Inventory Team Lead, Warehouse Operations

Americold Logistics Limited; Perth; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Americold is seeking an experienced Inventory Team Manager to lead and oversee all inventory operations within our Spearwood Operation. This role focuses on accuracy, integrity, and availability of inventory while driving best-practice processes and continuous improvement across the site.

You will play a critical leadership role, partnering with Operations and the National Inventory Manager to maintain consistent standards and deliver accurate reporting across the region. Monday–Friday Day Shift.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operations or inventory management (minimum 3 years).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop large teams.
• Strong understanding of warehouse and distribution operations.
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Relevant logistics or supply chain qualification (preferred).
• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Inventory Accuracy & Shelf-Life: Monitor aged and short-dated stock, investigate discrepancies, and resolve issues such as receipt errors, quarantine holds, and incorrect put-away. Validate stock-on-hand before operational release.
• Systems & Master Data: Maintain accurate WMS product setup (slotting, allocation, replenishment) and manage in-transit/unslotted inventory to ensure system integrity.
• Cycle Counting & Stock Control: Lead cycle counts to meet national and customer requirements, investigate variances, and address root causes of discrepancies.
• Location & Warehouse Accuracy: Conduct regular location audits and maintain check digit accuracy to improve picking and reduce errors.
• Workflow Management: Manage RF task exceptions, including overdue put-aways, replenishment failures, and unconfirmed receipts.
• Reporting & Stock Issues: Investigate stock discrepancies and out-of-stocks, identify root causes of discrepancies, and report findings with corrective actions.
• Product Recall Support: Trace product history (batch, lot, UBD, PO) and support recall identification and retrieval processes.
• People Leadership: Lead and develop the Inventory Team, drive safety and KPI performance, and deliver training on systems and processes.

Skills

Inventory management

Leadership

WMS systems

Data analysis

Job description

Americold is seeking an experienced Inventory Team Manager to lead and oversee all inventory operations within our Spearwood Operation. This role focuses on accuracy, integrity, and availability of inventory while driving best-practice processes and continuous improvement across the site.

You will play a critical leadership role, partnering with Operations and the National Inventory Manager to maintain consistent standards and deliver accurate reporting across the region. Monday–Friday Day Shift.