Trade Show Inventory & Systems Lead

Jack Morton Worldwide; Oakville; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jack Morton Worldwide is seeking a Trade Show Inventory & Systems Manager to help design, implement, and optimize an enterprise-wide inventory platform supporting global live events. The role blends hands-on inventory operations with technology collaboration to ensure accurate stock, client properties, and reusable assets across locations.

The successful candidate will partner with warehouse, operations, IT, and project teams to translate business needs into practical system improvements,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in inventory, warehouse operations, asset management, logistics, or related fields.
• Hands-on trade show, exhibit, experiential marketing, live event, or similar industry experience is required.
• Demonstrated understanding of trade show inventory, client properties, event assets, equipment, and show-specific inventory requirements.
• Experience working with an inventory management system in a real-world operational environment.
• Experience helping implement, improve, refine, or optimize an existing inventory system.

Responsibilities

• Implement, refine, and optimize the company-wide inventory system based on operational needs and user feedback.
• Serve as a key business and operational partner for the inventory platform, helping identify requirements, priorities, workflows, and opportunities for improvement.
• Translate operational and inventory requirements into clear, actionable requirements for IT and software developers.
• Work closely with developers and technical partners to refine the system, troubleshoot issues, and implement practical solutions.
• Help identify and close gaps in inventory data, including importing and integrating information from locations and legacy processes.
• Support data preparation, cleansing, organization, and migration using tools such as Excel and the inventory platform.
• Continuously improve system functionality and usability based on feedback from warehouse and operations teams.

Skills

Inventory management

Excel skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Tools

Inventory management system

Job description

Jack Morton Worldwide is seeking a Trade Show Inventory & Systems Manager to help design, implement, and optimize an enterprise-wide inventory platform supporting global live events. The role blends hands-on inventory operations with technology collaboration to ensure accurate stock, client properties, and reusable assets across locations.

The successful candidate will partner with warehouse, operations, IT, and project teams to translate business needs into practical system improvements,