Job Description
Inventory Auditor
Sofa Club are the fastest growing sofa brand in the UK and our team is expanding! We have an exciting opportunity for our first ever Inventory Manager to join our team. If you are driven and meticulous and ready to take on the challenge of maintaining flawless stock control in a dynamic environment, this role is for you.
Hybrid Role, Office in Hertford (SG13 7GX), 4 days in HQ, Wednesdays Remote.
About Us
At Sofa Club, we make statements not sofas. Our objective is to profitably increase sales from £20 million to £50 million, our disruptive approach aims to reshape the industry. This is your opportunity to be part of our journey, alongside incredible individuals who are driving innovation and growth.
Purpose of Role
We are looking for a highly organised, talented Inventory Manager to manage and verify the integrity of our multi-million pound sofa stock holding across multiple locations. This brand new role addresses a current challenge within our business: the inability to provide real-time, accurate stock records. You will be responsible for maintaining and reporting accurate inventory numbers and possess the determination to resolve these issues.
Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you will ensure that our stock records are stock records are meticulous and audit-ready. Collaborating with many other departments, you will be the backbone of our stock integrity and management.
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for reporting accurate daily stock valuations.
- Maintain accurate and real-time visibility of stock holdings and their monetary values across all locations.
- Implement new processes from the ground up to track end-to-end stock movement.
- Reconcile differences in inventory records, providing detailed reports on findings.
- Evaluate current inventory management procedures and recommend improvements to enhance accuracy.
- Monitor inventory transactions and highlight/investigate any irregularities.
- Trace failed deliveries and returns, ensuring items are correctly restocked.
- Identify the scale of damaged stock and losses and implement measures to minimise them.
- Regularly visit 3PL warehouse in Swindon to physically verify stock accuracy.
- Develop and coach teams on compliance with audit controls to improve stock management efficiency.
- Prevent fraud and theft of inventory
- Collaborate closely with other departments such as Supply Chain, Merchandising, and Warehouse.
Expectations:
- Experience managing large-scale inventory and warehouse stock systems.
- Solid understanding of inventory management principles and best practices.
- Exceptionally strong in using Excel and handling large data sets.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with different departments and levels of staff.
- Demonstrated authority in demanding and managing information.
- Resilience and dedication to maintaining stock accuracy and process integrity.
- Experience in financial auditing or working closely with finance teams.
Staff Perks:
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Are you a perfect match? Sofa Club Principles:
Stay Hungry - We remain driven in both business and personal growth. In an ever-changing world, we understand the importance of staying switched on. Even when challenges arise, we don’t give up and are always ready for the next one.
Be Innovative - We’re not sofa sheep. We never follow the crowd and always pursue originality and authenticity. We’re adventurous and consistently choose bold ideas over the safe ones.
Be Committed - We work hard & we get sh*t done! Having a genuine passion for what we do means we remain productive in our daily work. We’re all in, committed to being the absolute best at what we do.
Think of Others - We take our responsibilities seriously. If something becomes a problem, we fix it before it affects the wider business. We also pro-actively offer help and support to our colleagues to help them perform better.
Be Reliable - We’re people of our word, and effective communication within our team is key to our reliability. Even when facing external challenges, we prioritise deadlines and remain true to our commitments.
Be the best you - Embrace challenges as opportunities to learn. Seek feedback, and collaborate. Set yourself goals, and stay adaptable. By continually evolving and striving to be the best version of yourself, you’ll not only shine in your role but also inspire others too.
SOFA CLUB is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all of our employees have equal access to opportunities and voices are heard. We respect and value all differences (seen and unseen) and strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds, which will be considered regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age.