Jr. Analyst - Retail Inventory
Vroom is an innovative end-to-end ecommerce company that is revolutionizing the car buying experience. Our scalable, data-driven technology brings all phases of the vehicle buying and selling process to consumers wherever they are and offers an extensive selection of vehicles, transparent pricing, competitive financing, and contact-free, at-home pick-up and delivery. We have experienced tremendous growth and have become a disruptive force in the automotive industry. Vroom is an exciting, dynamic workplace, and there's no better time to join the team than right now.
The Jr. Analyst for Retail Inventory will be responsible for tracking retail inventory from stock-in to RQC/listed. This will drive down cycle time and improve GPPU by resolving dwells and inventory discrepancies. The increased feedback and push to list will reduce the number of pricing changes before the vehicle is available for a customer to purchase and help to improve our recon WIP levels. This role will be focused on solving inventory discrepancies and maintaining inventory health through system updates and inventory investigation.
Responsibilities:
Evaluate and analyze inventory discrepancies through reporting and problem-solving skills
Identify process gaps and develop a specific action plan to close them
Assist in operational processes to assist in continually improving efficiency and accuracy of inventory management/tracking
Drive changes by identifying improvement areas through data-driven insights, developing recommendations, and modeling change scenarios
Serve as a liaison cross-functionally working with Acquisitions, Recon, Logistics, Accounting, and Tech.
Assist in the QA, monitoring, and identification of improvements around inventory analytics
Perform ad hoc analyses, forecasts, and develop dashboards (e.g. in Salesforce or Looker) as requested by recon, logistics, and other business teams
Qualifications:
Proficient in Excel and G-Suite
Superior analytical, critical thinking, and quantitative skills
Salesforce Experience Certification is a plus
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Familiarity with Looker and the ability to learn new reporting skills on the fly
Experience working with purchasing or inventory teams at a technology company
Experience in continuous improvement (Lean Six Sigma or similar skills) is a plus
Experience managing strategic projects with cross-functional teams
Excellent business judgment, along with a desire to formulate hypotheses, design tests, and use problem-solving techniques to evaluate solutions
Understanding of accounting processes related to inventory management
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