Director Inventory Control Job in New York 10003, New York US

Overview:         Responsible for valuation, unit integrity and improvement to the physical and systemic control environment of the Company’s inventory in the Stores and Distribution Centers.

 

 

 

Responsibilities:

 

Inventory Control

·          Oversee a staff of over 15, including team members located in our New York office and     Distribution Centers

·          Manage mid-year and year end physical inventories in our stores

·          Provide oversight to our cycle counting program in our Distribution Centers

·          Ensure accuracy of Moving Average Cost valuation of inventories

·          Review inventory movement between DC locator system and multi location perpetual in SAP for accuracy

·          Ensure accurate data capture of unit movement throughout the supply chain

·          Perform timely and accurate monthly reconciliation of the perpetual to the general ledger

·          Provide exception based reporting, as needed

·          Provide oversight and review to certain inventory accounting activities such as transfers, claims, damages, shortage reserves, etc.

 

 

Other

·          Developing strong partnerships with Stores, IT, Store Operations, Supply Chain, Sales Audit, Loss Prevention, and Accounting teams

·          Exceptional communication and analytical skills

·          Ability and desire to evaluate, develop, and motivate team members

·          Maturity and depth of experience to identify and manage business vs. control risks and channel vs. brand conflicts as they relate to the inventory process and controls

·          Develop solutions and improvements to processes impacting the business, operational and financial accounting of the inventory cycle, including supporting our international expansion.

·          Provide assistance to merchandise planning and allocation teams

 

 

 

Qualifications

·          4 year college degree, preferably in accounting or finance

·          12+ years experience in inventory, accounting, financial controls or related areas

·          Inventory control transactional, process, system and management experience

·          Participation on system implementation teams

·          Strong Excel/Access and/or like software

 

Preferred experience includes:

·          CPA/MBA

·          Retail inventory control experience

·          Hands on experience with SAP, Warehouse Management System or other integrated retail merchandise management systems

 

We are committed to affirmatively providing equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, legally protected physical or mental disability or any other basis protected under applicable law.