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Inventory Management Manager

At AFC (Automotive Finance Corporation) we fuel the entrepreneurial dream in our community. For more than 35 years, we've been committed to making dreams come true for independent car dealers. AFC's finance solutions work with more than 12,000 independent dealerships across North America freeing up cash flow to give them more time to focus on building their business. Our solutions amplify purchasing power so dealers can stock their dealership lot with vehicles their customers seek.

AFC's core values are: Elevating Relationships, Powered by Passion, Vision-driven, and Dedicated to You.

Location: This role will be hybrid from the Carmel, Indiana office a few days a week.

We're looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical, outstanding people developer, who embraces change and elevates relationships to assist the AFC Branch locations deliver our financial services to our customers (dealers). This individual will lead and develop members of the Inventory Management Team, which utilizes the dealer floorplan audit process to identify and manage AFC customer risk issues and performance trends. During this process, the Inventory Management Manager will oversee audit reviews for risk-based disposition and be the primary point of contact for audit escalation issues. This person oversees team communication of audit findings and performance to AFC Risk Management and Field teams while assisting in developing action plans to rehabilitate unsatisfactory performance where necessary. They will utilize their strong understanding of AFC operations related to process improvement and best practices to related audit processes. Primary contact with AFC sub-contractors who perform the inventory auditing in the US and Canada for scheduling and performance issues.

You Will:

• Use leadership and management skills to develop and train members of the Corporate Inventory Management team to improve inventory reconciliation performance with a focus on prompt, accurate, and courteous service to both internal and external customers.
• Execute the company vision to effectively oversee the Dealer Inventory Audit process for identifying, managing and making recommendations on AFC customer risk issues and performance trends to Corporate Risk staff and Field Teams. Help drive adoption and socialization of company risk mitigation initiatives.
• Develop a thorough understanding of AFC policies and procedures relative to the Dealer Floorplan Inventory Audit process, staff development and other AFC operational policies. Assist in the training of new and existing Field staff on AFC audit policy and procedures.
• Effectively utilize and train your team to review AFC dealer reporting tools (i.e. Tableau, PAW, RADAR) during the inventory audit reconciliation process to identify and report risk issue indicators to Corporate staff and Field Teams.
• Coordinate inventory audits scheduling based on AFC strategy and goals with respective sub-contractors that complete inventory auditing in the US and Canada. Primary contact to communicate and address issues with sub-contractors who perform the inventory auditing.
• Drive process improvement and best practices relating to the AFC inventory audit processes and policy. Coordinate, analyze and communicate inventory audit feedback and expectations to internal and external customers to improve performance and compliance with AFC policies.
• Work across major functional areas such as Collections, Credit, Training and other company teams to help drive company business performance of the strategic goals. This person will be passionate about working with others in the company and with our sister companies.
• Serve as the primary team liaison for corporate departments, such as Compliance, Operations, Training, Finance, etc., to ensure timely responses are provided to complete initiatives and requests for information.
• Use spreadsheets and other automated or manual processes to prepare required documentation and reports.
• Travel and other duties as needed and/or assigned.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, or Finance preferred.
• Four (4) or more years of experience in automotive, financial services or related industry required.
• Two (2) years of prior leadership experience is required.
• The qualified candidate will have a basic understanding of financial statements as well as a passion to lead people, projects, and budgets. May be required to manage multiple sites.
• This person will demonstrate the ability to elevate relationships through leadership and communication skills.
• Computer skills, CRM familiarity and standard office equipment knowledge required.
• Motor vehicle operator (required).

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US)
• Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match
• Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time
• Paid maternity and paternity leave (US)
• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US)
• Robust Employee Assistance Program
• Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer
• Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs
• Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization
• Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement