Assistant Manager, Inventory

Savvyherb; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Savvyherb in Illinois is hiring an Assistant Inventory Manager to oversee warehouse inventory, support system implementations, and ensure data integrity in line with company policies.

The role requires at least 2 years in inventory control, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. You will train staff, conduct counts, resolve discrepancies, and assist in audits while maintaining compliance with cannabis regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in warehouse management, audit, or inventory control.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Advanced MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) skills.
• Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.
• Must be 21+ and able to register with cannabis commission.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and train staff.
• Execute inventory control measures and ensure accuracy.
• Oversee product receipt and tracking.
• Research discrepancies and resolve inventory differences.
• Support audits and regulatory compliance.
• Track seed to sale for all products.

Skills

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Independent work

Confidentiality

Cannabis regulations

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years inventory management experience

Job description

• The Assistant Inventory Manager oversees inventory activities, supports system implementations, and ensures inventory accuracy and integrity within company policies, earning a $48k annual salary on the 1st shift.
• Key responsibilities include motivating and training staff, executing inventory control measures, managing product receipt and tracking, resolving discrepancies, conducting inventory counts, and ensuring compliance with audits and regulations.
• Minimum qualifications require at least 2 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, and comply with cannabis industry regulations; preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of inventory management experience.
• The role involves physical demands like lifting up to 50 lbs, standing most of the shift, climbing ladders and scaffolding, and working in a warehouse environment with moderate noise and exposure to environmental elements such as dust and pollen.

The Assistant Inventory Manager is responsible for the supervision of the inventory activities for the facility in accordance with the Company’s policies, principles, and procedures. In addition, will support the Inventory Manager in the implementation of new inventory management systems, software, and processes to ensure data and inventory integrity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Motivate inventory team by providing encouragement, being a servant leader, and giving constructive feedback.
• Aid Inventory Manager with new hire training.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and development opportunities to Leads, and Specialists.
• Executes inventory control measures to ensure the company minimizes inventory holding, maximizes stock tracking system, and ensure entry accuracy.
• Ensures incoming product is receipted and managed appropriately according to company procedures.
• Provides support to ensure all inventory differences are identified, researched, cleared within a specified period.
• Mitigates any identified audit deficiencies that are noted by providing training and sustainment support.
• Ensures raw materials are ready and available for cultivation or production processes as and when required.
• Track seed to sale of all products as they leave the facility.
• Liaison with department managers/leads to ensure they understand the value and importance of inventory.
• Conduct a daily review of all inventory differences. Immediately report any discrepancies to the Compliance Manager for further action if it cannot be resolved within a 24-hour period.
• Research and resolve out of balance conditions.
• Mitigate any audit deficiencies.
• Ensure any open audit issues are closed by showing evidence of required sustainment.
• Organizes, manages, and assists in physical inventory counts.
• Monitors all inventory activities of the BiotrackTHC and responds to any discrepancies by notifying the location’s management and investigating the discrepancy.
• Ensures inventory counts are being performed on schedule with acceptable results and the proper documentation is being executed and filed.
• Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years of warehouse management, audit, inventory control or related area.
• Must have reconcilement and research experience.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills specifically with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Skill in managing physical resources (budgeting, inventories, equipment, materials).
• Extensive math skills required for inventory, projections, measurements, calculations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and absolute reliability and honesty.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Good judgment, initiative, attention to detail, drive for change, getting organizational support, building ownership and commitment, making though decisions and developing others.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and able to successfully register with the state’s cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must be able to comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Inventory Management, etc. or 4+ years of inventory management experience.

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 50 lb. Able to stand for 90% of the time. Comfortable with heights, occasionally ascends/descends a ladder to service the lights, filters, trellis netting and ceiling fans up to 25ft. Comfortable working atop and traversing scaffolding, when required. Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity. Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other nature elements. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Work is performed in a warehouse environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

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