Permanent Inventory Control Analyst

Dolce & Gabbana S.r.l.•New York, NY

7d•$90,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Dolce & Gabbana is hiring an Inventory Control Analyst to serve as the central control point for inventory visibility, reconciliation, and integrity. The role ensures accurate inventory records and validated inventory outcomes that support financial reporting and audit requirements. It owns end-to-end validation and reconciliation of inventory positions, investigating, documenting, and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner. The analyst develops a broad understanding of inventory processes and the cross-functional activities that drive inventory transactions, partnering with stakeholders to maintain inventory accuracy, reduce discrepancies and shrinkage, and support audit compliance. The position oversees inventory across virtual vendor locations, retail stores, warehouses, and vendor arrangements, and supports inventory optimization, reconciliation, discrepancy resolution, and improvements to control effectiveness. It works cross-functionally with Finance, IT, Planning, Operations, Retail Operations, warehouse teams, and other stakeholders. The role is based in New York, NY, USA. The salary range is $90,000–$95,000. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan, and FSA plans. Total compensation depends on factors such as educational background, professional experience, and industry knowledge.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
3–5 years of experience in inventory control, audit, finance, or supply chain operations, with demonstrated ownership of reconciliation and control processes.
Strong experience with inventory reconciliation and discrepancy resolution, or audit support and control frameworks.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to understand complex transaction flows across systems and processes.
Advanced proficiency in Excel.
Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP or equivalent, and inventory and POS systems such as CEGID, Stealth, or START.
Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally and influence stakeholders across Operations, Finance, IT, Planning, and Product teams.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to connect operational details to inventory outcomes and control requirements.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end visibility and control of inventory positions across virtual vendor locations, aligning operational, system, and financial records.
Track and validate inventory movements, including retail-store transfers and transfers between internal systems and vendor locations, maintaining traceability and transaction integrity.
Oversee virtual, consignment, hybrid, and physical inventory, including retail-store inventory, ad hoc counts, and inventory validation activities.
Manage vendor loss requests and execute inventory adjustments according to established control standards.
Partner with the warehouse team to monitor safety stock levels and cycle-count activities.
Partner with Retail Operations to support and validate physical inventory counts.
Support inventory optimization by monitoring inventory levels, identifying slow-moving and excess inventory, and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve inventory efficiency and stock utilization.
Prepare and analyze inventory reports, metrics, and reconciliations to identify trends, variances, and opportunities to improve inventory accuracy and control effectiveness.
Identify and escalate risks affecting inventory accuracy, discrepancies, inventory loss, and internal control compliance.
Own end-to-end reconciliation of inventory balances between internal systems and system-reported inventory.
Prepare accurate, complete, and audit-ready reconciliation outputs supporting financial reporting and audit validation.
Consolidate discrepancy findings and validate inventory impacts using root-cause analyses provided by Retail Operations.
Troubleshoot and resolve inventory discrepancies involving intercompany trading partners.
Drive timely discrepancy resolution and closure, developing variance explanations and adjustment recommendations for Management review.
Identify control gaps and transaction-integrity risks affecting virtual vendor inventory.
Translate reconciliation findings into targeted inventory control enhancements that reduce discrepancy risk and strengthen transaction integrity.
Develop understanding of cross-functional processes, including Planning, Operations, Product Development, and IT, that drive inventory transactions, supporting control alignment across inputs.
Partner with Finance, IT, Planning, and Operations to embed control requirements and improve end-to-end transaction flow.
Monitor control effectiveness and provide Management with visibility into risks, trends, and improvement actions.