The Senior Inventory Control Specialist is responsible for planning and managing his/her direct reporting team activities to ensure the effective control and updating of inventory figures.
Key Accountabilities
- Implements and conducts training programs for the implementation of any new system or application in the Inventory Control department.
- Validates all the processes related to Inventory transactions and ensures alignment within local Inventory Control departments.
- Conducts quality control on the group's data, produces monthly analytical inventory reports and supplies the management and commercial teams with accurate reports.
- Follows up closely with the local Inventory managers by ensuring a proper implementation of the policies and procedures to control losses and decrease the percentage of shrinkage.
- Ensures proper testing of all business processes and new applications prior to implementation.
- Provides technical support to his/her local peers and communicates with the regional IT department to limit the technical challenges.
- Supports local teams on site whenever there are technical problems or resource shortage.
- Generates monthly reports and includes his/her analytical feedback to provide a proper overview of the brand/country performance.
- Monitors closely the seasonal Sales period and provides the commercial team with the required reports.
Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Knowledge
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, preferably Accounting/Finance. MBA is a plus.
- 4-5 years experience in Inventory or related field. Retail is a plus.
- Strong planning, organising and time management skills.
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Well developed interpersonal skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Knowledge of stock accounting program, Excel, Access and Power Point.
Competencies
- Deciding and initiating action
- Leading and supervising
- Working with people
- Persuading and influencing
- Presenting and communicating information
- Writing and reporting
- Analyzing
- Learning and researching
- Planning and organizing
- Adapting and responding to change
- Coping with pressure and setbacks
- Achieving personal work goals and objectives
Send CV to hr.lb@azadea.com (Job Reference AG2548)
