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Armoire · 13 hours ago

Inventory Control Manager

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$33.37/hr - $33.37/hr

Armoire is a clothing rental membership built for working women, offering personalized clothing recommendations. The Inventory Control Manager oversees inventory quality and efficiency, leading a team to enforce standards, manage audits, and drive process improvements while collaborating with Operations and external partners.

Consumer GoodsFashionRentalWomen's

Responsibilities

Own and enforce quality standards for all garments, including cleanliness, wear, and functionality

Oversee and drive efficiency improvements end-to-end Incoming Inventory processes (dry clean receiving, QC, prep for restock, restock)

Identify defects, damage, or wear and determine appropriate allocation advisements for team

Develop and continuously improve inspection checklists, SOPs, and quality benchmarks

Manage, coach, and develop a team of Inventory Control employees

Facilitate opportunities for learning and process refreshes for team members to maintain up to date processes

Collaborate with OPS department managers to schedule and shift staffing resources as needed

Conduct performance reviews and support hiring, onboarding, and disciplinary actions as needed

Ensure proper handling, storage, and labeling of inventory to prevent damage or misplacement

Manage inventory audits with the goal of recovering inventory and identifying root cause of errors and drive process improvements

Analyze trends in damage, loss, and quality issues to drive process improvements

Manage liquidation channel partnerships, internal and external

Keep up with Inventory Capacity, track and report when getting close to capacity, and arrange expansions and adjust layouts to aid expansions

Act as the primary point person for external dry cleaning partners

Communicate quality standards, turnaround times, and volume expectations

Monitor cleaner performance, including cleanliness, garment handling, and delivery

Address quality issues, resolve discrepancies, and escalate concerns when necessary

Track and report on team work rates, investigate workflow of high performers

Identify root causes of recurring issues and implement corrective actions

Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations to keep team up to date on new processes to ensure most efficient processes are are being upheld by employees. Cross training or helping cross departments

Support continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce costs

Qualification

Inventory ManagementQuality ControlTeam LeadershipProcess ImprovementVendor ManagementData AnalysisCommunicationCollaboration

Required

Oversee end-to-end inventory quality, accuracy, and efficiency

Lead a team to uphold garment quality standards

Manage audits and analyze trends

Drive continuous process improvements

Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations and external partners

Manage vendor relationships and inventory capacity

Ensure smooth transitions and effective staffing

Optimize workflows to reduce costs and improve performance