Inventory Manager

Leads strategic inventory initiatives and projects related to distribution operations supporting the business operations strategy, improving the inventory management process for nGROUP’s client. Responsible but not limited to inventory profiling, pick density, rack planning, A‑B‑C replenishment optimization, development of accuracy goals, put‑away optimization, and development of demand vs. allocation SLA. Collaborates closely with the operations team and other stakeholders to maintain inventory accuracy and efficiency.

This role is an exempt, salaried position, as defined by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Due to the required strategic collaboration with other people (supervisory) and non‑people management roles and/or while working directly with clients, the daily success of this role depends on consistently meeting and/or surpassing key performance indicators (KPIs), and various service level agreements (SLAs). To achieve what is expected of the role, it is a requirement of the position to cover full shifts, including work time outside of its regular scheduled hours, which includes weekends and holidays.

• Has 3PL, Retail & Wholesale Distribution/Reverse Logistics/E‑Commerce experience. Also, vendor relationships as part of a startup or conversion
• Ability to drive consistent processes utilized throughout the operation that drive increased revenue
• Functions with a high sense of urgency and consistently acts to anticipate potential problems
• Positive trends in safety, production, and quality
• Described as proactive and thorough, “gets things done”
• Is driven with a positive, can‑do attitude in the face of adversity while working towards a solution
• Strong aptitude for training, developing, and motivating team members

• Develops and manages the business strategy improvement roadmap and execution activity across multiple functions related to the strategic improvement plan.
• Partners with IT as needed, aligning the necessary resources to support the inventory improvement roadmap.
• Sets and manages the business inventory improvement roadmap to scale our client’s operations capability, supporting revenue and volume growth expectations.
• Reports out updates daily/weekly to project stakeholders and executive management, providing outlook guidance and resource requirements.
• Processes map inventory, current state activity, and develop and identify improvement opportunity creation potential, improvement work paths.
• Independently works to define project management timelines, solution paths, and project structure to deliver on‑time process improvement solutions.
• Engages with the required functional management teams to gain operations, inventory process insight, and develop and/or implement gap analysis assessments with recommended solutions to minimize and improve accuracy.
• Mobilizes and motivates effective project teams; communicates effectively across teams and the client’s team; reprioritizes as necessary to address changes in the business and/or shifting needs.
• Acts as a primary point of contact for designated projects, facilitating project update meetings, and written communication and reports to inform stakeholders of progress.
• Schedules and facilitates meetings necessary to coordinate and manage inventory projects and other related business requirements.
• Remains flexible in learning the implementation processes to cross‑function within the designated team if there are no open inventory projects.
• Leads local site in a manner consistent with the company’s overall standards.
• Strategizes with the senior leadership team on process improvements if needed, and develops, fosters, and supports the development of the reporting local leadership team.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• 2+ years’ experience in a warehouse setting in an Inventory Manager capacity
• Ability to develop and deliver long and short‑term plans as part of the overall strategy for achieving successful operational goals
• Ability to collaborate well with the client to ensure a strong & trusting relationship is maintained for the life of the…