Team Manager - Inventory

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 a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen products reach food suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.

What you’ll Do

We are seeking an experienced Inventory Team Manager to lead and oversee all inventory operations within our Spearwood Operation. This role is responsible for ensuring the 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.

Roster: Monday – Friday Day Shift

Key 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, 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.

What Experience and Education You Need.

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

What We Offer

At Americold, we recognise that our people are critical to our success. In return for your leadership and expertise, we offer:

• The opportunity to lead a significant, complex operation within a successful and growing global organisation
• A value-driven culture centred on safety, integrity, teamwork and giving back to the communities in which we operate
• A role with genuine autonomy, influence and long-term career development opportunities
• Access to Fitness Passport, supporting your health and wellbeing
• Structured internal training and development programs to support your growth as a leader
• Novated leasing options
• Paid parental leave, supporting you and your family during life’s important moments

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.