Inventory Control Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of approximately 20 inventory professionals through two Inventory Supervisors, establishing performance expectations, accountability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own inventory accuracy, visibility, and control for Raw Materials, Work-in-Process (WIP), and Finished Goods across warehouse, staging, and production operations.
• Manage cycle count programs, physical inventories, inventory audits, inventory reconciliation activities, and corrective action plans to ensure inventory accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee WMS inventory accuracy and transaction integrity, ensuring timely and accurate inventory transactions across receiving, put away, storage, picking, transfers, production consumption, and returns.
• Lead investigations into inventory discrepancies, inventory variances, material shortages, and transaction errors while implementing sustainable corrective actions.
• Establish and enforce inventory control policies, procedures, and governance standards to support operational and financial objectives.
• Drive FIFO compliance, inventory traceability, and material flow optimization to reduce inventory aging, material handling, and inventory-related disruptions.
• Own RFID governance, compliance, and inventory tracking processes to improve inventory visibility and traceability.
• Partner with Finance to support inventory valuation, audit readiness, financial reconciliation, inventory controls, and period-end reporting activities.
• Collaborate with Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and Warehouse Operations to improve inventory performance, material availability, and production support.
• Support inventory master data accuracy by partnering with cross-functional teams to standardize SKU and part number structures, eliminate duplicate material records, and improve supplier data quality.
• Develop, monitor, and report inventory KPIs including inventory accuracy, WMS accuracy, cycle count compliance, FIFO compliance, inventory adjustments, RFID compliance, and material shortages.
• Lead inventory review meetings, root cause analysis activities, and continuous improvement projects focused on inventory control, traceability, and operational performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Required: 8+ years of inventory control, materials management, warehouse operations, or manufacturing experience.
• Required: 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams.
• Required: Experience managing Raw Material, WIP, and Finished Goods inventory.
• Required: Strong knowledge of inventory accuracy, cycle counting, FIFO, inventory reconciliation, and audit controls.
• Required: Experience with ERP, WMS, RFID, and inventory tracking systems.
• Required: Proven ability to partner with Finance, Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Operations.
• Required: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• PREFERRED: APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, CLTD).
• PREFERRED: Lean Six Sigma certification.
• PREFERRED: Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• PREFERRED: Experience leading inventory accuracy and continuous improvement initiatives.