Inventory Control and Compliance Manager
Kärcher
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Fayetteville • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Achieve and maintain inventory accuracy of 98.0%+ across all stocking locations through cycle counting programs, root-cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
- Design, execute, and continuously improve daily/weekly cycle count schedules, discrepancy investigations, and reconciliation processes.
- Proactively identify, manage, and dispose of obsolete, excess, and slow-moving inventory; establish obsolescence reserves and drive write-off, liquidation or RTV processes in collaboration with Finance and Procurement teams.
- Analyze demand patterns, collaborate with Planning and Production teams to align inventory with forecasts, and prevent overstock/stock-out conditions.
- Own all inventory-related KPIs (accuracy, shrinkage, turns, days-on-hand, obsolete %, fill rate, etc.) and present performance trends to senior leadership.
- Prepare and present weekly/monthly dashboards, ad-hoc reports, and cycle counting inventory results
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, or related field strongly preferred.
- 7+ years of progressive inventory control/warehouse experience may substitute for a Degree.
- 7–10+ years in inventory control, receiving, and warehouse operations within distribution or e-commerce fulfillment.
- Minimum 3–5 years in a supervisory/managerial role leading teams.
- Proven track record of achieving and sustaining inventory accuracy goals and significant reductions in obsolete inventory and shrinkage.
- Hands-on experience with major WMS (Manhattan, HighJump, SAP EWM, Blue Yonder, etc.) and ERP systems (SAP strongly preferred).
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plan
- Paid Holidays (11 per year)
- Flexible PTO for exempt employees; generous PTO for non-exempt employees
- HSA, FSA and 401K matching plans
- Paid sick time, as well as short and long term disability insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
inventory accuracycycle countingroot-cause analysisdiscrepancy investigationsreconciliation processesdemand analysisKPI managementperformance trends presentationinventory controlwarehouse operations
Soft skills
collaborationleadershipproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingcommunicationteam managementproactive identificationpresentation skillsorganizational skillsstrategic thinking