Assistant Manager, Inventory Operations

Inventory Assistant Manager Of Inventory Operations

The Inventory Assistant Manager of Inventory Operations role will provide leadership support on a five-day schedule, which may include Saturday and Sunday. This role will oversee the daily inventory operations and exceptions by helping with facilitating the flow of product through the entire operations processing pipeline and working closely with the reporting analyst to establish metrics related to inventory control and quality assurance. This position reports directly to the Inventory Control Manager and will interact with employees at all levels across the company and will be a key member of the merchants and operations teams.

What You Get To Do Everyday:

Provide positive and inspirational leadership by building a strong organization focused on excellence and committed to the continuous development of employee skills.

Accountable for employee experience (training, career pathing, communication) and oversight for all standards and practices related to exceptions.

Oversee inventory management; new and returned product restock, cycle counting, supplies, and warehouse layout optimization.

Partner cross-functionally with Fulfillment and Inbound departments as needed to ensure customers' and consignors' needs are consistently exceeded.

Develop and execute continuous improvement projects that will enable better scaling e-commerce.

Play a key role in establishing reports, tracking and business analysis on inventory control.

Establish metrics around volume of exceptions inquiries, investigations, and buyouts by handling all department reporting and monthly audits including inventory adjustments.

Assist with building and sustaining department metrics, goals, and tools for tracking productivity for the exception's associates.

Manage payroll for the team using Workday.

What You Bring To The Role:

Three to five years of work experience in inventory control, product analysis, e-commerce production or related fields.

Strong analytical and business intelligence background is preferred.

Strong leadership ability and desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

Experience in e-commerce operations is preferred.

Strong knowledge of inventory control and reconciliation.

Comfortable working with large data sets and analyzing reports.

Must have experience with using data platforms for reporting.

Strong knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets is required.

Strong oral and written communication skills are required.

Roll up the sleeves, action-oriented mindset to have an impact in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, and explosive growth environment.

Takes direction and can flex priorities as needed.

A can-do attitude and ability proactively take on challenging tasks.

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Experience and knowledge of luxury goods strongly preferred.

Compensation, Benefits, + Perks:

$50 in monthly food credits to apply to snacks and meals that are available for purchase on site.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

401K with Company Match.

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance.

Paid Parental Leave.

Nine Paid Company Holidays.

Flexible Time Off (with manager approval).

State of the art, climate-controlled warehouse facility.

The expected salary range for this role is $59,608.80-$80,912.00. To determine starting pay we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate's skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity. Additionally, salary is just one component of TRR's total rewards package. Depending on role, employees may also be eligible for a bonus program, incentive pay and benefits.

The RealReal is the world's largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, with 37 million members. With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items. We have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists, and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day. As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by thousands of brands across numerous categories—including women's and men's fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art, and home—in support of the circular economy. We make selling effortless with free virtual appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off, and direct shipping. We handle all of the work for consignors, including authenticating, using AI and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing and listing their items, as well as shipping and customer service.

The RealReal is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We will consider qualified applicants for a position regardless of arrest or conviction records. At TRR, people come first. That's why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.