Assistant Manager Inventory Control And Analytics

Purplle.com; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Purplle.com is seeking a finance professional to manage working capital through inventory optimization, reporting, and analytics. You will partner with Finance, Supply Chain, Category, and Operations to identify risks and drive data-led actions and automation.

You will own inventory MIS, drive KPI tracking, and push corrective actions for NM/SM, Near-Expiry and non-saleable stock. Strong Excel/Sheets skills and dashboards are essential for success.

Qualifications

• CA/CMA/MBA (Finance) with 1-2 years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong understanding of Inventory Management, Working Capital and Finance MIS.
• Advanced MS Excel and Google Sheets and strong analytical skills.
• Experience in dashboards, reporting automation and large datasets.
• Strong stakeholder management, business partnering and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own regular inventory MIS; ensure accuracy, completeness and timely reporting; track inventory value, quantity, ageing, movement and key variances.
• Conduct monthly reviews with Business POCs; align and validate reported numbers, resolve discrepancies and track agreed action plans to closure.
• Drive analytics and corrective actions across NM, SM, Near-Expiry, Liquidation, Non-Saleable, SOR and Active/Inactive inventory.
• Monitor ageing, excess and obsolete inventory; identify root causes and support initiatives to improve inventory turns, reduce ageing and optimize working capital.
• Automate recurring inventory reports and dashboards, reduce manual intervention, standardize reporting and improve turnaround time and data quality.
• Work closely with Finance, Supply Chain, Category, Operations and Business teams to provide actionable insights and ensure timely closure of inventory-related issues.

Skills

Inventory Management

Working Capital

Finance MIS

MS Excel

Google Sheets

Dashboards

Reporting automation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

CA/CMA/MBA (Finance)

Tools

None

Job description

Job Description:

Role Overview:

Responsible for Working capital management by driving inventory optimization through inventory reporting, analytics & business reviews. The role partners with Finance, Supply Chain, Category, Business and Operations teams to ensure accurate reporting, identify inventory risks and drive data-led actions and automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own regular inventory MIS; ensure accuracy, completeness and timely reporting; track inventory value, quantity, ageing, movement and key variances.
• Conduct monthly reviews with Business POCs; align and validate reported numbers, resolve discrepancies and track agreed action plans to closure.
• Drive analytics and corrective actions across Non-Moving (NM), Slow-Moving (SM), Near-Expiry, Liquidation, Non-Saleable, SOR and Active/Inactive inventory.
• Monitor ageing, excess and obsolete inventory; identify root causes and support initiatives to improve inventory turns, reduce ageing and optimize working capital.
• Automate recurring inventory reports and dashboards, reduce manual intervention, standardize reporting and improve turnaround time and data quality.
• Work closely with Finance, Supply Chain, Category, Operations and Business teams to provide actionable insights and ensure timely closure of inventory-related issues.

Key Deliverables / KPIs:

• Accuracy and timeliness of inventory MIS.
• Reduction in NM/SM, Near-Expiry, Excess and Non-Saleable inventory.
• Improvement in inventory ageing, inventory turns and working capital.
• Closure of monthly business action plans and reduction in reporting disputes.
• Automation of recurring reports and reduction in manual reporting effort.

Skills & Experience:

• CA/CMA/MBA (Finance) with 1-2 years of post qualification experience.
• Strong understanding of Inventory Management, Working Capital and Finance MIS.
• Advanced MS Excel / Google Sheets and strong analytical skills.
• Experience in dashboards, reporting automation and large datasets.
• Strong stakeholder management, business partnering and communication skills.

Preferred Experience In Inventory Finance, Business Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Retail, E-commerce, FMCG or CPG.