Senior Inventory Operations Specialist

Perk.com Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Barcelona

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Define and implement operational standards that reduce routine workload and enhance reliability across global inventory systems and markets, leading retrospectives to drive scalable process improvements.
• Balance short-term execution with long-term strategic goals, setting ambitious OKRs and identifying when diminishing returns require reallocation of focus to maximize business impact.
• Formulate analytical questions to uncover root causes and trends in inventory data, synthesizing complex insights into clear, actionable recommendations that inform product and operational strategy.
• Anticipate the impact of market shifts, product updates, and supplier changes on inventory performance, influencing product roadmaps and technical standards to ensure scalability across regions.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on automation, monitoring, and workflow optimization that span multiple teams, owning the narrative for senior stakeholders by linking operational outcomes to business objectives.
• Champion AI-first thinking by identifying manual processes ripe for AI-driven redesign, coaching peers on AI adoption, and translating AI capabilities into measurable improvements in efficiency and accuracy.
• Design governance frameworks and scalable systems that prevent recurring issues rather than merely reacting to them, ensuring consistent quality in travel and spend content across global markets.
• Serve as a mentor and influence without formal authority, raising the bar for team performance through coaching, feedback, and knowledge sharing in a senior individual contributor role.
• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs with transparency and presence to executive stakeholders using data-backed narratives that align operational work with company-wide goals.
• Maintain deep expertise in inventory systems, GDS, APIs, supplier content flows, and booking infrastructure, using this knowledge to anticipate ecosystem-wide ripple effects from changes.
• Drive continuous improvement in inventory accuracy and reliability by embedding quality controls into operational workflows and collaborating with product and engineering teams to refine tooling.
• Act as a bridge between operations, product, and engineering teams to ensure inventory systems evolve in alignment with business needs and technological capabilities.
• Ensure all operational frameworks are adaptable to diverse markets while maintaining global consistency in data quality and supplier content standards.
• Translate technical constraints and opportunities into strategic operational decisions that enhance platform performance and user experience for enterprise customers worldwide.

🎯 Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in operations, travel technology, or supplier management with a track record of increasing scope and cross-functional impact
• Expert knowledge of inventory systems, GDS, APIs, supplier content flows, and booking infrastructure
• Proven ability to design scalable frameworks and governance models that prevent recurring issues
• Experience mentoring others and raising team standards without formal management responsibility
• Strong executive communication skills with ability to craft data-backed narratives for senior stakeholders
• Strategic thinking skills that connect operational work to business outcomes and enable confident trade-off decisions

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a global team of over 1,800 people across 12 offices
• English is the official office language
• Relocation support available for candidates from anywhere in the world
• In-person work requirement of 3 days per week at the Barcelona office

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Onsite

Degree Required

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About Perk.com Inc.

Perk.com Inc. operates a cloud-based employee rewards and recognition platform that lets employers allocate points redeemable for merchandise, gift cards and experiences. The SaaS product integrates with HRIS and collaboration tools to automate milestone and peer-to-peer awards, provide analytics on engagement, and manage global tax-compliant fulfillment. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company serves mid-market to Fortune 500 clients seeking to reduce turnover and reinforce culture through real-time recognition programs.

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