Roles & Responsibilities

- Conduct planned, surprise, and cycle-count audits across retail outlets and warehouse locations in line with the approved audit schedule.

- Compare physical stock with system inventory records and investigate shortages, excess stock, and other variances.

- Track inventory shrinkage, pilferage, stock losses, and operational gaps, ensuring corrective measures are implemented.

- Review compliance with inventory-control procedures, SOPs, and established operational processes across stores.

- Audit inward and outward inventory movements, checking supporting documentation and ensuring system transactions are correctly recorded.

- Prepare comprehensive audit reports covering findings, root causes, potential risks, and recommended corrective actions.

- Work with store and warehouse teams to investigate stock discrepancies and support timely resolution and recovery.

- Identify damaged, defective, expired, or otherwise non-saleable products and monitor the Return to Warehouse (RTW) process.

- Assess existing inventory-control procedures and recommend improvements that can increase stock accuracy and reduce operational losses.

- Monitor key inventory health indicators and support consistently high stock-accuracy levels across retail locations.

- Partner with Operations, Warehouse, Store, and other relevant teams to strengthen inventory controls and maintain audit compliance.

Ideal CandidateExperience

- Minimum

2 years of relevant experience in Inventory Audit, Retail Audit, Stock Control, Loss Prevention, or a related function.

- Experience within a

D2C retail, FMCG, lifestyle, consumer goods, or similar multi-location retail environment is required.





- Proven hands-on experience conducting scheduled, surprise, and cycle-count audits across retail stores and warehouses.

- Strong experience reconciling physical inventory with system records and investigating stock variances, shortages, and excesses.

- Practical experience monitoring shrinkage, pilferage, stock losses, and operational leakages and following through on corrective actions.

- Experience reviewing inward and outward stock transactions, supporting documentation, and corresponding system entries.

- Ability to produce structured audit reports that clearly document observations, root causes, risks, and recommended actions.

Technical Skills

- Strong proficiency in

Microsoft Excel

, inventory reporting, reconciliation, and data analysis.

- Working knowledge of inventory management systems and stock-control processes.

- Understanding of inventory audit procedures, internal controls, and SOP compliance.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with excellent attention to detail.

- High level of integrity, accountability, documentation discipline, and ownership.

Communication & Mobility

- Valuable communication skills in

Hindi and English

, with the ability to work effectively with store personnel, warehouse teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

- Willingness to travel extensively, approximately

15–20 days per month

, across different store locations.

- Comfortable conducting audits during early mornings, late evenings, or overnight periods when operational requirements demand it.

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in

Commerce, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Administration

, or a related discipline is preferred.

📌 Assistant Manager – Inventory Audit (Bengaluru)
🏢 PrimeMatch Advantage
📍 Bengaluru