Inventory Manager (m​/w​/x

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Arvato is an innovative and globally leading 3PL service provider in Supply Chain Management and E-commerce. With around 20,000 team members across more than 100 locations, we focus on the industries Consumer Products, Tech, Healthcare, Automotive, and Publishing.

You will work in an environment built on collaboration, respect, commitment, and curiosity, where you can grow, contribute your ideas, and make a real impact. Become part of the team that delivers logistics excellence and shapes global supply chains. Because working at Arvato means:
Together, we're on it.

Are you passionate about driving inventory accuracy, optimizing processes, and creating transparency in a dynamic logistics environment? At our site in Egelsbach
, you will take ownership of inventory management, working closely with clients, warehouse teams, and management to deliver operational excellence. We believe in growing together, taking responsibility, continuously improving the status quo, and delivering results that make a difference.
Are you on it?

Your Responsibilities

• Inventory Accuracy & Stock Control: Ensure daily alignment between physical inventory and SAP records while driving initiatives to improve stock accuracy, minimize losses, and establish sustainable inventory control standards.
• Inventory Reconciliation & Root Cause Analysis: Conduct regular inventory reconciliations with clients, identify discrepancies, analyze root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to ensure long‑term inventory integrity.
• Cycle Counting & Physical Inventory Management: Design and execute cycle count programs and lead annual wall-to-wall inventory counts in compliance with contractual requirements, company policies, and operational standards.
• Process Optimization & SAP Excellence: Develop and implement best‑practice inventory procedures, collaborate closely with warehouse operations and SAP teams, and continuously improve inventory booking processes, stock flow, and space utilization.
• Reporting & Stakeholder Management: Provide management and clients with meaningful inventory reports and actionable insights while fostering strong collaboration across all organizational levels, from warehouse employees to senior leadership.

• Professional
  
  Experience:
  
  You have proven experience in inventory management, ideally within a 3PL and logistics environment, and a strong understanding of inventory control and reconciliation processes.
• SAP & Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  You possess extensive SAP knowledge in inventory management, reporting, and reconciliation and are highly skilled in analyzing inventory variances and deriving effective solutions.
• Process Improvement Mindset: You enjoy challenging existing processes, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and implementing sustainable solutions that enhance operational performance.
• IT & System Competence: You have advanced Excel skills and experience collaborating with SAP IT teams to optimize system processes and inventory booking procedures.
• Language & Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  You have very good English Skills (Germans Skills are a strong Plus) and communicate confidently with clients, management, and operational teams. A proactive, responsible, solution‑oriented, and collaborative mindset completes your profile.

• Arvato Care – Company Health Insurance: Your health matters to us. Benefit from a complimentary supplementary health insurance plan including an annual health budget and no health check requirement.
• Responsibility from Day One: Take ownership of a critical operational function and actively shape inventory excellence within a growing logistics environment.
• Development Opportunities: Expand your professional and personal capabilities through challenging projects, continuous learning, and close collaboration with experienced colleagues and leaders.
• Corporate Benefits: Access attractive discounts and special offers across numerous well‑known brands and services.
• Open and Collaborative Culture: Experience a strong team spirit, short decision‑making paths,…