Job title: Inventory Controller
Company: Landmark Group
Job description: Job Description:Inventory Controller is responsible for ensuring effective availability of products on time with proper quantity and price. The job holder will ensure the product availability (PCDKN) based on classification (norms %) and to be well versed with all inventory analysis method along with operational metrics and highest possible service level for our customers thereby creating customer delight and an ‘outstanding’ shopping experience at Home Centre.Responsibilities:Customer Focus
- Safeguard availability through monitoring of replenishment parameters for new products (NEWS) running and discontinued articles and provide necessary support to the selling teams.
- Monitor shortages, Excess, Missing containers, support the selling teams in form of correct Min Max function and order creation to improve the replenishment set ups and results.
- Support selling teams with sale plan and clearance target by SKU for Discontinued articles and maximum availability of K, P, C & N based on store range classification.
- Initiate display availability checking of slow selling products for more than 60 days in HH & FF ensure right display with proper replenishment.
- Continuous feedback on slow selling SKU to Sales & Supply Support team and implementing clearance price (last chances) post confirmation from planning for non-sellers and Discontinued SKU as per SOP.
- Support selling teams prior to peak sales periods with adequate stocks by assessing the requirement to ensure full availability of our offer for the customers. Monitor orders projected inflow and liaise against sales plan (daily/weekly)
- Ensure a prioritization of Key service level throughout the pipeline from the warehouse to store
- Ensure Top sellers availability throughout the pipeline from warehouse to store.
- Coordinate with Retail Logistics in executing the suggestions from fortnight inventory analysis report to boost the sales by focusing everyday selling products/Last pcs clearance /increasing display ratio/top seller’s availability/Not sold
60 days etc. * Ensure planning of the cyclical count and plan the count and investigation with the goods flow team
- Ensuring all products from Back room is moving to floor with right price and barcode.
- Ensuring the good receipt in system confirmed on time to avoid negative inventory and stock discrepancy.
- Monitoring store transfers and return to warehouse as per the SOP/Process.
- Collecting feedbacks on product quality and passing information to Retail Logistics for replacement or further necessary steps.
- Improve room productivity and display strike ratio in FF.
- Ensure Broken range clearance, complete collection display, replacement based on matrix, Damage reduction.
- Mattress orders, monitor and facilitate COD Transactions in line with Min-Max function
Commercial Performance
- Generate daily, weekly, and monthly inventory reports (e.g., stock-on-hand, ageing, price range analysis, lifestyle sales analysis, dead stock)
- Monitor key metrics (turnover ratios, shrinkage rates, service levels) and identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities.
- Develop and implement corrective action plans (e.g., stock adjustments, markdown strategies, replenishment cadence).
- Liaise with Buyers and Category Managers to optimize order quantities, safety stocks, and reorder points.
- Coordinate with Warehouse and Logistics to streamline receiving, put-away, picking accuracy, and cycle counts.
- Work with Finance to validate inventory valuations, resolve discrepancies, and support month-end close.
- Engage Audit team to ensure compliance with internal controls, perform periodic stock audits, and implement best practices.
- Use historical sales data, seasonal patterns, and marketing plans to build demand forecasts.
- Adjust forecasts for new products, campaigns, and market events to minimize stock risks.
- Identify and drive continuous improvements in inventory workflows and control procedures.
- Prepare post seasonal analysis of past performance at Concept/Territory and Department levels down to Class/Sub-Class and Item levels to create action plans. Share insights with the Store Manager / Retail Logistics team to support the strategic planning process
- Prepare Store Grading at Class/Subclass levels to determine the Width of Ranges for Large, Medium and Small stores by planning stores together with store logistics manager in Store dimensioning tool
- Prepare reports & review theoretical range plan to measure planned versus actual for In Season management of all of the above
- Measure performance through system reports and planning applications. Identify additional systems requirement (if any) and prepare a proposal for the same
- Support the sales team by providing data of poor performing stock structure articles and ensure corrective action on the shop floor
- Monitor and maintain the weekly sales forecast on SKU level weekly.
- Support Selling team for Sale price implementation and ensure highlighted display for highly discounted SKU.
- Ensure seasonal Products are launched on time and monitor the performance to revise min-max if required or for necessary display changes.
Offer
- Monitor Sales Margins and seasonal budget performance against plan across territory on a monthly basis, review and reforecast
- Propose actions to management on a monthly basis and communicate to Retail and Retail Logistics departments for any adjustments
- Maintain the store range size in line with the store classification
- Support the store commercial team with planning and execution of concept and territory activities by providing availability information, in-delivery planning and follow up on goals to ensure activity commitments are fulfilled
People
- Should have a documented personal development program
- Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s) and familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven mindset.
- Proven ability to translate reports into actionable plans and drive cross-functional initiatives.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to handle competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
Qualifications:Graduate with experience in the related field.About Us:Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.Over the years, our UAE – based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC’s largest omnichannel retailers and India’s top home and fashion retailer.We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.About the Team:Home Centre is the largest omnichannel retailer for home furnishings in the Middle East, North Africa & the Indian sub-continent.Home Centre offers outstanding value, quality products, and exceptional customer experience which is revealed in their new brand identity that is underpinned by their customer-first approach of enabling every home to tell its own unique story.Established in 1995 with its first store in the UAE, today Home Centre has a wide network of over 80 stores, across the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and India. Easy to navigate and serving as a one-stop solution for all home furnishing, the Home Centre e-commerce platform provides customers an extensive range of over 14,000 products at the tip of the fingers.
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Location: Oman
Job date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:06:38 GMT
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