Cycle Count Program Ownership: Build and maintain an ABC/usage-based schedule with counts, independent recount rules, and defined performance standards; release weekly waves and track schedule adherence of counts.
Inventory Accuracy & Reconciliation: Monitor location/lot accuracy daily, reconcile variances to source transactions (receipts, issues, transfers, adjustments), and maintain a complete audit trail.
Discrepancy Investigation & RCA: Lead structured root-cause (5 Whys, fishbone) and corrective actions across receiving, put-away, picking, production backflush, and shipping; verify effectiveness.
Traceability & Compliance: Sustain lot/serial identification, labeling, and records aligned to support MRB and provide evidence for internal/external audits and SOX walkthroughs.
ERP/WMS Stewardship: Validate master data (UOM, BOM, locations, lot rules), ensure transaction discipline, and partner on ECO/BOM changes that impact consumption and inventory balances.
Reporting & Insights: Build Power BI/Excel/SQL reports for Inventory accuracy, location accuracy, variance aging, count productivity, and E&O/scrap and translate findings into prioritized actions for operations and finance.
Stakeholder Engagement: Run weekly huddles with Warehouse/Production/QC/Finance; escalate blockers, align materiality thresholds, and communicate status, risks, and decisions.
SOPs, Training & Mentorship: Author/update SOP/WI for counting, recounts, adjustments, labeling, and location/bin hygiene; coach Cycle Count Associates and floor leads on best practices.
Continuous Improvement & Projects: Lead kaizen events on labeling, layout, scanning, and data quality, space organization.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Operations, Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, or related field
Advanced proficiency in Power BI, SQL, and Excel, with experience in automation and scripting
Proven experience with inventory planning, demand forecasting, MRP, ERP systems
Experience with predictive modeling, regression analysis, and correlation techniques
Ability to distinguish signal from noise in complex datasets, providing clear insights for leadership
Proven track record of developing scalable, long-term analytical solutions
Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and execute initiatives
Strong business acumen and understanding of how supply chain data impacts cost, service, and capacity
Strong understanding of financial and operational metrics and how they influence business performance
Clear and confident communication skills, including stakeholder-facing presentations
Requirements
Experience working with Salesforce, Smartsheet, or other business intelligence tools is a plus
Experience building dashboards and tools that drive operational execution and planning decisions
Experience in a warehouse, manufacturing or production environment
Familiarity with production scheduling, capacity planning, and BOM structures
Statistical or ML modeling experience f
Benefits
Vision insurance
Additional Information
By joining Bio-Techne, you'll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.
Pay Range:
$79,800.00 - $131,100.00 Position Summary
As a Senior Inventory Analyst - Inventory Accuracy & Compliance, you will be the primary owner of inventory integrity across the division (Analytical Solutions Division). This role sits at the intersection of operations, quality, and finance, with a focus on cycle counts, audit counts, reconciliation, and root-cause elimination. You will partner closely with warehouse operations, production, QC, and accounting to deliver audit-ready records, sustain high location/lot accuracy, and reduce shrink and aging risk.
You will lead the redesign and daily execution of a risk-based cycle count framework (ABC classification and usage-based), and be directly responsible for performing inventory transactions, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring data accuracy. You'll investigate and close variances, and build intuitive dashboards in Power BI and Excel that highlight inventory hotspots and drive corrective actions. Your work will ensure that transactions, master data, and traceability align with MAS (San Jose), WMS/scanning systems, ISO standards, and SOX compliance. This role directly improves service levels, working capital efficiency, and operational capacity by maintaining reliable on-hand inventory data for planning and execution.
Biotechne · San Jose, CA