Inventory Coordinator

Mitre 10; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitre 10 MEGA Henderson & Westgate is strengthening its inventory operating model and seeking two Inventory Coordinators to join our team, one based at Henderson and one at Westgate.

You will be the inventory subject matter expert, partnering with store management and department managers to ensure records reflect stock and processes are consistently followed, while supporting the SAP transformation.

Qualifications

• Experience in inventory management and governance processes.
• Proven stocktake coordination experience.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority.
• Experience supporting change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive inventory governance and ownership across the store.
• Monitor inventory performance and investigate stock discrepancies and variances.
• Analyse reporting to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate annual stocktake preparation and execution with an external stocktake provider.
• Lead targeted risk-based and high-value inventory count programmes.
• Support managers and teams to improve inventory process compliance and accountability.
• Provide inventory coaching, education and guidance across the business.
• Identify root causes of recurring inventory issues and develop sustainable solutions.
• Support inventory readiness activities associated with SAP implementation.
• Build strong relationships that help teams adopt new processes and ways of working.

Skills

Inventory governance

Stocktake coordination

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

At Mitre 10 MEGA Henderson &Westgate, we're strengthening our inventory operating model and are seeking twoexperienced Inventory Coordinators to join our business, with one role based atHenderson and one at Westgate.

These are newly createdspecialist positions designed to elevate inventory governance, strengtheninventory accuracy and support the business through a significant period ofoperational change and SAP transformation. The roles have been established toprovide dedicated inventory expertise within each store, creating clearownership and accountability for inventory performance.

This is not a traditional stockcontroller position.

We are looking for professionalswho understand that inventory accuracy is achieved through strong governance,disciplined processes, effective stakeholder engagement and a culture ofaccountability. You will be someone who can influence others, drive continuousimprovement and successfully support teams through changes in ways of working.

About the Role

As the Inventory Coordinator, youwill become the inventory subject matter expert within your store, partneringclosely with Store Management, and Department Managers to ensure inventoryrecords accurately reflect physical stock holdings and that inventory processesare consistently followed.

A key part of the role will besupporting our new inventory operating model.

You will work alongside anexternal stocktake provider who will conduct the annual independent stocktake,while taking ownership of stocktake planning, store readiness, coordination,communication, investigation of variances and follow-up actions.

You will also coordinate targetedinventory count programmes throughout the year, focusing on high-risk,high-value and exception-based inventory categories to proactively identifyissues, improve inventory integrity and reduce stock loss.

The role offers a uniqueopportunity to influence store-wide performance through analysis,investigation, coaching and collaboration rather than direct people management.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive inventory governance and ownership across thestore.
• Monitor inventory performance and investigate stockdiscrepancies and variances.
• Analyse reporting to identify trends, risks andopportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate annual stocktake preparation and executionwith an external stocktake provider.
• Lead targeted risk-based and high-value inventorycount programmes.
• Support managers and teams to improve inventoryprocess compliance and accountability.
• Provide inventory coaching, education and guidanceacross the business.
• Identify root causes of recurring inventory issuesand develop sustainable solutions.
• Support inventory readiness activities associatedwith our SAP implementation.
• Build strong relationships that help teams adopt newprocesses and ways of working.

About You

To succeed in this role, you'llbring a combination of inventory expertise, business improvement capability andstrong stakeholder engagement skills.

You will likely have experiencein inventory management, retail operations, supply chain, distribution,warehousing or a related environment where inventory accuracy, stock integrityand governance were critical to business performance.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• Experience coordinating or supporting annualstocktakes and ongoing inventory count programmes.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills with theability to identify root causes.
• Experience working within governance-focusedinventory environments.
• A track record of driving operational improvementsand strengthening process compliance.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and gain buy-inwithout relying on formal authority.
• Experience supporting teams through change andhelping people adopt new ways of working.
• Strong communication, relationship-building andcoaching skills.
• High levels of organisation, resilience and attentionto detail.
• A continuous improvement mindset and a passion foroperational excellence.

Experience with SAP or ERP systemimplementations will be highly regarded, as will experience working throughlarge-scale operational or business transformation initiatives.

Why Join Mitre 10 MEGA?

This is an opportunity to jointhe business at an exciting time and help shape the future of inventorymanagement across our stores.

You’ll have the chance to:

• Step into a newly created role with genuineinfluence.
• Lead inventory governance and operational improvementinitiatives.
• Partner with an external stocktake provider as partof a modern inventory operating model.
• Play a key role in a major SAP transformation.
• Work closely with senior leaders and operationalteams across the business.
• Make a visible impact on customer service,profitability and store performance.