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Kendra Scott · 1 day ago

Manager, DC Inventory Optimization & Capacity Strategy

Austin Texas

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Kendra Scott is a fashion-lifestyle brand that emphasizes family, fashion, and philanthropy. The Manager of DC Inventory Optimization & Capacity Strategy will lead strategic inventory and space planning at the Austin Distribution Center, ensuring efficient scalability as the business grows across various categories.

E-CommerceFashionJewelryWomen's

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Lead future spatial planning for the DC based on projected business growth, including new product lines, category expansion, and throughput changes

Build multi-year capacity models that anticipate storage needs, SKU proliferation, and evolving handling requirements

Assess storage, flow, and slotting needs across diverse and expanding business categories (jewelry, lifestyle, hard goods, etc.)

Identify risks related to space constraints and create proactive mitigation plans

Conduct continuous pick-path assessments, identifying opportunities to reduce travel time and improve productivity

Use heat mapping and velocity analysis to optimize slotting locations, storage methods, and replenishment flow

Develop data-driven recommendations for DC layout changes that support higher accuracy and efficiency

Drive technology continuous improvement to support DC accuracy, throughput, and error reduction goals, including but not limited to: RFID, inventory scanning enhancements, automation opportunities, digital inventory tools, and WMS optimization

Champion technology advancements and serve as a subject-matter expert on DC systems

Own the DC strategy for product flow and aged inventory, identifying risks and partnering cross-functionally to propose solutions

Maintain visibility to impacts of category growth and large-dimensional items and communicate risks to key cross-functional partners

Manage all ad hoc project planning and requests, including but not limited to reticketing, price changes, special projects, quality checks, and product rework/labeling

Manage the DC post-production Assembly team, evaluating requests for jewelry assembly, planning labor, and partnering cross-functionally to ensure strategic quotas are met

Lead and develop a team of Inventory Control associates, specialists, leads, and analysts ranging from 10-30 depending on seasonality and workload

Lead annual labor planning for the IC function, including workload forecasting for launches, seasonal spikes, and growth, assessing future team structure needs as new categories and storage methods emerge

Deliver inventory accuracy within the DC, hitting KPI targets for accuracy, shrink, and variance, investigating discrepancies with urgency and providing root-cause analysis

Plan and oversee physical inventory and cycle count frequency and accuracy goals

Manage ongoing inventory audits, including shipment audits, returns validation, and replenishment accuracy checks

Lead research and error resolution across WMS transactions and physical inventory

Qualification

Warehouse space planningCapacity modelingInventory control best practicesData visualization toolsERPWMSAnalytical skillsLeadershipCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills