Inventory Control Manager

Company Description

Arboreal is an award-winning ingredients technology company specializing in innovative functional ingredients and ingredient systems for the food and nutraceutical industries. Focused on empowering "Better for You" challenger brands, we help create category-defining products with superior taste, texture, nutrition, and functionality. Our expertise spans areas such as sugar reduction ingredients, alternative proteins, cacao ingredients, and nutraceutical formulations. At Arboreal, we aim to partner with brands worldwide to develop innovative solutions that contribute to a healthier tomorrow.

Arboreal is co-founded and led by Swati Pandey (IIT, Imperial College London), Manish Chauhan (BITS Pilani, London Business School) and Suresh Chander (University of Helsinki, Anna University).

For our pioneering work, Arboreal has overtime been awarded with National Startup Award (Food Processing, 2021), BIRAC Grant (Department of Biotechnology, India), Cartier Women's Initiative Award (APAC), Women Transforming India Award (NITI Aayog) amongst others.

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site role for an Inventory Control Manager at our Lucknow location. The Inventory Control Manager will be responsible for overseeing inventory management processes, ensuring inventory accuracy, conducting regular physical inventory, and implementing control measures to optimize stock levels. Day-to-day responsibilities will include analyzing inventory data, developing strategies to minimize discrepancies, and maintaining detailed records to ensure operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in Inventory Accuracy and Physical Inventory management
• Proven experience in Inventory Control and Inventory Management practices
• Advanced Analytical Skills for assessing inventory data and ensuring optimal stock levels
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities
• Familiarity with inventory management software and tools
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• Prior experience in inventory or supply chain management roles is highly preferred

What we offer

1) Competitive Compensation. The candidates can expect a CTC of 5-10LPA as a combination of Fixed + Incentive linked to qualifications, experience and performance. We do not follow the industry norms of linear growth in compensation. We are a fast scaling business and offer excellent financial growth to top performers and ESOPs to long term growth performers.

2) Fast track personal and professional growth. The executive will work directly with the Founders and a high quality team. Learning experience of joining and scaling a high quality startup at an early stage.

3) An opportunity for personal impact where you help improve quality standards for 100s of food ingredients and revolutionize ease of sourcing for thousands of Indian SMEs.

Please do not apply if

1) You are not based or willing to relocate to Lucknow.

2) You are unwilling to travel frequently and cannot operate without active supervision.

3) You do not have atleast 2 years of experience.

We are highly highly selective. If you do not hear back from us within 3 weeks of your application, please assume that your application was unsuccessful at this time.