Inventory and Operations Management

A challenging and exciting opportunity has been made available to work within a progressive start-up who have a niche product and brand located near Penrith. Your role as the Operations and Inventory Manager will see you ensuring accurate inventory is maintained across the entire supply chain and all its operations. This includes assisting with meeting financial objectives whilst striving to continuously improve overall commercial strategies and operational effectiveness and performance. This is a position that will see you dive straight in with all hands on deck given that this is a start-up and still in its growth phase. Your ability to navigate various degrees of terrain without hesitation will see you forge ahead in this role and company. You will be on site in the warehouse for four days and will need to visit the head office in Sydney for the remaining day.

**ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Overall responsibility for inventory management within current warehouse and working with 3PL’s across all sales channels to support availability and fulfillment for day-to-day operations
- Be the key operations contact for the business for any inventory queries
- Working with the COO to ensure correct ordering and forecasting processes are conducted
- Work directly with key suppliers, manufacturers, and freight contacts
- Design, structure and implement tactical solutions to manage inventory and reduce aged and residual lines
- KPI review and development of operations metrics, and ability to analyse data and identify trends, causes and work to develop continuous improvement plans
- Analysis and understanding of cancellations and short picks due to inventory variances and work with 3PL’s to develop a corrective action plan
- Focus on SKU consolidation and ensure ongoing focus to manage SKU’s across locations
- Track activity each week to ensure residual units and returns are consolidated
- Oversee the new inventory system (Shiphero) across the group and implement across other countries where possible
- Participation in cross functional projects as required to assist the COO and Sales team functions

**SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**
- Minimum 3 years + experience in an operational supply chain and inventory management with a solid understanding of business requirements and reporting (Board level)
- Degree qualified, ideally in Business or similar
- Experience in (Cross functional/Regional or Global) Project Management
- Previous work with Amazon US and other international 3PL providers
- Ability to accept and meet critical deadlines with good planning and organisation skills
- High degree of self-motivation, self-management, and analytical skills
- Strong leadership in combination with a cohesive team approach
- Demonstrate initiative with a result orientated approach
- Good interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively and efficiently on different layers of the organisation

**WHAT DO YOU GET IN RETURN?**
- An extremely competitive salary of up to $95K+s
- Ability to work a standard working week with four days in the Warehouse near Penrith and one day in the Sydney Head Office
- Experience to join a fast start up culture that has continued to show growth and success
- The ability to really make an impact and enjoy being part of a culture that values action and collaboration
- Having a company that wants to invest in you and help accelerate your career
- Company perks including product discounts, donations to non-profits and being able to bring your dog to work

**Salary**: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus
- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Penrith, NSW: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)