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Join Aristocrat in the capacity of an Inventory Manager and become a crucial part of a dynamic team that excels in operational excellence and groundbreaking initiatives. At Aristocrat, we encourage teamwork in an environment where your input influences our Asia Pacific business. This position presents a special opportunity to achieve meaningful outcomes that elevate efficiency, cut costs, and enhance operational performance. In the role of Inventory Manager, you will be vital to our operations, maintaining the accuracy and integrity of our physical inventory. Your tasks involve planning, implementing, and reconciling full physical inventories and cycle count processes. You will collaborate closely with internal team members to devise strategies that boost efficiency, service quality, and reduce discrepancies. Your work will help advance regional excellence and contribute to Aristocrat's global accomplishments. What You'll Do: Lead and develop a high-performing inventory team, fostering a culture of excellence by motivating and coaching staff to improve performance and enhance capabilities. Manage direct reports' performance, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and conducting accurate, timely, and meaningful reviews. Develop and implement inventory benchmarks to enhance departmental performance and ensure alignment with operational strategies across safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. Oversee inventory teams in Australia, New Zealand, Macau, and the Philippines, developing and formalizing cycle count plans to maintain accurate inventory records. Uncover primary factors contributing to inventory discrepancies and lead efforts to ensure accurate reconciliations in the APAC region and Australia Field Services. Oversee the development of service inventory auto-replenishments and the launch of Field Services Hub setup, including periodic inventory replenishment reviews. Supervise the examination and endorsement of inventory journals following the APAC region's authorization matrix. Engage in SLOB Review Forum and drive actions to minimize obsolescence. Support New Product Introduction (NPI), product launches, gaming shows, and off-site audits from an inventory perspective. Manage engineering change requests, ensuring compliance with company guidelines and policies. Drive continuous improvement and optimization of inventory systems, processes, and procedures to meet ISO requirements. Implement ERP systems with minimal disruption, focusing on system enhancements to optimize efficiency. Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by actively engaging in safety initiatives and promoting a safety culture. Cultivate strong connections with internal collaborators, supervising the resolution of stock discrepancies, material shortages, and outdated inventory problems. Facilitate inventory audits with internal and external financial partners and provide inventory reporting packs as required. Develop and implement reporting dashboards post-ERP launch to easily track and report benchmark performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve inventory processes through standard methodologies and strategies. What We're Looking For: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field of study. Demonstrated ability in an inventory managerial role. Evidence of expertise in supply chain operations and leading efforts for improvement. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite, CRM, and ERP systems. Hands-on experience with inventory management systems and a deep understanding of inventory processes and systems. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to mentor and lead staff. Strong understanding of financial and commercial manufacturing competence. Proactive critical thinker with strong attention to detail and data analysis. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Why Aristocrat? Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play. We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V World Leader in Gaming Entertainment Robust benefits package Global career opportunities Our Values All about the Player Talent Unleashed Collective Brilliance Good Business Good Citizen Travel Expectations Up to 25% Additional Information At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, mobile games and online real money games, including iLottery. Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three reporting segments that span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day. Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content. Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat. Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day. We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission and we invite everyone to join us as we bring joy to life through the power of play! Aristocrat Leisure Limited or its affiliates worldwide provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any protected characteristic, such as race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by local, state/provincial or federal law. If you need assistance or accommodation applying for a position, please reach out to helpdesk-recruiting@aristocrat.com. At Aristocrat sustainability is embedded in our strategy, operations and the values and culture of our teams across the globe. Our FY24 Sustainability Disclosures provide a detailed update on our progress on the issues that matter most to our business and our stakeholders. Across responsible gaming, diversity and inclusion, supply chain ethics and climate action we’ve taken meaningful steps forward, as we strive to deepen our business’ resilience and long-term sustainability. We invite you to read more: Read the full disclosures Read the summary