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Carter's/OshKosh Manager Inventory Control in Braselton, Georgia

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Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

How you’ll make an impact:

The Manager of Inventory Control oversees inventory accuracy, quality, and compliance for multiple shifts, managing cycle counts, returns, slotting, and non-standard inventory movements while ensuring adherence to procedures and safety standards. This role oversees a team focused on inventory control, returns processing, and vendor compliance.

This role leads and develops 5 Inventory Control supervisors and oversees an average of 150 Inventory Control associates. The position is a full-time, onsite position based at our Braselton Distribution Center and supports across all four-operating shift with occasional need for night/weekend/holiday hours and occasional travel to Buckhead and/or other DCs.

Inventory Control and FTZ - 75%

  • Own and manage inventory accuracy and quality for all shifts (performance metrics, internal/external compliance, etc.).

  • Responsible for all cycle count activities (unit and location level, frequency, documentation, productivity, accuracy, etc.) on all shifts.

  • Responsible for all returns activities (vendor and customer) which include service, quality, accuracy, and cost metrics for the building.

  • Responsible for effectively and efficiently communicating inventory accuracy, productivity, issues on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.

  • Responsible for all inventory movement across all shifts that is not in the normal inbound and outbound processes.

  • Closely monitor all inventory related movements with the facility for strict adherence to established procedures and timely/accurate/thorough reporting when compliance is compromised.

  • Responsible for optimal workflow and safety of assigned areas and associates.

  • Evaluate and drive employee performance through coaching, leadership (lead by example), proper planning, effective communication and providing clear and attainable expectations all while using the company guidelines.

  • Through continuous improvement methodology, improve inventory/quality processes that will improve associate morale, service, cost per unit, quality and/or accuracy.

Other - 25%

  • Effectively manage competing priorities by business units (corporate) and departments (facility).

  • Actively own safety (incidents, near misses, accidents, awareness, etc.) through full participation in all safety related matters (meetings, supporting initiatives, investigations, etc.).

  • Assist with other projects as required.

  • Evaluate and drive direct reports performance through coaching, leadership (lead by example), proper planning, effective communication and providing clear and attainable expectations.

  • Through continuous improvement methodology, improve processes that will improve morale, service, cost per unit, quality and/or accuracy.

We’d Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

  • BS/BA degree in a related field, preferred or 5-7 years of managerial level experience distribution centers

  • Proven leadership ability (focus on being proactive, leading/driving change, repeatedly achieving given goals, motivating people, and coaching/developing people.

  • Requires strong analytical abilities and proven leadership skills.

  • Comprehensive understanding of modern distribution center technologies.

  • Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.

  • Strong customer focus with a track record of effectively identifying, understanding, aligning with, delivering to, and following up with both internal and external customers.

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a dynamic environment while keeping clear focus on priorities

  • Experience leading large teams of both non-exempt and exempt members.

  • Experience working within a sophisticated Information Technology (IT) structure.

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a dynamic environment while keeping a clear focus on priorities in Supply Chain/DC environment

Preferred skills and experience:

  • Bilingual in Spanish a plus

Our Team Members:

  • Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values

  • Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment

  • Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients

  • Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely

  • Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the "we’ve always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

Make a career at Carter’s:

  • Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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