Assistant Manager - Inventory

About Ugaoo

Ugaoo is one of India’s leading D2C brands in the home gardening, focused on making gardening simple, accessible, and enjoyable for every household. With a strong digital-first approach and an expanding offline presence, Ugaoo caters to a diverse customer base across the country.

Our portfolio spans live plants, seeds, gardening inputs, pots & planters, and landscaping services. With a significant portion of inventory being perishable and a highly diverse SKU mix, effective inventory management is critical to ensuring optimal availability, minimal wastage, and a seamless customer experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Stock Accuracy and Control

• Conduct daily cycle counts and monthly/quarterly full stock counts at the warehouse.
• Identify and resolve system vs. physical stock discrepancies; post approved ERP adjustments with appropriate reason codes.
• Track damaged inventory, plant mortality, and expiry; ensure timely movement of stock to bad inventory.
• Ensure accurate and timely GRC (Goods Receipt Confirmation) and verify short/excess receipts against purchase orders (POs).

• Slow-Moving and Dead Stock

• Conduct monthly ABC and FMS (Fast-Moving, Medium-Moving, Slow-Moving) analysis.
• Plan liquidation, stock recalls from stores, and inventory rebalancing across branch warehouses and retail stores.

• Reports, SOPs and Team Management

• Prepare daily and monthly MIS reports covering stock summaries, cover days, ageing, stock value, and shrinkage.
• Develop and implement inventory SOPs for receiving, put-away, stock counting, transfers, and returns.
• Guide and train inventory executives at Talegaon and monitor their daily work.

Good to Have:

• Experience handling live plants, nursery stock, or other short shelf-life products.
• Knowledge of bundle/kit (BOM) inventory management and component-level planning.
• Basic knowledge of Python, Power BI, or Google Sheets automation for reporting.
• Experience planning inventory for seasonal and festival peaks, including Diwali and corporate gifting, across retail stores.
• Exposure to stock audits, month-end stock reconciliation, and inventory valuation in coordination with Finance.