Éric Bompard Inventory Manager / BEXT WMS Key User

About Éric Bompard

Éric Bompard is a French cashmere house founded in 1985. Its design studio develops knitwear in France and works with manufacturing partners in Inner Mongolia. The house sells through its own boutiques and department store counters.

Role & Responsibilities

• Organize and optimize storage areas, including creating, removing, and relocating designated zones.
• Monitor stock by status—active, discontinued, and end-of-life—and implement associated action plans.
• Update picking zones, including logistics data, physical flows, and the layout of preparation areas.
• Recommend and implement storage layouts.
• Organize and manage cycle counts and annual inventories, review results, and adjust stock records.
• Investigate and track inventory discrepancies and anomalies, including occupied or empty locations.
• Monitor site occupancy rates.
• Reintegrate defective and/or refurbished products into the system.
• Manage consumables inventory and replenishment, including film, pallets, and cartons.
• Serve as the primary functional contact for BEXT WMS, configuring locations, management rules, and reference tables.
• Maintain logistics data in the ERP and WMS.
• Implement ABC Pareto analysis and conduct regular analyses.
• Create and extract inventory queries for management reports, stockout alerts, and anomalies.
• Act as the main liaison with the BEXT WMS publisher or service provider, reporting anomalies and coordinating tests and acceptance testing.
• Train and authorize users, including incoming fixed-term employees and permanent staff, on WMS modules.
• Monitor abnormal stock movements and initiate corrective actions.
• Support team leaders in analyzing inventory indicators, including accuracy and shrinkage.
• Monitor and update procedures and propose improvements.
• Track and update operational performance indicators.
• Escalate alerts and associated action plans to management.
• Contribute to the development of monthly operational dashboards.
• Participate in process workshops, mapping flows and identifying operational pain points.
• Contribute to defining productivity standards for inventory activities.

Qualifications

• At least three years of warehouse inventory management experience; fashion or textile experience is an advantage.
• Confirmed proficiency with a WMS, such as BEXT or an equivalent system: Reflex, Generix, or SAP EWM.
• Strong operational and IT knowledge.
• Computer proficiency, including Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUP) and database queries.
• Ability to operate and analyze data using Excel and a WMS.
• Rigorous, methodical, and organized approach; ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively.
• Interest in training and supporting teams, sharing knowledge, and developing best practices.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with operational teams, IT departments, and management.
• Responsive and composed during periods of high activity, such as seasonal peaks and inventory counts.
• Minimum two-year post-secondary qualification in logistics, supply chain, or industrial IT.

Skills

Experience

At least 3 years in warehouse inventory management; fashion or textile experience is appreciated.

Education

Minimum two-year post-secondary qualification in logistics, supply chain, or industrial IT.

Benefits

€12 meal vouchers per day worked; 50% reimbursement of public transport passes; one birthday leave day after one year of service; access to the CSE platform; employee privilege sales; a stimulating and supportive work environment; genuine career development opportunities.

Culture

In stores, advisors explain the differences between knits, help clients choose a fit and show them how to care for cashmere. The Longue Vie program offers repairs and reknitting.

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