Inventory Manager - RAC Business Area
On-siteParis, Île-de-France, France
Job Summary
Define safety stocks and parameters per plant type for raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods. Coordinate raw material needs with Purchasing to guarantee inventory data accuracy in the Critical Raw Material file and monitor local execution of guidelines. Work directly with plant production schedulers, local purchasing, plant managers, and supply chain managers to monitor finish goods, prevent stockouts or excess, and manage trading stock levels. Support S&OP execution routines through DIO analysis and Trading inventory analysis. Serve as the Single Point of Contact for Operating Working Capital central PMO and coordinate with Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain stakeholders. Achieve strict Days Inventory Outstanding targets and drive structural inventory reduction initiatives across RAC production sites and distribution centers.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related Business field
- 10 years of professional experience in supply chain, global inventory planning, or industrial S&OP management within an international and complex manufacturing environment
- Fluent in English and French (written and spoken)
- Rigorous & Process-Oriented: A highly structured, data-driven approach to solving operational inventory bottlenecks and enforcing month-end cut-off boundaries
- Agile Multi-tasker: Highly resilient under financial pressure with the ability to simultaneously simulate multiple volume-change risk scenarios across separate plants
- Results-Driven Proactivity: An active 'hunter' mindset toward identifying hidden inventory risks, slow-moving items, or inaccurate Bills of Materials (BOM)
- Care for Self and Others: Cultivates an inclusive environment and holds safety as a non-negotiable benchmark in all site interactions
- Collaborate for Success: Breaks functional silos by orchestrating alignment across cross-border hubs and functional boundaries
- Commit to Customers: Understands that accurate target stock management safeguards on-time shipment (OTS) metrics and overall client satisfaction
- Drive Results: Relentlessly pursues high performance, pushing beyond baseline metrics to deliver sustainable working capital value
- Shapes the Future: Champions digital transformation and the roll-out of modernized inventory trackers to streamline legacy systems
- Full time and Permanent
Desired Qualifications
- A proven track record of managing heavy industrial or Chemical-based inventory streams across multi-site production networks
- Demonstrated experience in driving large-scale working capital/cash optimization programs and managing inventory revaluation, cycle counting protocols, and structural write-offs
- APICS certification (CPIM / CSCP) or a recognized equivalent supply chain credential
- Lean Six Sigma or project management certifications
- Strong working knowledge of standard industrial ERP systems (ideally deep experience with SAP SD/MM or Opera) along with specialized supply chain planning tools (e.g., Quintiq)
- Expert data modeling skills, including the ability to utilize complex multi-dimensional inventory dashboards (e.g., Google Workspace, Looker Studio, Prism analytics) to track slow movers, cycle stocks, and financial impacts on EBIT/Cash
- Outstanding capability to bridge Central Supply Chain strategies with regional Category Managers, Hub specialists, Finance controllers, and Plant Managers, successfully managing trade-offs between purchasing costs, transport efficiency, and inventory parameters
- Ability to adapt communication style and behavior to various audiences, from executive management to operational staff
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