Dolce&Gabbana Inventory Control Analyst

About Dolce&Gabbana

Founded in Milan in 1985 by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Dolce&Gabbana is an Italian luxury house distinguished by its Sicilian inspirations, expressive aesthetic and devotion to craftsmanship. Its universe spans ready-to-wear, accessories, fine jewellery, beauty and home collections, alongside the exceptional creations of Alta Moda and Alta Sartoria. As an employer, the house brings together creative, artisanal, commercial and corporate expertise to translate a distinctive identity into products and client experiences worldwide. Careers across design, product development, merchandising, retail and supporting functions place professionals at the intersection of Italian heritage, contemporary luxury and the demands of an international business.

Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain end-to-end visibility and control of inventory across virtual vendor locations, aligning operational, system, and financial records.
• Track and validate inventory movements, including transfers within retail stores and between internal systems and vendor locations, ensuring traceability and transaction integrity.
• Oversee virtual, consignment, hybrid, and physical inventory.
• Oversee retail store inventory, including ad hoc counts and inventory validation.
• Manage vendor loss requests and make inventory adjustments in accordance with established control standards.
• Partner with the warehouse team to monitor safety stock levels and cycle counts.
• Partner with Retail Operations to support and validate physical inventory counts.
• Support inventory optimization by monitoring stock levels, identifying slow-moving and excess inventory, and collaborating cross-functionally to improve efficiency and stock utilization.
• Prepare and analyze inventory reports, metrics, and reconciliations to identify trends, variances, and opportunities to improve accuracy and control effectiveness.
• Identify and escalate risks affecting inventory accuracy, discrepancies, inventory loss, and internal control compliance.
• Reconcile inventory balances end to end between internal systems and system-reported inventory.
• Prepare accurate, complete, audit-ready reconciliation outputs for financial reporting and audit validation.
• Consolidate discrepancy findings and validate inventory impacts, using root cause analyses provided by Retail Operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve inventory discrepancies involving intercompany trading partners.
• Drive timely discrepancy resolution and closure, preparing variance explanations and adjustment recommendations for Management review.
• Identify control gaps and transaction integrity risks affecting virtual vendor inventory.
• Translate reconciliation findings into targeted control enhancements that reduce discrepancy risk and strengthen transaction integrity.
• Build a comprehensive understanding of cross-functional processes—including Planning, Operations, Product Development, and IT—that drive inventory transactions, ensuring controls align across inputs.
• Partner with Finance, IT, Planning, and Operations to embed control requirements and improve end-to-end transaction flow.
• Monitor control effectiveness and provide Management with visibility into risks, trends, and improvement actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in inventory control, audit, finance, or supply chain operations, with demonstrated ownership of reconciliation and control processes.
• Strong experience in inventory reconciliation and discrepancy resolution, or in audit support and control frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex transaction flows across systems and processes.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with ERP systems such as SAP or equivalent, and inventory and POS systems including CEGID, Stealth, and START.
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally and influence stakeholders across Operations, Finance, IT, Planning, and Product teams.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to connect operational details to inventory outcomes and control requirements.

Skills

Experience

3–5 years in inventory control, audit, finance, or supply chain operations, with demonstrated ownership of reconciliation and control processes.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k) plan; FSA plans.

Culture

Dolce&Gabbana’s workplace culture is shaped by its Italian heritage, expressive creativity and exacting standards of craftsmanship. Teams work within a distinctive creative vision that blends Sicilian influences with theatrical flair, placing strong emphasis on aesthetic identity, artisanal know-how and meticulous attention to detail.

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