Inventory Control Manager

Job Description

Job Description – Inventory Control Manager

The Inventory Manager is responsible for managing inventory; including maintaining records, invoices and inventory accuracy. The inventory manager is also responsible for the continuous stream of talent to sustain the organizations growth and improve operations by attracting, retaining, and developing team members.

Inventory Control Manager Job Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Directly responsibility for the overall direction and coordination of the department with approximately 20 Team Members
• Owns Inventory Control Assessment: Oversees daily, weekly and monthly cycle counts and audits; Ensuring regulatory compliance and adherence to distribution center processes and standards ; Socializes reasons for defects at distribution center level (for example, top reasons for defects by area, department, or associate) with Distribution Center Operations Managers and General Manager on a weekly basis to discuss adjustment information and cycle count information; Presents recommendations to Distribution center management to inform and update on operational objectives.
• Owns Quality Assurance Assessment: Consolidates top reasons for quality issues at a Distribution center; Socializes reports and quality control updates with Distribution Center Operations Managers to determine resolution process; Reviews results of supplier performance reviews and suggests improvements; Develops suggestions for audit cycle improvements.
• Owns Data Analysis and Reporting: Manages in-depth, ongoing analyses to track inventory movement and performance and perform quality measurement; Identifies inefficiencies and root cause drivers of performance and quality issues; Demonstrates insight into enterprise-wide inventory and quality control management initiatives and clarifies/operationalizes key performance indicators for inclusion in dashboards.
• Reviews performance trends and patterns; Escalates issues that cannot be immediately resolved; Develops complex remedial plans based on root cause drivers to mitigate causes of defects and determine best approach to manage inventory flow and quality; Determines appropriate course of action for inventory and quality control remedial plans through assigning work and raising tickets to the appropriate resources (via understanding of all departments' roles and responsibilities)
• Leads the strategic profile of the Distribution Centers (DC) Stock Keeping Units (SKU’s). Ensures SKU profile adheres to vendor centricity while positioning inventory slots to ensure safe picking, customer accuracy, and optimizing efficiency for the DC.
• Meet with General Manager and Team Manager on a regular cadence to discuss and review work methods, procedures, and controls, and staffing to achieve accurate and timely movement of product and recommend alternative solutions as needed
• Helps/Ensures maintaining SOX compliance
• Key person to ensure the right inventory in the right place to service the customer
• Shrink – Manage inventory to budget. Reduce and Eliminate
• Owns Inventory health
• Ensure Audits are complete and accurate and processes are being followed
• Foundation to driving location fill rate
• Works closely with Replenishment
• Makes daily decisions around ROI and labor investment
• Manages what products goes where and why (promotes safety)
• Liaison with larger Inventory Team/ Vendor reliability
• Keeping team on track for period, quarter etc. Balancing out activities
• SPOC for each function – internal and external customers. Information cascade. Daily updates to GM
• IM will be dedicated, full time to IM. No other function responsibilities
• Customer Service oversight
• Direct accountability over building inventory ($30MM-$50MM)
• Dotted line to Corp Inventory Team
• Flow to off shift as needed to eliminate barriers or solve problems
  
  

Required Experience

• 3 to 5 years prior leadership experience in a Supply Chain/Distribution Management related field with an emphasis on analytics.
• Previous work experience in a warehouse or distribution center including material handling, inventory tracking, and providing work direction to other teammates.
  
  

Education

• Bachelor Degree, or equivalent experience.
  
  

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