Inventory Analyst

Job Description: Inventory Analyst

Role Overview As an inventory analyst, you will contribute to the overall inventory optimization. Within this position, you will support the introduction, implementation, and maintenance of the new Inventory Management System. You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Classifying and categorizing inventory items (ABC analysis) to ensure accurate forecasting and replenishment planning.
• Configuring forecasting models, reorder points, safety stock levels, and inventory categories within the IMS.
• Regularly monitoring the IMS for any performance issues or discrepancies in data.
• Monitoring inventory levels in the system to ensure they align with forecasting and demand planning parameters.
• Using the IMS to generate demand forecasts and ensure optimal stock levels across all locations.
• Analyzing trends in inventory turnover, lead times, and supplier performance to make data-driven decisions.
• Developing and maintaining reports and dashboards on key performance indicators (KPIs), including stock levels, order accuracy, inventory turnover, and forecast accuracy.
• Providing insights and recommendations to improve inventory accuracy, reduce stockouts, and optimize replenishment cycles.
• Being responsible for maintenance/update of the Genesis Item Master as well as the Peoplesoft Catalogue, ensuring they are both aligned.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Experience in inventory analysis, inventory management, or a related field.
• Experience with implementing or working within an Inventory Management System (IMS) or ERP system.
• Experience with data analysis, reporting, and forecasting tools.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with SQL or other data query languages is a plus.

Benefits Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role, you will receive benefits including:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle-to-work scheme.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.
• Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work.
• Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony.

Why Bupa? We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives, and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa,” and we champion diversity. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone who needs them. At Bupa, we strive to ensure all our customers, patients, and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people, and adults at risk is prioritized and acted on appropriately. If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com