Manager - Inventory Planning, Working Capital Optimization

Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.Position SummaryThe Inventory Planning, Working Capital Optimization Manager is accountable for data driven analysis to test, socialize and implement various working capital optimization initiatives.In this dynamic role, you will be responsible for conducting independent data & root-cause analysis to identify opportunities where inventory position, operations, and efficiency can be improved without sacrificing sales or customer experience. You will often be responsible for developing KPIs to help support and track initiatives. You will partner closely with various teams to identify opportunities, validate business impact and establish timelines to capture value. While you will have support from your teammates and leaders, you will need to be a self-starter, able to work autonomously on data mining, initiative development, and KPIs to find and capitalize on new opportunities.Up to 15% travel may be required.Primary Responsibilities *:- Working closely with internal and external partners to explore additional value creation opportunities.- Effective communication with internal stakeholders on progress of key initiatives, opportunities/risks.- Tracking initiative investment budgets (capital and expense).- Evaluating process improvement opportunities.- Execution of high performing strategies that work effectively with other parts of the business and with suppliers and external supply chain partners to meet business targets.Required Qualifications- 5 years with supply chain, sales and operations planning, inventory management, capacity planning, retail consulting or similar experience.- Experience analyzing inventory and service level performance.- Experience aggregating data to facilitate cross-functional communication.- Experience with mathematical and basic statistical knowledge.- In-depth experience with MS Excel and PowerPoint.- Proficient with SQL, Python (for data), and/or MS Access.- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.- Strong business acumen.- Ability to be agile and dynamic to ever changing business needs.- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation skills.- Ability to travel up to 15%Preferred Qualifications- Master's degree in supply chain or MBA preferred.- Strong desire to continuously learn.- Supply Chain Certification an asset- RSSC, CSCMP or APICS preferred.- Previous experience in an S&OP environment.- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.- Demonstrated understanding of inter-relationships between inventory planning, supply chain, category management, and financeEducationBachelor's Degree.Pay RangeThe typical pay range for this role is:$66,330.00 - $145,860.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company's 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off ("PTO") or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health (https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits)We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/30/2024Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.