Associate Inventory Controller

Overview

Role Summary

• The Inventory Controller oversees inventory performance across multiple stores, ensuring strong stock
• governance in both 3PL and owned distribution centers as well as dark stores.
• The role is accountable for
• maintaining high inventory accuracy, controlling shrinkage, optimizing stock levels, and standardizing
• processes across countries.
• This position acts as a central control tower, driving alignment between supply chain, warehouse
• operations, finance, commercial, and store teams to protect margin and improve working capital
• efficiency.
• What's on your plate?
• Maintain accurate inventory records through regular reconciliation of physical and system stock
• Identify, analyze, and resolve stock variances and shrinkage trendsLead cycle counts, full stocktakes, and ad hoc physical verifications
• Monitor stock cover and Days on Hand to prevent overstocking or stockouts
• Manage slow movers, discontinued items, and excess inventory
• Coordinate closely with warehouse and 3PL partners to ensure proper receiving, QC, picking, and dispatch controls
• Oversee return processes, transfers, and supplier-related adjustments
• Conduct SKU-level analysis to highlight risks and improvement areas
• Prepare clear inventory performance reports for management
• Support the month-end closing and reconciliation with finance

Qualifications

• What did we order?
• You have at least 4+ years of experience in Inventory management
• You are very detail-oriented, structured and know how to prioritize -- you consider yourself as someone who delivers solutions and not bottlenecks to be solved.
• You are able to interact with senior-level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job.
• You have excellent analytical and communication skills, and always like to be hands-on with several tools.
• Additionally, you have robust interpersonal and intercultural skills. You can inspire several teams and stakeholders to rally behind a mission.
• Language skills: Fluent English and Arabic would be highly advantageous.