Retail Inventory Controller

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation

Key Responsibilities

• Run a series of inventory reports on daily, weekly, or monthly basis and perform detailed analysis of item performance.
• Develop accurate, consistent, and enhancements to the inventory reporting structure.
• Identify “heavy” and “low” turn inventory items and maintain communication reports for the respective teams.
• Control inventory adjustments (quantity and price variance analysis)
• Diligent investigations required to solve problems in the systems.
• Maintenance and accountability of high levels of customer service (internal and external).
• Minimize inaccuracy of store stock data.
• Driving the stock audit process from planning to execution.
• Stock items and stock revenue to be accurately managed in aLS and SAP for 100% alignment
• Ability to organize vast amounts of data.
• Work proactively to propose process changes which will prevent irregularities
• Store receiving and shipping of inventory into and out of the company’s warehouse including EOS transfers and inter branch transfers
• Results of investigations and enormities about possible loss prevention issues to reported directly to Snr Manager Retail Operations.

Key Performance Indicators

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products
• Fluent in English & Arabic

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree or diploma level.
• 3-4 years of retail inventory control experience with focus on business.
• Industry experience in Sports/Consumer goods.
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Job Title: Retail Inventory Controller