Inventory Manager

Company Description

Robert Bosch Power Tool Elektromos Szerszámgyártó Kft. was founded in Miskolc in November 2001, and today it has become a determining factor not only within the company group, but also in the region, becoming the largest Bosch power tool factory worldwide.

Our main products are:

• Green power tools and gardening tools for home use
• Blue power tools for industrial use
• Batteries for eBike and power tools

Our goal is to develop both ourselves and our products with the help of our coworkers.

Join our factory with more than 20 years of history, where approximately 4,000 employees currently enjoy the stability provided by our various industries.

Job Description

• Develop and implement global inventory strategies to achieve the right balance between customer service level, product availability, and inventory value.
• Optimize inventory levels and define and continuously review planning parameters, safety stock levels, and replenishment strategies.
• Continuously assess inventory performance and identify and implement opportunities to improve inventory turnover and reduce working capital.
• Manage and optimize inventory structures across regional distribution centers to ensure effective stock deployment.
• Identify and reduce excess and blocked inventory, and initiate measures to prevent their recurrence.
• Continuously monitor inventory risks, define corrective actions, and initiate escalations where required.
• Drive inventory planning across the full product lifecycle, from product launch through phase-out.
• Ensure appropriate inventory ramp-up for new product introductions and controlled inventory depletion during product phase-out.
• Support launch planning by assessing inventory requirements, demand forecasts, and supply readiness.
• Manage and optimize inventory exposure related to predecessor and successor products.
• Minimize residual inventory at the end of the product lifecycle, targeting zero residual inventory wherever feasible.
• Support the S&OP process with inventory insights, risk assessments, and supply recommendations.
• Coordinate inventory-related activities across manufacturing plants, logistics organizations, business units, and distribution centers.
• Align inventory strategies with capacity constraints, demand forecasts, supply strategies, and customer requirements.
• Support global logistics planning to ensure the right inventory is available at the right location and at the right time.

Qualifications

• University degree
• Ideally 3-5 years experience in a similar logistics environment
• Systems knowledge in particular SAP
• Excellent IT skills in MS Office suite and in particular Excel (functions, pivot tables)
• Ability and willingness to travel (up to 10% of working time)
• Able to accept change and to deal with changing priorities and pressured situations
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• Excellent attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Be proactive and able to manage own workload with a view to continuous improvement within the wider team

Additional Information

Get to know our #LikeABosch benefits

We would like to help you GROW, so we offer you:

• Financial security & recognition: We review and increase your competitive base salary annually, offer performance-, loyalty-, and referral bonus.

 

• Trainings and professional development: We believe in a Life-Long Learning approach, so you can take advantage of several technical and soft skill trainings and language courses.

 

• Career development: We have a wide range of programs to choose from, even if its leadership, expert or project development you are aiming for. We also offer mentoring and coaching opportunities, we have PhD program and we offer international assignment possibilities.

 

We would like you to ENJOY the benefits of balancing your life and your work, so we pay attention to:

• Your work life-balance: You can work from our activity based offices designed for creativity and efficiency or from home while enjoying flexible working hours.

 

• Your health and well-being: We provide free professional consultants for any personal, legal, financial or health related issues. You can benefit from our organized regular health checkups.

 

• We also offer you several perks and benefits: You can use your annual cafeteria allowance flexibly for family support (e.g. tax-free kindergarten and nursery allowances), health care, mobility (car sharing services) and recreation. You can enjoy our onsite canteen, we support when you work from home and if you live far, we cover your commute costs. We also appreciate your loyalty with jublee gift and extra jublee holiday.

You could join an INSPIRING community worth to belong:

• We are true to our values: We are committed to sustainability, we value that everyone is different and that diversity makes us truly successful. We also take social responsibility seriously and regularly organize charity actions, blood donations and support worthy causes.

Are you ready to work #LikeABosch?

 

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