Inventory Control Analyst

Job Title: Inventory Control Analyst – ABC Carpet & Home Location: New York, NY Store Position Type: Full-Time, On-Site Join Our Team at ABC Carpet & Home's Flagship - New York, NY Store ABC Carpet & Home is seeking a dynamic Inventory Control Analyst to join our team at our New York, NY location. ABC Carpet & Home 's Mission: Known as the most iconic Home Design destination, our mission is to bring our magic and colorful vision to the world through a unique and unparalleled curation of rugs, furniture and décor. ABC Carpet & Home is a 150+ year old privately and family-owned company with an entrepreneurial culture. The Opportunity: The Inventory Control Analyst is responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of inventory across our retail, warehouse, e-commerce, and vendor-fulfilled operations. Reporting to the Director of Inventory & Merchandise Planning, this role will focus on transaction-level auditing, inventory reconciliation, exception management, and discrepancy investigation. This is a hands-on, highly detail-oriented role for someone who enjoys investigative work, identifying inconsistencies, and following issues through to resolution. Key Responsibilities: Audit inventory transactions, including receipts, transfers, shipments, returns, cancellations, and inventory adjustments. Identify and investigate inventory discrepancies by tracing transaction history across multiple systems and operational touchpoints. Reconcile system and physical inventory and research variances from cycle counts and physical inventories. Monitor inventory exceptions, including negative inventory, unusual adjustments, missing or duplicate transactions, and other data integrity issues. Partner with stores, warehouse, operations, accounting, and other teams to research and resolve inventory issues. Maintain clear documentation of inventory corrections and recurring discrepancies. Identify patterns and root causes of inventory errors and elevate opportunities for process improvement. Support inventory reporting, physical inventories, and ad hoc analysis as needed. Qualifications: 2-4 years of experience in inventory control, retail operations, supply chain, accounting operations, or another detail-oriented analytical role. Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Comfortable working with large datasets, spreadsheets, and transaction-level information. Naturally curious and persistent, with the ability to investigate discrepancies through resolution. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate documentation. Comfortable learning and working across multiple business systems. Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments. Experience with retail inventory, POS, ERP, WMS, OMS, or e-commerce platforms is preferred. Advanced Excel skills are a plus but not required. What Success Looks Like: The successful Inventory Control Analyst takes ownership of inventory accuracy, catches issues others may overlook, and is not satisfied simply knowing that something is wrong - they want to understand why. Over time, this role will become a trusted resource for identifying discrepancies, resolving transactional issues, and helping improve the processes that keep inventory accurate. Salary $65k-$75 based on experience #J-18808-Ljbffr