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Senior Inventory Specialist, Inventory Control Quaity Assurance

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics · Chantilly, VA · 1 mo ago
Distribution$97k–$115k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented details. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must not include sections with placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Pay: we have base pay range $97,400 – $115,000. That's specific, so include Pay section. Schedule: not given; maybe full time indicated but schedule not specific. The posting says Time Type: Full Time. That's schedule? Could be considered schedule but not specific hours. Might include Schedule if we have info: Full Time. That's specific enough? The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It states Time Type: Full Time. That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with "Full Time". Benefits: posting mentions "Information regarding DSV’s benefits offerings... is available through the DSV Benefits Showcase." That's not specific benefits details, just pointer. It says "Benefits, programs, and eligibility may vary..." Not specific. Should we include Benefits? It says include section only when posting has real, specific content. This is vague, not specific benefits. Likely we should omit Benefits section because no concrete benefits listed. However we could include a short note that benefits info is available via showcase, but that's not specific. Probably omit. Now we need sections: About the role (maybe from introductory paragraph). Responsibilities (Essential Duties And Responsibilities). Requirements (maybe Education & Experience). Qualifications (maybe Certificates & Licenses, Language Skills, Mathematical Skills, Other Skills). Skills (maybe Skills & Abilities, Computer Skills). Could combine but we need to follow headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Use

for each section heading. We need to preserve all substantive info. Let's extract. About the role: The first paragraph after title: "This Senior Inventory Specialist, Inventory Control Quality Assurance (ICQA) role is responsible for driving inventory integrity, storage health, and quality excellence across a multi-site 3PL footprint. The position will support sites cross DSV’s North American Contract Logistics, High Tech II vertical and influence site operations teams to deliver measurable improvements in accuracy, shrink reduction, and process adherence. Success in this role requires the ability to drive results through indirect leadership and influence, embedding standards and accountability across a highly matrixed operations organization." Also earlier description about DSV purpose etc. That's generic company description; could be considered About the role? Might be considered company overview. But we can include a brief About the role summarizing the role purpose. We'll include that paragraph. Responsibilities: list of essential duties. We'll convert each bullet into
  • . The responsibilities list includes many items separated by line breaks. We'll capture each sentence as a duty. Let's list them: - Build capability and consistency across sites through training, tools, and governance - Partner closely with: Site Operations Leaders, Engineering & Continuous Improvement teams & Account Management / Customer teams - Influence without direct authority to ensure adoption of ICQA standards - Drive network-wide inventory accuracy performance, including Cycle count execution and compliance, Root cause analysis of discrepancies & shrink and missing inventory reduction programs - Drive accountability across site operations teams for inventory accuracy KPIs - Implement reporting and dashboards to track Inventory accuracy, Adjustments and write-offs & Root cause trends - Develop frameworks for inventory health management, including Aging inventory, Obsolescence risk & Location accuracy - Lead development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and ensure consistent execution across sites - Implement structured quality audits and corrective/preventive action processes (CAPA) - Lead ICQA-driven continuous improvement initiatives across the network - Utilize data to identify systemic issues and prioritize improvements - Deploy Lean / Six Sigma methodologies to improve: Inventory accuracy, Process reliability & Quality outcomes - Track and report realized improvements and cost avoidance - Ensure alignment between ICQA processes and WMS/LMS systems - Drive enhancements to inventory control and quality reporting tools - Partner with IT and analytics teams to improve visibility and automation That seems comprehensive. Requirements: maybe Education & Experience bullet list: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, or related field (preferred); 5+ years in supply chain, logistics, or operations analytics (3PL experience strongly preferred); 4+ years in inventory control, quality assurance, or operational excellence leadership; Proven track record improving: Inventory accuracy, Shrink reduction, Operational quality metrics; Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization; Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability; Process-oriented with a bias for standardization and scalability; Understanding of supply chain KPIs and 3PL cost-to-serve models; Strong knowledge of WMS platforms (Manhattan, Blue Yonder, SAP EWM, etc.); Experience with inventory control methodologies (cycle counting, root cause analysis, audit frameworks); Understanding of storage optimization and warehouse layout principles. We'll put these as
  • . Qualifications: Certificates & Licenses: Quality related certifications preferred; Satisfactory completion of forklift training program preferred. Language Skills: English (reading, writing, verbal), Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. Mathematical Skills: Intermediate level to verify quantities of product, count inventory, or perform other duties associated with handling, storing, and distributing client products. Other Skills: Effective communication skills; Good supervisory and people skills; Ability to develop work instructions, procedures, and visual aids to support the operation; Work extra hours as dictated by business needs; Train and/or certified in common inventory management, methodologies and tools like six-sigma and lean; Ability to develop and sustain effective and energized working relationships with leaders to influence and align people at all levels; Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor, and support project team members to learn and master continuous improvement concepts and skills in an indirect supervisory relationship; Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills; Must be analytical and result orientated; Must be able to foster continuous improvement. We could split Qualifications into certificates/licenses, language, math, other skills. But we have a separate Skills section for skills & abilities, computer skills. So Qualifications could contain certificates, language, math. Skills could contain the other skills and computer skills. Let's decide: Qualifications section: Certificates & Licenses, Language Skills, Mathematical Skills. Skills section: Skills & Abilities (the list of other skills) and Computer Skills. But we also have "Skills & Abilities" heading in original; we can treat that as Skills. Thus: Qualifications: - Quality related certifications preferred. - Satisfactory completion of forklift training program preferred. - English (reading, writing, verbal); Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. - Intermediate level mathematical skills to verify quantities, count inventory, etc. Skills: - Effective communication skills. - Good supervisory and people skills. - Ability to develop work instructions, procedures, and visual aids to support the operation. - Work extra hours as dictated by business needs. - Train and/or certified in common inventory management, methodologies and tools like six-sigma and lean. - Ability to develop and sustain effective and energized working relationships with leaders to influence and align people at all levels. - Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor, and support project team members to learn and master continuous improvement concepts and skills in an indirect supervisory relationship. - Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills. - Must be analytical and result orientated. - Must be able to foster continuous improvement. - Strong computer skills and MS Office Applications. - Familiarity with quality systems and tools (QMS, CAPA, audit frameworks). - Proficiency in Excel and data analysis (pivot tables, large datasets). - Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.). - Experience with SQL, data modeling, and data visualization best practices (preferred but not required). Pay: base pay range $97,400.00 – $115,000.00. Schedule: Full Time. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no extra text. We'll wrap each section in

    heading then content: for lists use
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      . We must not include any boilerplate like EEO etc. Let's craft. About the role: we can put the paragraph(s) as

      . Responsibilities:

      • ... each. Requirements:
        • ... Qualifications:
          • ... Skills:
            • ... Pay:

              Base pay range: $97,400.00 – $115,000.00.

              Schedule:

              Full Time.

              Check for any duplicated content: Ensure we didn't miss any substantive info like location: "Location: On site at Chantilly, VA; Gilbert, AZ; Phoenix, AZ, or Fredrick, MD". That's location info. Should we include? The instruction: do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

              or drop it. Location is minor metadata; we could include in a short

              maybe under About the role or as its own paragraph. But we have no section for location; we could add a short paragraph after About the role: "Location: On site at Chantilly, VA; Gilbert, AZ; Phoenix, AZ, or Fredrick, MD." That's substantive. We'll include as a

              maybe after About the role. Also Division: Solutions. Could include. Time Type: Full Time already captured in Schedule. Travel: Up to 40% - that's travel expectation. Could be included maybe under About the role or Responsibilities? It's a detail. We'll include as a short paragraph maybe under About the role. We must preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to include location, division, travel. We can add a

              after About the role: "Division: Solutions. Location: On site at Chantilly, VA; Gilbert, AZ; Phoenix, AZ, or Fredrick, MD. Travel: Up to 40%." Now ensure we didn't repeat job title. Now check for any other substantive info: "Close to 150,000 employees in over 90 countries..." that's company boilerplate; maybe considered generic but it's substantive about company. However instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This company overview may be considered boilerplate but it's descriptive of DSV. Might be okay to keep? The instruction says remove boilerplate; but this is generic company description not specific to role. Might be considered boilerplate. Safer to omit. The "About the role" we already have role-specific description. We'll omit the generic company overview. Now ensure we didn't include any placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML. Let's craft:

              About the role

              This Senior Inventory Specialist, Inventory Control Quality Assurance (ICQA) role is responsible for driving inventory integrity, storage health, and quality excellence across a multi-site 3PL footprint. The position will support sites across DSV’s North American Contract Logistics, High Tech II vertical and influence site operations teams to deliver measurable improvements in accuracy, shrink reduction, and process adherence. Success in this role requires the ability to drive results through indirect leadership and influence, embedding standards and accountability across a highly matrixed operations organization.

              Division: Solutions. Location: On site at Chantilly, VA; Gilbert, AZ; Phoenix, AZ, or Fredrick, MD. Travel: Up to 40%.

              Responsibilities

              • Build capability and consistency across sites through training, tools, and governance
              • Partner closely with: Site Operations Leaders, Engineering & Continuous Improvement teams & Account Management / Customer teams
              • Influence

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