Inventory Control Team Leader

Job description / Role

The Inventory Control Team Leader is responsible for leading his / her team activities to ensure the effective control and updating of inventory figures.

Key Accountabilities
- Ensure proper implementation of policies/procedures with the local Inventory managers by providing the needed support to control losses, decrease the shrinkage percentage and validate inventory transaction processes
- Assist in recruiting, training, motivating and evaluating his/her team to ensure that the department has the necessary skill base and that staff are optimally motivated and enabled to maximize their potential and contribution to the company
- Oversee margins on purchase orders and imported data while managing inventory transactions related to sales, receiving, transfers between stores, change of season/prices, devolution and other
- Communicate with local suppliers on alleged credit notes such as; Return To Vendor (RTV), damages, Change of Price (COP), seasonal credit notes and other
- Validate new business processes on the local live environment
- Calculate/analyze costs of sold items (COGS), prepare physical takes schedule and audit the count in the stores

Requirements

- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. Accounting/Finance Degree and/or MBA is a plus
- 4-5 years of experience in Inventory or related field; Retail is a plus
- Fluency in English; Specific for Regional
- Proficiency in MS Office and stock accounting program

Competencies
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to details
- Commercial Understanding
- Cultural Awareness
- Customer Focus
- Developing and Motivating Others
- Initiative

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.