Job Description
Overview
Inventory Control Manager
This position is Onsite Full Time at the North Texas DC located in Justin, Texas
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price. Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers.
About the role
Responsible for overseeing inventory control operations and ensuring inventory accuracy, process compliance, and operational effectiveness within the distribution center. Manages inventory-related functions including receiving verification, storage accuracy, replenishment integrity, inventory adjustments, cycle counting, returns, transfers, special orders, and inventory movement controls. Ensures accuracy, timeliness, cost effectiveness, and regulatory compliance of inventory-related activities while maintaining adherence to company policies and operational procedures.
Establishes and maintains operational controls, auditing programs, and standard operating procedures to support distribution center performance. Reports directly to the Senior Director, Distribution and aligns closely with the onsite Director, Distribution regarding facility impacts, operational priorities, and day-to-day execution.
Responsibilities
- Provides a safe, healthy, and secure work environment for employees.
- Supports efficient cost control initiatives and contributes to operational planning to ensure inventory control activities are executed within established budget parameters.
- Maintain accurate, efficient, and current receiving status, including communicating related issues and concerns to management and merchandising.
- Own inventory accuracy across the distribution center through cycle counting, inventory audits, annual physical inventory activities, transaction monitoring, reconciliation processes, and inventory control best practices.
- Maintain accurate, efficient, and current shipping and inventory movement status.
- Serve as the primary owner of operational process compliance across receiving, putaway, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, returns, and inventory movement activities.
- Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance audit and compliance programs that ensure adherence to standard operating procedures, system-directed processes, and inventory control standards.
- Lead investigations and structured root cause analysis efforts related to inventory discrepancies, process breakdowns, compliance gaps, and recurring operational issues.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory accuracy, productivity, throughput, service levels, process standardization, and overall operational efficiency.
- Partner with Operations, Transportation, Merchandising, and Supply Chain Systems teams to implement process improvements, operational controls, and system enhancements that improve accuracy and performance.
- Monitor inventory control metrics, compliance indicators, and operational performance measures, identifying trends and recommending corrective actions when necessary.
- Assist in Warehouse Management System development, testing, implementation, and upgrades.
- Provide a positive workplace environment in order to maintain a union-free environment.
- Ensure effective communication with customers, field partners, and corporate office personnel.
- Work with Merchandising on vendor purchase order discrepancies and inventory-related concerns.
Perform all other duties as requested by management.
Knowledge, skills & abilities requirements
“The Company does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S.”
H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
Bachelor's degree preferred
4-6 years of inventory control, warehouse operations, or distribution center experience
Experience managing inventory control programs, cycle count processes, inventory investigations, and operational audits
Experience performing in a goal-setting environment
Working knowledge of inventory control best practices
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills
Preferred - Experience with Manhattan Active WMS or other advanced warehouse management systems (WMS) in a high-volume distribution environment.
Competencies & attributes
Passionate Learner
- Inquisitive about the business; open to feedback and coaching, applies learning quickly; applies learning to improve processes and procedures, proactively shares learning with colleagues and leaders.
Flexible & Agile Adapter
- Responsive and open to change; works well with ambiguity; adapts to new plans or directions; keeps calm under pressure; perseveres to achieve the plan/task; does not dwell on the past.
Talent Builder
- Considers how to create an inclusive culture; encourages input from others; invests time as an informal/formal coach or buddy; works to build a diverse team with the right skills and knowledge; looks for ways to acknowledge, motivate, and value the team.
Effective Communicator
- Articulates in an appropriate and accurate manner; emotionally astute while remaining authentic to own style/self; encourages others to express views and opinions; demonstrates active listening and uses probing questions; is concise and relevant with data and information.
Team Builder
- References the importance of teamwork and actively demonstrates collaboration and sharing; builds and participates in effective teams; values the importance of inclusion and various sources of thought and input; remains humble when operating within a team.
Customer Focused Partner
- Understands internal and external customer needs; contributes to plans and actions to improve the associate and customer experience; holds self and team accountable for improving the customer experience; acts as an advocate for the customer.
Strategic Thinker
- Progressive thinking with the ability to bring new ideas to life; works with others to develop progressive and cost-effective strategies; provides suggestions to improve continuous improvement and scalability within the department; uses a broad range of data sources.
Big Picture Thinker
- Understands own department and how other key departments operate; adopts an inclusive approach; seeks feedback, reviews progress, and adapts plans as needed; understands interdependencies with other departments.
Results Driver
- Effective at driving and delivering on plans; holds self and team accountable to high standards of delivery; identifies opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement; focuses on the right priorities and uses resources and time wisely; demonstrates grit and determination.
Problem Solver & Decision Maker
Able to consume operational and inventory data to identify business issues and opportunities; identifies, gathers, and examines relevant information; makes recommendations and takes action to solve challenges; considers the importance and impact of decisions against relevant factors.
Working conditions & physical requirements
This position works onsite 5 days a week from the North Texas Distribution Center located in Justin, Texas.
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as distribution centers, offices, meeting and training rooms, and retail stores, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, compliance with OSHA standards and regulations, and avoidance of trips and falls. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
The position requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as shipment or record boxes. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above average agility and dexterity.
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Justin, TX |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1964 |
| Website | http://www.sallybeauty.com/ |
About Company
Sally Beauty is the world's largest distributor and retailer of professional beauty products based on a store count of more than 3,700 stores in 13 countries.
Sally Beauty stores operate throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Chile, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany.
Sally Beauty stores service both retail consumers and salon professionals by offering up to 10,000 products for hair, skin, and nails through professional lines such as Clairol, L'Oreal, Wella and Conair, as well as an extensive selection of proprietary merchandise.
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