Senior Manager, Inventory Management
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Senior Manager, Inventory Management
Join our team as a Senior Inventory Manager, where you’ll oversee the global management of our physical inventory in partnership with our distribution partner. You’ll handle the entire supply chain for BMG recorded music, ensuring our products are available and meet retail demands. This role requires strong communication and collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Labels, and Logistics teams. Ideal candidates will have a deep understanding of music sales trends and a passion for the physical music market.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage finished goods inventories of New Release products.
- Manage arrival schedule of goods in conjunction with warehouse deadlines and required-by dates by collaboration with our physical distribution partner
- Work with our distribution partner to place Purchase Orders based on Sales forecasting.
- Manage inventory levels for new releases and catalogue product across all product lines.
- Monitor Purchase Orders for on time deliveries and complete quantities.
- Manage arrival schedule of goods in conjunction with warehouse deadlines and customer required-by dates.
- Manage allocation of orders as necessary due to stock limitations.
- Analytics of sales trends and inventory levels
- Work with Sales, Marketing and Finance to ensure inventory levels are maintained.
- Inventory Management, Order Fulfillment, Compliance, Logistics and Analytics.
- Act as Production, Manufacturing, and Label Liaison covering supply chain product related issues including but not limited to recalls, quality control, and deletions.
- Research and manage product related issues, initiate changes or corrections for system maintenance required to resolve issues.
- Collate and present monthly KPIs relating to stock on hand, replenishment, sales.
Your Profile
- Experience in supply chain/inventory management within the music industry
- Experienced with program or project management
- Proven track record of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP’s) at an advanced level
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Now, what’s in it for you?
- 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days between Christmas & New Year and an extra day for your birthday!
- Flexible working opportunities.
- 6 months full pay for all parents regardless of gender and sexual orientation.
- Subsidised gym membership.
- Private Health Insurance.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Annual gig allowance.
- Artist showcases.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season Ticket Loan
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Subscription to Headspace.
- Give As You Earn Scheme .
- Excellent development opportunities.
- A fun and sociable office environment.
- Are you interested? Follow the link to apply!
About
BMG – est. 2008 – is the world’s fourth-biggest music company, the first new global player in the music business of the streaming age, and a record label and music publisher in one. Named in 2020 one of the world’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, BMG’s pitch is unique – a relentless focus on fairness and transparency and service to its artist and songwriter clients. BMG’s 20 offices across 12 core music markets now represent over three million songs and recordings, including many of the most renowned and successful catalogs in popular music history.
BMG’s fresh approach includes production music, films, books, artist management, merchandise, neighboring rights, and live as well as music publishing and recordings off the same service platform. BMG is owned by international media, services and education company Bertelsmann, whose other content businesses include the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House and the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr. With its multi-platform perspective, integrated technology platform and commitment to help artists maximize their income, BMG aims to be the best company in music to do business with. www.bmg.com
BMG is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Company: BMG Rights Management Services (UK) Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: W2 1AS
Location: London, LND, GB, W2 1AS
