Inventory Specialist IV

What this Job Entails: 

The Network Inventory Specialist IV supports the client's global network. The team's objective is to proactively manage global site locations and customer inventory vendor base. 

Scope: 

• Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways

• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

• Learn our existing vendor base, identify inefficiencies, and recommend opportunities to improve the individual vendor relationship in each case by case basis

• Daily management of current vendor inventory base

• Lead vendor negotiations 

• Other duties as required. This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities assigned to this position

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 8+ years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment, and work with cross functional teams as required 
• Experience with vendor management 
• Database management experience, including data input
• Strong customer service skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to effectively interact with vendors and customers at all levels
• Organizational and operational skills to manage multiple tasks at once
• Self-motivated, goal oriented and team-centric
• Ability to build vendor relationships with our existing global vendor base
• Ability to analyze and think strategically, identify creative solutions to meet our departmental needs

Preferred Qualifications: 

Physical Demand & Work Environment:

• Must have the ability to perform office-related tasks which may include prolonged sitting or standing

• Must have the ability to move from place to place within an office environment

• Must be able to use a computer

• Must have the ability to communicate effectively 

• Some positions may require occasional repetitive motion or movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

Salary Range

• Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.
• Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.

Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees, including:

• Medical provided through UHC (PPO, HSA, Surest options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only

• Dental provided through UHC

• Nationwide Vision provided by UHC

• Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care

• Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)

• Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera

• Corporate Wellness Program provided by Goomi Group

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellness Days

  401k Plan

• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)

• Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)

• Paid Holidays

• Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other ancillary benefits required under state and federal law