Senior Inventory Clerk
XDS is the world’s largest bicycle maker by volume and the world’s largest producer of carbon-fiber frames. We are entering the U.S. market for the first time with X-LAB, our in-house brand of performance bicycles primed for the global stage. XDS’s manufacturing scale, decades of carbon and alloy expertise, and vertical integration create a once-in-a-generation chance to redefine the economics of cycling for riders and bike shops alike.
Since 1995, we have combined proprietary materials science, compelling design, and highly automated production to deliver:
- Over 8 million complete bikes annually across road, mountain, gravel, city, and e-bike segments
- More than 300,000 carbon frames per year from the world’s biggest dedicated carbon-fiber bike facility
- 300+ international patents covering advanced carbon layups and proprietary X6 aluminum alloys
- Full vertical integration enabling speed-to-market, supply chain resilience, and cost leadership
- OEM partnerships with leading Western brands, and we are now poised to build our own premium brand overseas
As of 2026, we have officially launched X-LAB with a fully U.S.-based team of industry veterans and experienced leaders. Learn more | See an insider’s look at our factory
About the Role
XDS is seeking a Senior Inventory Clerk to maintain accurate inventory and warehouse-related expense records for X-LAB’s U.S. operations. Working with warehouse managers and the Finance department, you will oversee inventory controls, reconcile warehouse activity, and maintain supporting records for warehouse expenses. As X-LAB adds locations, you will help implement consistent processes across our warehouse network. This role does not handle company-wide accounting, accounts payable (or receivable), payroll, taxes, or financial reporting.
Responsibilities
Inventory Control
- Maintain accurate, real-time inventory and serial-number records for bicycles, frames, spare parts, accessories, and company assets across all warehouse locations, including sellable, returned, damaged, warranty, demo, event, and marketing inventory.
- Ensure receipts, shipments, transfers, returns, and approved adjustments are fully documented and traceable from receipt through final sale or disposition.
- Plan and coordinate cycle counts and full physical inventories with warehouse managers, ensuring proper execution and documentation.
- Investigate discrepancies, trace transactions, identify root causes, and prepare reconciliation and variance reports with corrective actions.
- Validate inter-warehouse transfers so items are shipped, received, and closed in the system without unresolved discrepancies.
- Develop and improve standardized inventory procedures, workflows, controls, and reporting templates, and replicate them as new warehouse locations are added.
- Train warehouse staff on inventory handling, documentation, count procedures, and system use.
Warehouse Bookkeeping
- Maintain organized records of warehouse purchases, freight, supplies, repairs, refunds, vendor credits, and operating expenses by location.
- Verify warehouse invoices against purchase orders, receiving records, shipment records, or completed services and retain complete supporting documentation.
- Identify missing documents, duplicate charges, incorrect rates, and other billing discrepancies.
- Provide complete documentation and routine expense summaries to Finance for payment and reconciliation, and standardize warehouse recordkeeping across locations.
Additional Support
- Assist with picking, packing, labeling, and shipment preparation as needed, verifying item numbers, quantities, and serial numbers before release.
- Visit current or future warehouse locations as needed for setup, training, process implementation, and inventory counts.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in inventory control, warehouse bookkeeping, accounting support, or supply-chain administration.
- Experience reconciling physical inventory against an ERP, WMS, or inventory system.
- Experience with serialized inventory, cycle counts, transfers, returns, adjustments, and variance investigations.
- Experience verifying invoices and tracking warehouse operating expenses.
- Proficiency with QuickBooks or a similar system.
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including lookups, pivot tables, formulas, and filters.
- Experience creating clear, repeatable procedures.
- Ability to work independently and resolve discrepancies.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to current or future warehouse locations.
- Ability to occasionally lift bicycles, parts, and boxes weighing up to 50 pounds.
Preferred Qualifications
- A degree or certification in accounting, business, finance, supply chain, or a related field
- Experience supporting multiple warehouses or third-party logistics locations
- Experience implementing controls at a new warehouse
- Familiarity with NetSuite, SAP, or another ERP/WMS platform
Success Metrics
- Inventory, serial number, and warehouse expense records remain accurate and current.
- Inventory movements and inter-warehouse transfers are fully documented and traceable.
- Cycle counts, physical inventories, reconciliations, and variance investigations are completed on schedule.
- Warehouse teams follow consistent inventory-control and recordkeeping procedures.
- New warehouse locations launch with repeatable controls, reporting, and training.
- Finance receives complete, organized documentation for warehouse-related payments and reconciliation.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Demo bike fleet and comprehensive travel allowances
- Generous time off policy
- Opportunities for professional growth as X-LAB expands its North American warehouse network
Pay
Compensation Range: $65,000 - $75,000
Schedule
Primary on-site workspace in Downey, California, with occasional travel to current or future warehouse locations.