Inventory Analyst

Main Functions

Joining the
Corporate Finance/Accounting team
and working for one of the group's most important entities means being part of a team that works passionately and tirelessly to support all operational business units by providing high-quality and timely financial information.

Position Summary:
Reporting to the Legal Entity Controller of "Danstar Ferment AG,"
the
Inventory Analyst
will play a key role in ensuring accurate accounting, reconciliation, and analysis of inventory across multiple warehouses and global entities. The candidate will have strong analytical skills, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for process improvement and automation.

Responsibilities:
Inventory Accounting and Reconciliation

• Validate productions before posting (Consumption, reported quantity).
• Perform monthly accounting entries related to inventory.
• Reconcile inventory across multiple warehouses.
• Validate production and storage provisions, including intercompany inventory (ICIN).

Inventory Analysis and Reporting

• Conduct monthly and annual inventory analyses, including obsolescence and count planning.
• Analyze production variances, explain key discrepancies, and suggest corrections if material.
• Prepare and validate reports on products in transit, PO-billed products, warehouse transfers, or products pending credit.
• Support execution and completion of annual inventory counts across multiple locations.

Process Monitoring and Improvement

• Track and validate order receipts, pricing, and items in transit.
• Collaborate with AP Stock and IT to resolve system issues and test new deployments.
• Identify and implement process improvement and automation opportunities.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with controllers and various teams to resolve complex inventory issues.
• Respond to CCM requests and support monthly cost validations.
• Communicate with entities to ensure timely receipt of invoices and inventory documents.
• Manage daily inventory-related communications and emails.
• Participate in budgeting (P&L, especially regarding recipes/BOM, standard cost, quantity, indirect costs).
• Maintain documentation and support audit and compliance requirements.

Technical skills

Required

• Analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills in English and French.
• Continuous improvement mindset with interest in automation.

Personal abilities

Required

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Adaptability to change.
• Team spirit and proactive approach.

General criteria

Required

• University degree in accounting, finance, supply chain, or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in inventory accounting or financial analysis.
• Good understanding of general ledger processes and intercompany transactions.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., Cognos, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel (advanced skills in pivot tables and linking) and other Microsoft Office suite products.
• Bilingual (French/English) preferred.

Organization

Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 5,000 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.

Lallemand has been serving the wine industry since the 1970s. Our Oenology business unit has a long history of helping wine reach its full potential, while remaining faithful to its roots and heritage. To achieve this goal, we employ yeasts and bacteria, as well as nutrients and protectors for said yeasts and bacteria. We also use specific inactivated yeasts and enzymes.

Working at Lallemand Oenology, a leader in its domain, means joining a team of pioneers who are constantly raising the bar – around the world

Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.