KERING Operational Inventory Control Assistant Manager

KERING Operational Inventory Control Assistant Manager

Job Family: Finance

Job Title: Operational Inventory Control Assistant Manager

Location: Wayne, NJ

A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods, Jewelry and Watches: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: “Empowering Imagination.”

The Kering Shared Services team supports Kering and its affiliated brands with back of house and operational activities including but not limited to; Accounting Service, HR, Legal, IT, Logistics, Real Estate, Internal Audit, Loss Prevention, and Repairs.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

• Assist the Inventory Controller with administration of daily inquiries and tasks including but not limited to:
• Adjustment requests
• Transfer requests
• Receiving requests
• Packaging procurement
• Price events processing
• Repgorting to highlight operational issues that could lead to inventory discrepancies

• Assist the with timely month end reporting to brand finance teams which consist of:
• Aging by SKU
• Inventory adjustment listing
• Receipts

• Support brands in organization of physical inventory counts. This will include
• Providing counting procedures
• Store training and support
• Coordinating 3rd party count appointments
• Support inquiries from brands as they relate to inventory control procedures
• Identify and address with brand finance teams any weaknesses seen in the inventory control procedures

• Execute price change events under the guidance of brand finance and merchandising teams
• Partner with the financial Assistant Manager to identify the root causes of GRIR discrepancies, identify and implement solutions.

WHO YOU ARE

• Degree in Accounting, Finance / Business Administration
• 3+ years’ relevant work experience
• Ability to understand multi-brand environment
• Functional knowledge of JDA and Movex a plus
• Demonstrates strong customer service attitude
• Ability to work with all levels of management
• Strong communication and follow up
• Excellent interpersonal skills particularly in a multicultural environment
• Effective organizer
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft office
• Advanced data analysis skills (Excel, Star Query, Power BI, etc.)