Responsibilities:

The Operations/Purchasing Analyst will be a responsible for maintaining adequate inventory levels, inventory turnover, managing our overseas manufacturing, and providing necessary sales & product insights.

Responsibilities fall into four main areas:

Inventory Management

- Forecast and maintain inventory levels of 200+ items to ensure items are always in stock.

- Calculate and set stock minimum levels and purchase quantities based on vendor lead times and variable monthly sales volumes.

- Create ad hoc Excel reports analyzing product consumption and sales (units and revenue).

- Reconcile monthly inventory counts including vendor purchases, sales fulfillment, product assemblies, and inter-warehouse transfers

Product Fulfillment & Billing

- Ensure customer orders are being shipped in a timely fashion and resolve fulfillment issues when situation warrants.

- Review billing to ensure proper billing procedures have been followed.

- Interface with accounting regarding payables and product cost.

- Analyze and resolve issues involving product returns, defective inventory, and shipping quality controls.

Manufacturing Operations

- Maintain relationship with our manufacturers in Asia, negotiate terms such as pricing, delivery quantity, transportation costs, and product specifications.

- Creating & enter purchase orders and ensure timely processing.

- Monitor vendor lead times and accuracy of order fulfillment.

- Identify and open communication with vendors for new products.

- Oversee quality control, change orders, and problem resolution.

Online Store Maintenance

- Maintain product descriptions and characteristics for SKUs using store administration tool.

- Work closely with internal web development team to define requirements and approaches to store upgrades and improvements.

Qualifications:

– Minimum 4 years college degree, preferably in a business discipline or the equivalent in related training or work experience. MBA preferred.

– Minimum 2 years of purchasing experience required, including analysis and recommendations.

– Candidates must have excellent MS Excel abilities including writing formulas, manipulating queries, and creating pivot tables & graphs.

– Strong math skills

– Ability to work independently with little supervision; self-motivation a must

– Demonstrates excellent organizational and informational gathering skills.

– Candidates must demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, including strong presentation by phone.

– Must be able to work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.

Our Company

Gravity Defyer is a premiere comfort footwear designer, manufacturer and retailer. We implement direct B2C multi-channel marketing through our mail order catalog, space advertising, online marketing, and brick and mortar stores. Our company is one of the fastest growing footwear retailers, and we are working to expand our operations.

Headquarters are conveniently located in Sherman Oaks with offices in Asia and manufacturing facilities and partners around the world.

Working at Gravity Defyer gives you the rare opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and respected, and work with a team that will support you both personally and professionally. Our reputation for excellence is built on innovative comfort footwear that is fashionable to wear.

You’ll find the ideal blend of a casual, fun, friendly atmosphere with a strong commitment to the company’s success.

Please include your resume, salary history, and previous employer reference information. This is a full time in-house position.