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At Carter's, you can feel the positive energy and possibilities to innovate and grow. You're sure to feel proud to be a part of us because we're a company with the vitality of a new entity looking for people to help us make our future as incredible as our past.

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Carter's is an established company with a history dating back to 1865. We are the largest marketer of branded baby and children's apparel in the U.S. and the second largest in Mexico, marketing apparel under two of the most recognized and enduring brands: Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh.

Inventory Manager

-Manage Inventory (inclusive of Retail, ~65 stores and eCommerce, and Distribution Center inventory) financial close, processes and transactions, including receipts, transfers, intercompany transactions, inventory adjustments, inventory roll-forwards, shrink and stock ledger COGS.

- Responsible for the review and accuracy of the profit and loss statement and balance sheet as it relates to inventory.

- Partner with Supply Chain team to understand overall inventory levels, timing of inflows and outflows, days of supply, inventory by location, and sales projections to determine impact to financials.

- Ensure 3PL source system agrees to Inventory Financial System of Record.

- Partner with the Retail Planning and Allocation teams to understand retail trends and operations to determine financial impact.

- Oversight of inventory KPIs used to identify trends and determine impact and/or possible opportunities.

- Ensure closing calendar timelines are met, effectively communicating any issues cross functionally. (Inventory recon, cycle counts, ERP reports and cost analysis)

- Partner with internal and external audit teams during financial and SOX audits.

- Work with business partners to develop key reports to help manage the business.

- Support physical the annual physical inventory count and responsible for the overall results.

- Responsible for annual budgets and quarterly forecasts of retail store and DC shrink, inventory damages, lost cartons, charitable donations, and third-party technology provider expenses.

- Monitor monthly results vs. plans and forecasts and review variance analytics on positive or negative trends. Provide risks and opportunities to financial planning team.

- Partner with Supply Chain, Distribution Center, International/Global Sourcing, and Buying teams to understand variances to budgets and forecasts and provide updates to FP&A team to ensure accurate reporting.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

- Manage 1 direct report (Inventory Analyst)

- Ability to lead a team and promote growth.

- Communicates effectively with external vendors and outside auditors.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited university.

- 5 years of Inventory experience.

- Excel Advanced

- Management experience required.

- Basic conversational English required.

Benefits

• Saving Fund
• Life Insurance
• Mayor Life Insurance
• Food vouchers
• 50% off in stores

At Carter's we promote a culture of inclusion and an environment of equality and respect, therefore our Talent Acquisition process is aligned to a policy of equality and non-discrimination with a firm commitment to attract, retain, develop and motivate our human talent based on competencies and skills. Carter's provides equal opportunities to all candidates, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital or conjugal status, nationality or any other situation protected by federal, state or local laws, and does not require medical certificates of non-pregnancy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as requirements for admission, permanence or promotion in employment.