaborative work with colleagues to achieve team initiatives
• Flexibility and comfort with a fast paced, constantly changing environment
• Conveys a can-do, positive attitude towards tackling problems
• Considerate of others ideas and suggestions
• Highly proficient in Excel and Google docs
• Prior experience with ERP, demand planning, forecasting, or a similar software is beneficial (e.g. Sage, NetSuite, Epicor, etc)

Candidate requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising or related field or 2+ years’ experience in merchandising, buying, inventory planning, operations, or related area.

Why it's great to build your career with us! Columbia Safety features a stable and enjoyable work environment with a continually replicated upward growth pattern over the past 11 years.

As an organization, we live out our values every day and offer excellent benefits to our employees, including:

• Competitive salary with endless potential to grow in the organization
• Volunteer Paid Time off for contributing time and talent to 501c3 groups
• Philanthropic efforts via our Columbia Foundation include 100% match to charitable giving
• 401k with company match
• Health, ancillary and life insurance options
• Paid vacation with tenure-based increases
• Fresh food fridge with free snacks and an onsite gym

Our people and our teammates:

• Are strategically flexible and comfortable in our ever-changing, fast-paced environment
• Convey a can-do, positive attitude towards tackling problems
• Work hard and value self awareness, empathy, honesty and positivity
• Enjoy challenging projects, and have fun with our co-workers, who feel like our family
• Have a passion for delivering an unmatched experience to our clients, colleagues and business partners

Applications are being taken exclusively online for this role, we look forward to hearing from you!

This job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. #ZR

Company Description

Our family of companies provides critical equipment and expertise to a large group of industries, with a specific focus on at-height workers and construction. Our family of brands includes GME Supply, Columbia Safety & Supply, GME Wireline, Gearcor, SafetyLMS, and Team-1 Academy. As part of our team, your professional and personal success is important. We take pride in our employees and we have created a driven, energetic, and fun workplace environment.​ We offer a competitive compensation package, along with endless potential to grow within the organization!