Fulfillment and Inventory Manager

About the role

Home Place Pastures is a vertically integrated, mission-driven meat company based in Como, Mississippi. We raise, process, market, and distribute high-quality pasture-raised meats while working to build a better food system for farmers, animals, our community, and our customers. The Inventory & Fulfillment Manager is responsible for ensuring Home Place Pastures has the products and supplies we need, when we need them, in the appropriate quantities. This position manages inventory across the facility, including finished products, packaging materials, labels, ingredients, shipping supplies, sanitation supplies, and other operational materials. Equally important, the position also oversees our fulfillment team, DTC order fulfillment, and wholesale order fulfillment. This role is critical to uphold our fulfillment center mission statement: “We deliver the right product in the right condition to the right customer at the right time!”

Responsibilities

• Own inventory management and accuracy across the facility.
• Oversee DTC and wholesale picking, packing, and shipping.
• Lead, schedule, train, and hold accountable fulfillment employees.
• Learn facility’s production and inventory software.
• Manage 3 warehouse associates.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels for finished products, packaging, labels, ingredients, boxes, shipping materials, sanitation supplies, and other operational supplies.
• Establish reorder points and purchasing schedules to prevent shortages while avoiding unnecessary overstock.
• Coordinate purchasing and replenishment of facility supplies with approved vendors.
• Coordinate and manage local delivery route with company van: schedule routes, manage driver, manage vehicle maintenance schedule
• Manage receiving and ensure incoming products and supplies are accurately counted, recorded, and stored.
• Maintain organized freezer, cooler, warehouse, packaging, and supply-storage areas.
• Implement regular cycle counts and physical inventories; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor inventory usage, aging, shrink, and unusual variances.
• Communicate upcoming shortages and inventory needs to production, operations, sales, and leadership.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and provide regular inventory reporting.
• Manage product rotation, lot tracking, and FIFO/FEFO practices where applicable.
• Develop and improve SOPs for receiving, inventory management, storage, fulfillment, and shipping.
• Continuously improve inventory accuracy, organization, efficiency, and accountability.

Qualifications

• Experience in inventory management, personnel management, warehouse operations, purchasing, fulfillment, manufacturing, food production, or a related field.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with inventory systems, spreadsheets, and operational data.
• Experience/aptitude in leading a team.
• Ability to establish systems and hold others accountable to them.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on operating environment, including refrigerated and freezer areas.
• Experience in food manufacturing, meat processing, cold storage, distribution, or e-commerce fulfillment is preferred but not required.

Benefits

• 12 days accrued PTO
• 4 paid holidays
• 3% 401k