Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global technology company at the forefront of technological revolutions in imaging, robotics, precision machinery and electronics. Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, photographic, business and graphic arts markets. The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market.
Founded in 1975, Epson America Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, California.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Contributing to the overall achievement of inventory targets by creating specific analysis related to sales trends, customer purchase behavior, and production capacity.
Processing and analyzing product forecasts, procurement, and inventory control to ensure the adequacy of inventory levels.
Providing product availability information to sales and marketing through different inventory reports, and ensuring that inventory targets are met monthly according to plan.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Inventory Management
- Creates and submits to SEC product forecasts for assigned product line(s)
- Analyzes sales forecast and prepare reports to ensure accuracy and alignment to the financial forecast and goals
- Ensures adequate inventory to meet sales forecasts and days of supply objectives.
- Maintains/develops inventory and procurement and allocation reports for assigned product line(s)
- Collaborates with Latin America Marketing to ensure product lifecycle impacts are clearly communicated to the Latin America subsidiaries operations and Latin America sales
- Procures products and allocate to ensure adequate inventory to meet sales forecasts and planned DOS monthly
- Reviews forecast variances versus actual and financial sales forecasts and makes recommendations as necessary
- Provides ETAs and product availability to the Latin America subsidiaries and customers
- Reviews inventory for obsolescence and scrap. Facilitate the inventory reviews with the Latin America subsidiaries and Marketing
- Ensures that new products are set up in the system in a timely manner and correctly (e.g. sku, description, weights). Also ensures the Material Master is maintained accuracy in the system
- Provides vendors with timely orders adjustment requests based on current market conditions.
- Creates and prepares inventory key data point reports.

Logistics Management
- Assign allocations of products and tracks shipments from factories to Latin America subsidiaries and EAI warehouses
- Participates in monthly meetings with the different vendors to agree on shipments dates or product availability information.
- Discusses production capacity of vendors to determine product availability.
- Provides Import/Export the appropriate product description to ensure customs compliance.
- Monitors lead time of shipments to ensure that DOS are met.
- Provides recommendations regarding specific methods of product shipment

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:
- Completion of an undergraduate program or equivalent experience (B.A. or B.S).
- Mid to senior level experience with inventory planning in a multi plant/distribution environment.
- APICS knowledge is a plus
- SAP experience
- Must be highly proficient in MS Excel
- Strong database management and reporting skills are a must
- Detail oriented, organized and excellent communication skills
- Spanish fluency (required)

Epson America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability and protected veteran status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.




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