Inventory Manager
Job Summary
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Distribution Center, the Manager will be responsible for managing distribution center inventory, resolving all inventory-related issues, ensuring processes are followed and maintaining regular communication with other departments.
Key Accountabilities
- Manage and update CD inventory processes, including store inventory;
- Communicate with various CD departments to communicate changes and optimize inventory accuracy;
- Investigate and resolve all exceptions promptly;
- Report all exceptions to the Inventory Control Financial Manager for correction;
- Monitor and optimize the cycle counting process;
- Liaise with head office inventory team, replenishment and IT team for inventory related processes and improvements (SAP and others);
- Ensure that processes and controls are respected and followed by all employees;
- Work closely/daily with receiving and shipping managers, and report any anomalies detected;
- Manage, monitor and communicate key performance indicators and inventory results;
- Monitor distribution variances, over/under cases, STO adjustments;
- Manage items moved to 999-consom;
- Audit 999 movements (reasons and procedure);
- Manage showroom sampling process;
- Monitor and improve repackaging process with respect to impact on inventoryl
- Liaise with buyers on packaging issues, including units per packer, packaging quality, etc..;
- Monitor and report damaged domestic goods at the receiving stage;
- Compile data on problems caused by domestic vendors (scorecard);
- Review suspicious inventory transactions via CD;
- Implement and monitor a process for reporting damaged packaging.
- Check/audit STO closure and D01 inventory.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in inventory, operations management or other relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Minimum of five (5) years' experience in a similar position;
- Ability to coordinate several activities at the same time;
- Good knowledge of the Office suite, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
- Good communication skills;
- Analytical, organized and detail-oriented;
- Ability to work in a dynamic, high-volume environment.