UAEN Inventory Control Assistant | Retail | IKEA YAS Island Abu Dhabi Al Futtaim Private Company (LLC)

The Inventory Assistant is crucial in managing the stock integrity and availability at IKEA YAS, ABU DHABI. This role involves monitoring inventory activity, supporting physical inventories, and ensuring compliance with inventory procedures, all while maintaining high stock accuracy and availability. The Inventory Assistant works in close collaboration with various store teams to optimize stock control, facilitate seamless operations during busy periods, and adhere to the IKEA brand standards and store requirements. A successful Inventory Assistant is detail-oriented, proactive in identifying issues, and collaborative in cross-functional operations.

What You Will Do:

Inventory Control & Accuracy

• Monitor daily stock movements including receipts, sales, transfers, and adjustments.

• Support cycle counts, PI (Physical Inventory), and stock audits.

• Investigate stock discrepancies and support root cause analysis.

• Ensure correct posting of adjustments in the system in line with SOPs.

Stock Handling & Availability

• Support availability by ensuring correct stock placement in picking and sales locations.

• Coordinate store-to-store stock transfer activities with Goods Flow/Warehouse teams.

• Monitor low stock, overstock, discontinued, and concrete articles.

• Support stock corrections to avoid disputed or blocked inventory.

• Assist in the physical receiving and dispatch of goods as needed.

System & Data Management

• Maintain accurate inventory records in store systems.

• Track consignment, intransit, and pending orders.

• Support reporting on stock KPIs such as stock accuracy, availability, and loss.

• Escalate system issues affecting replenishment or order triggering.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Goods Flow, Sales, Communication and City store Logistics team.

• Support store operations during high-volume periods and peak trading.

• Communicate risks impacting availability or stock accuracy in a timely manner.

Compliance & Process Adherence

• Follow inventory control standards, audit requirements, and internal controls.

• Ensure stock quality standards are maintained.

• Support loss prevention initiatives and shrinkage reduction.

• Maintain documentation for audits, incident reports, and investigations.