Inventory Control Manager

White Cap Supply Holdings, LLC$80K — $95K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA in a related discipline.
  • 7+ years of experience in inventory management or supply chain operations.
  • Certification may be required.
  • Advanced degree can compensate for lesser experience in specific fields.
  • Proficient in ERP and inventory management systems with strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage inventory to minimize excess and dead stock.
  • Develop solutions for slow or non-moving products.
  • Oversee vendor relations and streamline return processes.
  • Lead and develop the inventory control team.
  • Train associates on inventory systems and support line reviews.
  • Analyze inventory trends and report findings to the field.
  • Manage physical inventory counts and coordinate adjustments.

Benefits

  • Career development opportunities through training and performance evaluations.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Infrequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions.
  • Mostly sedentary role with opportunities for movement.
  • Opportunity for overnight travel (20% to 50% of the time).
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Manage inventory for business including development of solutions. Oversee inventory team.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities
  • Manages inventory by reducing exposure to excess stock, dead stock and write downs. Reallocates and redistributes excess and potential dead stock.
  • Identifies products slow or non-moving and develops solutions. Enters transfers to facilitate movement of materials. Adjusts sell prices if necessary.
  • Manages vendor relations and vendor return process; leverages against forward buys. Analyzes forward buys to reduce exposure to excess.
  • Oversees inventory control team, managing hiring, training and development and performance appraisals.
  • Trains associates on systems as related to inventory. Performs analysis and support line reviews. Responds to questions and provides support for inventory issues.
  • Analyzes trends, determines methods for reporting excess and dead stock to field. Analyzes and researches inventory drift, contrasting inventory value between system and books.
  • Updates inventory lists and researches gains and losses. Manages physical inventory and counts. Performs inventory adjustments researching validity and coordinating adjustments.
  • Supports purchasing group.


Nature and Scope
  • Solutions require analysis and investigation.
  • Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
  • Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.


Work Environment
  • Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
  • Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
  • Typically requires overnight travel 20% to 50% of the time.


Education and Experience
  • Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline.
  • Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field.
  • May require certification.
  • Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience managing inventory, replenishment, or supply chain operations in a distribution, manufacturing, or wholesale environment
  • Demonstrated success reducing excess inventory, dead stock, write-downs, and inventory-related costs through data-driven decision-making
  • Strong analytical skills with experience evaluating inventory trends, forecasting demand, and developing inventory optimization strategies
  • Proficiency with ERP, inventory management, and reporting systems, including advanced Excel or similar data analysis tools
  • Experience leading, coaching, and developing inventory, purchasing, or operational support teams
  • Knowledge of inventory control processes, cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliations, and variance analysis
  • Experience managing vendor relationships, returns, forward-buy programs, and inventory-related negotiations
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively with purchasing, branch operations, finance, and supply chain teams


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