Inventory Control Manager

The Inventory Control Manager will play a pivotal role in implementing and enforcing inventory controls, developing policies, and collaborating with various departments to streamline operations. They will be responsible for identifying and minimizing financial impacts associated with missing, damaged, excess, and obsolete inventory while providing regular key performance indicator (KPI) information to all levels of management. The ideal candidate will be analytical, capable of multitasking, and proficient in Excel.

This role requires a proactive self-starter who can work independently with little to no supervision and is willing to work one Saturday a month to support inventory operations.

Essential Duties and Tasks

• Develop, implement, and maintain new and/or established inventory control processes, procedures, and work methods in accordance with industry standards, department and company objectives, and internal policies and requirements.
• Manage and coordinate regular cycle counts and cycle counters.
• Maintain timely communication and coordinate with the appropriate person(s) and/or department(s) to continuously improve inventory accuracy.
• Maintain awareness of current activities and issues.
• Manage, prepare, and conduct annual physical inventories.
• Compile KPIs on operational performance and warehouse productivity.
• Work to improve operational performance by managing the slotting of housed product.
• Determine the root cause of inventory discrepancies by reviewing transactions and implementing remediation.
• Investigate errors and work with related departments to streamline processes.
• Be the liaison between Operations, Sales, Accounting, and Customer Service to resolve inventory issues by implementing controls and taking corrective action when needed.
• Investigate and help resolve inventory discrepancies and create an action plan to ensure that inventory matches available stock.
• Perform significant process review of frequent issues and process mapping remediation.
• Maintain quality assurance records.
• Coordinate with Human Resources in all aspects of employee relations, including but not limited to: employee interviewing, hiring, coaching, counseling, progressive disciplinary action, complaints, scheduling, training, and development.

Qualifications & Skills

• Must have experience directly managing a team of at least 10 employees.
• Proven experience in inventory management or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Macros).
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience with ERP and inventory management systems (SAP, Oracle, Net Suite preferred).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently with little to no supervision.
• Knowledge of principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, best practices, and coordination of people and resources.
• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, regulations, and strategies to promote a safe environment.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and standard operational procedures.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers, vendors, the executive team, or employees.
• Strong mathematical skills, including calculating discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to question preconceived notions, helping identify issues or areas for improvement.
• Use data and information analysis to perform root-cause analysis on quality issues and increase accuracy and efficiency in operations.
• Conduct timely research on discrepancies and breakdowns in processes through the supply chain cycle.
• Work with cross-functional teams to design solutions to identified issues.

Experience & Education

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an inventory control environment and/or supply chain management.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint for data analysis…