Analyst, Inventory Control
Spencer Gifts

Job Info

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Overview

Come work with us at Spencer's & Spirit Halloween, where you'll be working with the best and brightest colleagues as you help us deliver the most fun experience and product possible to our guests. We're fast-paced and take our work seriously, but we always have a good laugh at the end of the day. Walk through our stores or the halls of our corporate office and you'll see firsthand that we're laidback and irreverent. We're firm believers in being true to YOU, so tattoos and piercings are as common as watercooler convos. Whether it's critiquing our new exclusive costumes or quality testing newly implemented software technology, our teams understand the importance of working collaboratively to challenge status quo and achieve our goals. We keep pushing ourselves to go above and beyond and are looking for top talent to become a part of our team!

Responsibilities

Summary: This position is responsible for developing and maintaining the inventory control function of the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Reconcile physical inventories. This includes Spencer interim inventories and physical inventories and Spirit physical inventories. Also includes reviewing the results to insure proper balance on hand cut offs, proper drop shipment purchase order receiving, and proper transferring of off season merchandise and carton reconciliation for the Spirit stores under the area of support.
• Responsible for the ongoing support of 1/3 of Spencer stores, through daily email and phone calls. During the Spirit season, responsibility includes 1/3 of the Spirit stores. Support the stores and other internal customers by learning systems, procedures and controls to resolve any inventory related issue.
• Analyze inventory transactions, monitor cost, identify exceptions and shrinkage, and interact with store manager and LP to resolve discrepancies/issues.
• Establish systems, procedures and controls to assure the accuracy of inventory costs within the systems.
• Monitor in-transit inventory relating to on water, factory to DC, and DC to store transfers.
• Enter journal entries for inventory in General Ledger.
• Responsible for the stock ledger perpetual inventory, including reviewing all significant movement of inventory (shipments, receipts, sales, returns, transfers, etc.).
• Support inventory management improvement initiatives by performing analysis.
• Other ad hoc reports as requested

Qualifications

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree or three to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of accounting, inventory, and spreadsheet software. This includes Microsoft Office programs, specifically an intermediate Excel and Access skill level.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Retail inventory experience
• Exceptional interpersonal and communications skills
• Strong understanding of business accounting, cost accounting
• Above average analytical skills
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work under time constraints
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

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