Retail Inventory Coordinator
This role acts as the operational bridge between forecasting, procurement, and cross-functional teams—including merchandising, operations, marketing, and finance. The Retail Inventory Coordinator ensures the right product is in the right place, at the right time, without overstocking or creating dead inventory. Reporting directly to the Procurement Manager, this position blends analytical planning with real-time coordination and supplier management.
Responsibilities
- Plan and manage inventory allocation for promos, product launches, and seasonal pushes.
- Develop and maintain replenishment schedules to balance supply and demand.
- Coordinate with distribution centers to ensure on-time delivery and in-stock performance.
- Track competitor activity and market trends to refine inventory and allocation strategies.
- Identify slow movers or overstock risks and recommend corrective actions.
- Act as the communication hub between vendors and internal departments.
- Support vendor onboarding, ensuring documentation, compliance, and training are in place.
- Manage vendor delivery timelines to align with internal demand forecasts and marketing calendars.
- Evaluate supplier performance using KPIs like on-time delivery, defect rates, and responsiveness.
- Assist the Procurement Manager in sourcing, contract negotiations, and renewals.
- Proactively flag vendor risks or delays and support mitigation plans.
- Lead planning syncs between merchandising, operations, accounting, and marketing.
- Maintain project timelines and update stakeholders on key milestones.
- Document planning assumptions, risks, and shifts in forecast.
- Support strategic initiatives such as SKU rationalization, new product rollout, or store expansions.
- Ensure planning documents and trackers are accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible to all relevant teams.
- Perform other duties as needed in support of business objectives assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
- Must be over 21 years of age.
- Available for on-site operations Monday-Friday; must be able to work weekends and holidays as needed.
- Willingness and ability to undergo cross-training in various roles within the department as required.
- Prolonged periods of standing, sitting at a desk, and/or working on a computer.
- Able to stand up to 4 hours at a time.
- Ability to work in multi-temperature environments, hot or cool.
- Be able to stand, bend, kneel, squat, and twist for prolonged periods of time.
- Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift 50 lbs. to a minimum height of 5 feet and able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet, with or without mechanical assistance.
- Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.
Skills
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Coachable, highly motivated, and driven to succeed.
- Strong data-focused skill set, including high-volume data entry, Excel proficiency, and basic data analysis.
- Possesses beginning to working knowledge of subject matter.
Pay
$23.00/hour, full-time.
Benefits
- Paid Vacation Time, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Parental Leave.
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- 401k with generous employer match.
- Life Insurance.
- Employee discounts on products and services.
- Competitive compensation and paid training.
About the Company
STIIIZY is the world's largest cannabis market with a footprint covering the entire state of California. Our mission is to provide the ultimate one-stop-shop cannabis experience by offering exceptional customer service and diversified products. We strive to build long-term customer loyalty and share the transformational potential of cannabis with the world. Our product line is one of the best-selling cannabis brands in the market today, claiming the title of the best-selling vape brand across all BDSA-tracked markets and the best-selling brand overall in California. We are expanding our operations across the United States and building distribution networks to bring our products to over 60 countries worldwide.
We value a collaborative and dynamic work environment where employees are encouraged to develop a broad skill set. Our core values are Influence, Inspire, Innovate, Win, & Grow.