Retail Inventory Coordinator

About the role

The Retail Inventory Coordinator plays a pivotal role in driving product availability, sales readiness, and inventory efficiency across STIIIZY's retail operations. This role acts as the operational bridge between forecasting, procurement, and cross-functional teams—including merchandising, operations, marketing, and finance.

Responsibilities

• Allocation & Inventory Management
  • Plan and manage inventory allocation for promos, product launches, and seasonal pushes
  • Develop and maintain replenishment schedules to balance supply and demand
  • Cook 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
• Vendor Management & Procurement Support
  • 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
  • Aid the Procurement Manager in sourcing, contract negotiations, and renewals
  • Proactively flag vendor risks or delays and support mitigation plans
• Cross-Functional Planning & Communication
  • 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
• Other Duties
  • Handle basic issues and problems and refer more complex issues to higher-level staff
  • Diligent, punctual, and ready to work!

Requirements

• Must be over 21 years of age
• Available for on-site operations Monday-Friday
• Work revolves around objectives, projects, and priorities-not hours; 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 at a minimum distance of 50 feet, with or without mechanical assistance

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Skills

• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Coachable, highly motivated, and driven to succeed
• Possesses beginning to working knowledge of subject matter