Inventory Control Field Specialist in Florida

Wawa, Inc.•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Inventory Control Field Specialist verifies store inventory accuracy by analyzing SAP data and conducting targeted cycle counts. Based on findings, the specialist assesses inventory accuracy risk, analyzes inventory processes, and advises management on inventory misstatements and related risk factors. The role manages assigned stores’ cycle-count requirements, investigates inventory trends and shrink, supports corrective action, and provides inventory-management guidance and training to store operations. It also works with internal teams and third-party inventory services to resolve inventory-process and transaction issues, improve inventory accuracy, and maintain process documentation.

Requirements

3–5 years of inventory control or related inventory management experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Knowledge of SAP, SAP Portal, and SAP Reports.
Valid driver’s license that must be maintained.
Ability to travel with overnight stays.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate good time-management skills.
Comprehensive knowledge of store operations policies and procedures.
Ability to handle sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information.
Strong analytical and investigative skills.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to adapt to abrupt temperature changes when moving between environments.
Ability to perform continuous standing, walking, handling, horizontal and above-shoulder reaching, firm grasping, and button pushing during shifts.
Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, push, and reach below the waist during shifts.
Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds within a small area.
Openness to future relocation opportunities in other states as expansion continues.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting or Business.

Responsibilities

Manage a defined roster of assigned stores to meet external audit requirements for cycle counts.
Review completed field cycle-count results and initiate further corrective action as required.
Perform targeted cycle counts in selected stores and categories to meet external audit requirements.
Perform periodic wall-to-wall inventories as needed for system failures, weather events, or high employee turnover remediation.
Analyze and interpret store-level inventory trends as a percentage of revenue, and prioritize categories or articles for counting before store visits.
Investigate fluctuations in article-specific shrink using SAP analytics and validate the accuracy of prior store cycle counts.
Perform store-level analyses, including shrink-to-sales and shrink-to-budget reviews, to prioritize article-level counts and identify mismanaged inventory for corrective action.
Support third-party Inventory Services when used to supplement cycle-count processes.
Deliver the Inventory Management Presentation to AM teams to support and coach Store Operations on article-level inventory management.
Provide process expertise to Lead GM Teams and AMs, recommend reporting tools and analyses, and provide actionable data for inventory-process improvements.
Identify existing and new inventory-management best practices and communicate them to management for review.
Work cross-functionally with Loss Prevention, Inventory Accounting, Inventory Control, Master Data, Marketing, Accounts Payable, and Store Effectiveness to resolve improper inventory transactions.
Coordinate with the Corporate Inventory Control Team to route Applix ticket inquiries to the appropriate team.
Identify master-data article setup issues, including cost, category, PLU, BUOM, and physical pack, and elevate them for resolution.
Stay current with article-level inventory-process changes and update the Inventory Control Process and training guide.
Assist in validating inventory recipes and new food-service offerings to ensure inventory decrements correctly.
Conduct other duties as assigned by management.