Inventory Control Analyst - North America
Dolce & Gabbana represents excellence rooted in its “Made in Italy” heritage. Every creation reflects the Brand’s commitment to craftsmanship, fatto a mano, innovation and quality. Guided by a strong dedication to sustainability, the Brand adopts certified materials and responsible practices, ensuring that contemporary luxury is created with respect for future generations.
ROLE
Dolce & Gabbana, a leader in the world of luxury fashion, has an exceptional career opportunity available for an Inventory Control Analyst. The Inventory Control Analyst serves as the central control point of control for inventory visibility, reconciliation, and integrity, ensuring accurate inventory records and validated inventory outcomes that support financial reporting and audit requirements. The role is responsible for end-to-end validation and reconciliation of inventory positions, ensuring discrepancies are investigated, documented, and resolved in a timely manner. By developing a comprehensive understanding of inventory processes and the cross-functional activities that drive inventory transactions, the Inventory Control Analyst partners with key stakeholders to maintain inventory accuracy, reduce discrepancies and shrinkage, and support ongoing audit compliance.
MISSION
Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):
Inventory Control & Visibility
- Own end-to-end visibility and control of inventory positions across all virtual vendor locations, ensuring alignment between operational, system, and financial records.
- Track and validate inventory movements, including transfers within retail stores and between internal systems and vendor locations, ensuring full traceability and transaction integrity.
- Oversee all virtual, consignment, hybrid, and physical inventory.
- Oversee retail store inventory, including ad hoc counts and inventory validation activities.
- Manage vendor loss requests and execute inventory adjustments in accordance with established control standards.
- Partner with the warehouse team to monitor safety stock levels and cycle count activities.
- Partner with the Retail Operations team to support and validate physical inventory counts.
- Support inventory optimization initiatives by monitoring inventory levels, identifying slow-moving and excess inventory, and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve inventory efficiency and stock utilization.
- Prepare and analyze inventory reports, metrics, and reconciliations to identify trends, variances, and opportunities to improve inventory accuracy and control effectiveness.
- Identify and escalate risks impacting inventory accuracy, discrepancies, inventory loss, and internal control compliance.
Inventory Reconciliation, Audit & Discrepancy Resolution
- Own the end-to-end reconciliation of inventory balances between internal systems and system-reported inventory.
- Prepare reconciliation outputs supporting financial reporting and audit validation, ensuring results are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
- Consolidate discrepancy findings and validate inventory impacts, leveraging root cause analyses provided by the Retail Operations team.
- Troubleshoot and resolve inventory discrepancies involving intercompany trading partners.
- Drive the timely resolution and closure of discrepancies, developing variance explanations and adjustment recommendations for Management review.
Inventory Control Enhancement & Cross-Functional Alignment
- Identify control gaps and transaction integrity risks impacting virtual vendor inventory.
- Translate reconciliation findings into targeted inventory control enhancements that reduce discrepancy risk and strengthen transaction integrity.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of cross-functional processes (Planning, Operations, Product Development, IT, etc.) that drive inventory transactions, ensuring control alignment across all inputs.
- Partner cross-functionally with Finance, IT, Planning, and Operations to embed control requirements and improve end-to-end transaction flow.
- Monitor control effectiveness and provide Management with visibility into risks, trends, and improvement actions.
PROFILE
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance; or related field
- 3-5 Years of experience in inventory control, audit, finance, or supply chain operations, with demonstrated ownership of reconciliation and control processes
- Strong experience with inventory reconciliation and discrepancy resolution, or audit support and control frameworks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex transaction flows across systems and processes
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP or equivalent), Inventory and POS systems(CEGID, Stealth, START)
- Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally and influence stakeholders across Operations, Finance, IT, Planning, and Product teams
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to connect operational details to inventory outcomes and control requirements
A career at Dolce & Gabbana offers the opportunity to contribute to a legacy defined by creativity, craftsmanship and responsibility. Together, we continue to shape timeless fashion, while advancing the Brand’s vision of sustainable luxury.
The salary rate for this role ranges from $90,000 - $95,000. Additionally, we offer the opportunity to take part in our comprehensive benefits program which includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurances, 401(k) plan, FSA plans, and more. The total compensation amount for a candidate is based on factors including educational background, professional experience, and industry knowledge.
Dolce & Gabbana is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms - gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation - enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.
Location: USA - NEW YORK - NY
Location: USA - NEW YORK - NY
