Summary

Job Family Group Description - Finance:
Gathers jobs supporting the business through financial services, such as business planning and performance analysis, risk management, tax and administration.

Job Family Description -Business Analysis and Controlling:
Ensures the development and implementation of financial controlling standards and processes. Supports our business by performing financial analysis. Participates in closing budgets and accounts procedures.

Sub-Job Family Description - Inventory control:
Analyzes, forecasts and prepares inventory planning in order to optimize and control inventory stock levels, and meet our customer service objectives.

Job Description

About Kering 

Kering is a global, family-led luxury group, home to people whose passion and expertise nurture creative Houses across ready-to-wear and couture, leather goods, jewelry, eyewear and beauty: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, Ginori 1735, as well as Kering Eyewear and Kering Beauté. Inspired by their creative heritage, Kering's Houses design and craft exceptional products and experiences that reflect the Group's commitment to excellence, sustainability and culture. This vision is expressed in our signature: Creativity is our Legacy. In 2024, Kering employed 47,000 people and generated revenue of €17.2 billion.

Your opportunity

Reporting to Inventory Control Manager

How you will contribute

Macro Objectives

• Ensure existence , completeness and accurate valuation of inventory for the Kering Group Brands. Implement, improve, and execute processes & internal controls that support safeguard of inventory and accurate reporting in Group financial statement.
• We guarantee the existence, completeness, and accurate valuation of Kering Group brand inventory.
• We improve internal controls and implement processes that support inventory safeguards and accurate reporting within financial statements.

• Monitor effectively transactions affecting inventory: good receipts, sales, transfers, ad-hoc transactions, adjustment, price changes and transfer prices updates.
• Effectively monitor transactions affecting inventory: update incoming goods, sales, inventory movements, temporary transactions, adjustments, price changes, and transfer prices.  

• Contribute significantly to the implementation of solutions that will improve inventory control: formalization of month-end closing and Internal control activities in system, roll-out of SAP in Korea, and other initiatives included in the Finance Transformation Project.
• We contribute significantly to the implementation of solutions to improve inventory management: we carry out SAP implementation in Korea, including the system's internal control activities, the formatting of month-end closings, and other initiatives of the Finance Transformation Project.

Sub-Objectives

• Enable continuous  accounting by monitoring effectively transactions every day (eg IC receipt, special transactions, adjustments) and monitoring the permanent synchronization of inventory & accounting modules / systems.
• It enables continuous accounting while effectively monitoring daily (IC receipts, unusual transactions, adjustments, etc.), and permanently synchronizes and monitors inventory and accounting modules/systems.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of month-end closing toward “ fast close ” by executing timely closing activities and certification in System.
• It contributes to the continuous improvement of end-of-month closing for rapid completion by processing timely closing tasks and certifications within the system.

• Ensure effective safeguarding of assets by the performing & documenting in system internal controls over inventory, and overview physical stock-take .
• We ensure effective asset safeguards by implementing and documenting internal system controls on inventory to comprehensively verify physical inventory.

Typical Duties

• Monitor/review transactions – continuous accounting:
• Daily receiving reconciliation to align the inventory receiving data with inter-company statement.
•  Internal [Employee] sales register and monitoring.
• Identify synchronized inventory transaction data from each system such as POS, JDA and reporting tool.
• Transaction Monitoring/Review – Continuous Accounting Tasks:
• Daily receiving adjustment to align inventory receiving data with inter-company statements
• Internal [Employee] Sales Registration and Monitoring
• Identification of synchronized inventory transaction data from each system, such as POS, JDA, and reporting tools

• Evaluate/analyze inventory issues – accurate and analytical conclusions/solutions:
• Monitor errors happening in stores such as STS error etc.
• Set & follow up action plan with brand team
• Issue a periodic evaluation report to brand HQ & local team
• Inventory Problem Assessment/Analysis – Accurate and Analytical Conclusions/Solutions:
• Monitoring errors occurring in the store, such as STS errors
• Establish setup and execution plan with the brand team
• Issuing regular evaluation reports to Brand HQ & Local teams

• Monthly close process – fast close:
• Adhere to monthly closing process for inventory transaction and valuation
• Managing non-merchandise prepaid and expense.
• System / certification of tasks
• Provide finance team with monthly closing for reporting punctuality
• Monthly Closing Process – Rapid Closing Tasks:
• Compliance with the monthly closing process for inventory transactions and valuations
• Non-product prepayment and expense management
• System / Task Authentication
• Proceeding with monthly closing to ensure strict adherence to accounting team reporting deadlines

• Safeguard of assets:
• Report shrinkage analysis bi-annually
• Conduct store and warehouse physical stock take (Merchandise, Non-merchandise)
• System – compliance & internal controls
• Generate / justify / substantiate inventory control transaction as well as review them instantly
• Asset Guarantee:
• Analysis report twice a year
• Conduct actual inventory checks of jewelry brand stores and warehouses (including merchandise and non-merchandise)
• System – Compliance and Internal Control
• Creation/justification/verification of inventory management transactions along with ongoing reviews

• Complete logistics and customs clearance for inter-company shipments
• Verifying and reviewing shipping documents for import & export customs clearance and delivery to be arrived requested time and right locations.
• Closely communicating with various parties, internally (Brands- HQ, region & local teams, Stores, etc.) and externally. (Forwarders, Customs agency, Auditing corp etc.)
• Enable to support both relevant certification and administrative work also develop and provide advanced proposal of logistics process to brands for efficiency.
• Logistics and customs clearance for inter-company transportation
• We verify and review shipping documents to ensure proper import/export customs clearance and delivery to the requested time and place.
• We communicate closely with various stakeholders both internally (brand headquarters, Region & Local teams, stores, etc.) and externally (forwarders, customs, accounting firms, etc.).
• We support all related certification and management tasks, and provide and improve logistics process improvement plans for brands to enhance efficiency.

• Document (in system), train/ed others, update system to understand retail business operation and finance.
• Document (in-system) and update the system to understand training, retail industry operations, and finance.

• Support internal and external audit.
• Supports internal and external audits.

• Participate in and lead inventory control issues of current projects.
• I am taking a leading role in the inventory management issues of the current project.

• The above JDs can be changeable and other tasks may be given
• The above job description is subject to change, and additional duties may be assigned.

Teamwork Objective

• Monitor and report store performance KPIs on inventory control to brand management and store operations. Design and implement collaborative remediation action plans
• Monitor store performance KPIs for inventory management and report on brand management and store operations. Design and execute collaborative restoration action plans.

Long-Term Strategic Objectives

• Contribute to APAC Finance SSC organization progress toward ISO certification on quality & controls
• Contributes to the advancement of the APAC Finance SSC organization toward ISO certification of quality management.

Who you are?

Must have

• Bachelor's degree holder
• 1~3 years' experience in retail business, inventory control is preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, especially in Excel.
• Korean native speaker with fluent written and verbal English skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to effectively communicate with people at all levels.
• Self-motivated and willing to support teamwork.
• Bachelor's degree holder
• 1–3 years of experience in the retail industry, inventory experience preferred
• MS Office programs, Excel proficiency
•  Someone with fluent English skills (writing, speaking)
• Someone who can communicate effectively with people of all levels thanks to excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationships.
• Someone who is self-motivated and can support teamwork

Internal Screening Criteria

• Basic understanding on retail biz, accounting, and overall logistics flow
• Strong analytical and logical skills
• Multi-Tasking, Patience under hard-working environment
• Hands-on mentality
• Proactive attitude
• Basic understanding of retail business, accounting, and overall logistics flow
• Powerful analytical and logical skills
• Multitasking, patience in a hard-working environment
• A practical mindset
• proactive attitude

Why work with us?

Kering is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture,

religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enrich the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent,

both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity

Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.

This is a fabulous opportunity to join the Kering adventure and to actively contribute to the development of the business by becoming part of a dynamic team in a global Luxury Group that offers endless possibilities to learn and grow. Talent development is a managerial principle at Kering, and we are committed to fostering internal mobility. Our common vision promotes leadership skills and helps every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.

Job Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Start Date

2026-07-07

Schedule

Full time

Organization

KERING KOREA LLC