Inventory Integrity Executive

Responsibilities:

• Planning an efficient cycle of inventory counts and audits throughout the year, at Arrow’s customer locations, where Arrow owned inventory is stored.
• Perform robust, efficient and SOX/finance compliant counts of Arrow owned inventory at customer locations
• Ownership of post count reconciliation activities, driving towards a compliant, accurate and fully documented result for each location, always targeting zero financial loss caused by inefficient inventory operations.
• Provide internal feedback about customer operational handling of Arrow owned inventory and make change recommendations that keep the highest inventory integrity, always.
• Root cause analysis and corrective actions for inventory discrepancies
• Involvement in pre-audits for new consignment locations, providing critical feedback on suitability of proposed location to other Arrow teams

Requirements:

• English language fluency
• Additional European language abilities would always be a distinct advantage, due to storing inventory in customer locations across the EMEA geography.
• Multicultural, inclusive style
• Happy to travel extensively, including by air, within the EMEA geography. It is expected that >70% of your time would be spent visiting customer locations
• The unrestricted right to travel freely within and across European borders, without need for a visa
• Previous experience from a logistics/warehouse/inventory control area would be an advantage, as would customer facing experience
• Customer facing experience would be desirable
• Understanding of warehouse flow, storage systems and methodology, with understanding of consignment/VMI/3PL operations a distinct advantage
• Experience in the electronic component industry would be a nice to have, but not critical
• Appreciation of SOX controls and how inventory records impact financial statements