Oversees all aspects of inventory control for high end, fashion forward retailer with an inventory level of 3.1 mil. This company has been in business for over 30 years and needed a move into current inventory practices when I came on board.Responsible for all full physical inventories (with overall shrinkage below 1%) including scheduling and reconciliation. Oversee all functions of the warehouse from distribution to returns to vendor, all material transportation and all receiving functions.Developed and implemented an accurate inventory system with new sku's based on color/size, all receiving procedures, all purchase order procedures, all inventory procedures and fine tuning the returns department. Responsible for the overall inventory life cycle. Have managed up to 13 employees. Spearheaded the upgrade of our Inventory / Point of Sale system. Create queries, reports and whatever is needed.Loss Prevention responsibilities include camera surveillance upkeep & retrieval. Ordering equipment for new stores, requesting service on all other equipment. Filing of police reports, researching incidents, assisting police in gathering information. Research fraudulent credit cards and bad checks. Assist stores with education on current criminal activity within other locations and preventative measures.Cross functional team member and liaison with other departments (IT, accounting, finance, owners, etc) Maintain the integrity of the point of sale/inventory system, keeping the software updated and functioning properly. Finding new ways to streamline the business, testing new software programs and writing documentation. Also, moved the company to Google mail utilizing our domain.Purchase all store supplies required for customer service. Which includes getting graphics to the supplier & dealing with lead times.Resolving vendor issues whether with pricing or returns.Backup support for IT personnel when out of the office or out of town.

Fine tune the inventory process to ensure accurate counts & computerized on hand inventory. Organized and lead quarterly full physical inventories. Reduced inventory loss to 1%. Processed invoices for shipping & receiving of inventory. Reconciled discrepancies with purchasing, receiving, invoicing. Reconciled freight invoices. Refined the freight processes to bring the customers the best savings and save the company money. Oversee the light assembly of products.

Supervise department in booking inventory, correcting errors and maintaining inventory integrity for 180 plus stores. Create and distribute documentation for physical inventory, reconcile physicals, post month end journal entries, create store allocationsLeft due to commute and health issues.

Started in '95 as an Inventory Representative moved to Inventory Lead around '97 then '98 Senior Inventory Analyst and promoted to Supervisor in 2000. Supervised a department of six analyzing 400 stores inventory and sales. Audited and managed inventory for four distribution centers, four defective product warehouses, one mail order division, and two manufacturing warehouses. Scheduled cycle counts and full physical inventories. Evaluated sales, adjustments, receipts and discounts within a stores daily activities. Maintained computer integrities between corporate, warehouse and store systems by keeping them synchronized. Report procedural non-compliance, monthly / quarterly adjustments, service consumable material costs to Regional Managers. Balanced the inventory value report to the general ledger monthly and quarterly.