Inventory Control and Cost Analyst

National Food Group is a dynamic company with a mission to "give food a home." We pride ourselves on our fun, collaborative, and progressive culture, blending work-from-home flexibility with an innovative office environment. Our workplace features a clubhouse, in-house gym, and an Innovation Center where culinary magic happens.

Essential Duties

Serves as a bridge between inventory planning, financial performance, and operational execution. Responsible for the day-to-day and strategic oversight of inventory across 15 distribution centers, this role ensures the right products are in the right place at the right time—without compromising profitability. This is a high-impact position combining financial acumen, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional leadership. The ideal candidate is equal parts inventory tactician and financial strategist, passionate about turning data into action.

• Lead a growing team focused on building new processes and infrastructure for inventory planning and replenishment.
• Oversee replenishment planning and inventory tracking for made-to-order items, ensuring lead times, customer demand, and production schedules are tightly aligned to minimize stock outs and excess inventory.
• Provide inventory planning and financial input to guide the launch of new product programs, ensuring sales targets, cost models, and stocking strategies are in sync from day one.
• Analyze financial performance of inventory daily to identify underperforming SKUs and take immediate corrective action (price adjustments, sales pushes, or write-downs).
• Lead bi weekly strategic alignment sessions with Sales and Purchasing to resolve aged inventory and proactively adjust stocking levels based on demand forecasts.
• Influence purchasing strategy by providing category-level financial insights and demand trend forecasts
• Use advanced Excel tools and partner with IT to maintain and develop scalable dashboards and KPIs that support real-time inventory tracking, financial insights, and evolving business needs.
  
  

Requirements / Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or Finance / Accounting
• 5+ years of experience in inventory planning, supply chain operations, or finance, with a track record of turning data into actionable strategies to improve inventory and cost performance.
• 5+ years of leadership experience, including mentoring team members and guiding performance toward business goals.
• Proven hands-on experience in cost analysis, budgeting, and financial modeling to support data-driven decision making.
• Track record of working across departments (Sales, Purchasing, Finance, Logistics)
• Foundational understanding of logistics cost structures and core operational principles.
• Building or implementing performance KPIs
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• High business acumen – can interpret cost impact and make tradeoffs
• Agile mindset with comfort in a fast paced and evolving environment
• Strong planning and organization skills
  
  

Benefits

We love when our team members are happy and healthy! At National Food Group, you'll have the following benefits and perks:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision care insurance
• Group life & voluntary life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Flexible savings plan
• Short-term & long-term disability
• PTO & PTO buy up
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness reimbursement
  
  

Our Office Work Environment

Works in a temperature-controlled office environment.

This job requires the ability to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made to fulfill these requirements.

The above statements generally describe the principal and essential functions of the job but should not be construed as a detailed description of all essential functions that may be inherent in the job.

Equal Employment Opportunity

National Food Group is an equal opportunity employer.

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