Associate Inventory Controller
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About the Role
Talabat is looking for an Associate Inventory Controller to oversee inventory performance across multiple stores, ensuring stock governance and accuracy. The role involves reconciliation, cycle counts, stock optimization, and collaboration with supply chain and finance teams.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate inventory records through regular reconciliation of physical and system stock
- Identify, analyze, and resolve stock variances and shrinkage trends
- Lead cycle counts, full stocktakes, and ad hoc physical verifications
- Monitor stock cover and Days on Hand to prevent overstocking or stockouts
- Manage slow movers, discontinued items, and excess inventory
- Coordinate closely with warehouse and 3PL partners to ensure proper receiving, QC, picking, and dispatch controls
- Oversee return processes, transfers, and supplier related adjustments
- Conduct SKU level analysis to highlight risks and improvement areas
- Prepare clear inventory performance reports for management
- Support the month end closing and reconciliation with finance
Requirements
- At least 4+ years of experience in Inventory management
- Detail oriented, structured, and able to prioritize
- Ability to interact with senior level executives and manage multiple stakeholders
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Robust interpersonal and intercultural skills
- Fluent English and Arabic highly advantageous
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Role Summary
- The Inventory Controller oversees inventory performance across multiple stores, ensuring strong stock governance in both 3PL and owned distribution centers as well as dark stores.
- The role is accountable for maintaining high inventory accuracy, controlling shrinkage, optimizing stock levels, and standardizing processes across countries.
- This position acts as a central control tower, driving alignment between supply chain, warehouse operations, finance, commercial, and store teams to protect margin and improve working capital efficiency.
What's on your plate?
- Maintain accurate inventory records through regular reconciliation of physical and system stock
- Identify, analyze, and resolve stock variances and shrinkage trends
- Lead cycle counts, full stocktakes, and ad hoc physical verifications
- Monitor stock cover and Days on Hand to prevent overstocking or stockouts
- Manage slow movers, discontinued items, and excess inventory
- Coordinate closely with warehouse and 3PL partners to ensure proper receiving, QC, picking, and dispatch controls
- Oversee return processes, transfers, and supplier related adjustments
- Conduct SKU level analysis to highlight risks and improvement areas
- Prepare clear inventory performance reports for management
- Support the month end closing and reconciliation with finance
What did we order?
- You have at least 4+ years of experience in Inventory management
- You are very detail oriented, structured and know how to prioritize
- You are able to interact with senior level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders
- You have excellent analytical and communication skills
- You have robust interpersonal and intercultural skills
- Language skills: Fluent English and Arabic would be highly advantageous
Who we are
- Talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world's pioneering local delivery platform.
- We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
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