Inventory Manager

About the role

The Inventory Manager oversees and executes all inventory specific initiatives, ensures day-to-day operations run smoothly, and collaborates with cross-divisional teams to achieve organizational goals. This role also provides leadership, training, guidance, and support to the team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and execute all inventory specific initiatives as outlined on the master calendar
• Deliver results and strategic direction by ensuring day-to-day operations run smoothly through the store team
• Work with cross-divisional teams to build consensus on strategic objectives, goals, and operational plans
• Ensure the store is audit compliant and achieves acceptable scores
• Establish and implement operational policies, standards, and procedures for retail staff
• Communicate, work closely, and successfully collaborate with other Managers to achieve the organization's goals
• Manage the inventory team to improve accuracy, training, and execution of operational initiatives
• Take pride in the appearance of the store by ensuring all areas, including restrooms, are consistently clean, safe, and guest-ready

Qualifications

• Minimum 21 years of age (or per state regulations)
• Skilled in Google and/or Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with significant P&L responsibility
• Strong knowledge of retail technology platforms and systems
• Strong analytical skills to assess data, facts, and figures used to develop strategies designed to improve the business
• Minimum 2 years’ experience supervising training, quality, and customer service in retail
• Minimum 4 years’ retail experience, including a combination of front end and/or inventory responsibilities

Competencies

• Customer Obsessed: Dedicated to creating a remarkable experience for both internal and external customers; builds rapport and maintains meaningful and effective relationships creating trustful, authentic connections; viewed as a good listener and is easy to approach and talk to and is often in the know early in any given situation.
• Building Effect Teams: Blends people into teams as necessary to deliver results; creates strong morale and team spirit that fosters a culture of excellence; shares successes and opportunities for improvement in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging and value in the team and in the Company.
• Relationship Building: Viewed as a truthful individual who shares authentic and constructive feedback in a respectful manner in the spirit of being a force for good; builds mutual respect and trust by listening, learning and acting with compassion to encourage others in discovering their genius; takes responsibility for mistakes and offers impactful solutions; recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses; seeks and openly welcomes feedback for continuous improvement and personal growth.
• Functional/Technical Skill: Possesses functional and technical knowledge and skills to perform at a high level of accomplishment; understands how their job function supports being a force for good.

Working Conditions

• This job operates in a professional retail store environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.
• This position requires weekends, nights, overtime as needed, holidays, and flexible work availability.
• May require some travel.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and listen.
• This employee is frequently required to stand or sit for long periods, walk constantly, use hands or feet, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to lift up to 50 pounds.
• May be required to work outdoors and/or during inclement weather.