Defense Inventory Manager — Audit-Ready Warehouse Lead

Kalman and Company; Barstow (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalman & Company is seeking an experienced Inventory Manager to oversee government-owned mission stock and ensure auditable, timely inventory processes compliant with DLA requirements. This onsite role in Barstow, CA focuses on receiving, storage, inventory, and related mission functions under a contract contingent on award and funding.

The position requires coordinating personnel, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting audits and corrective actions to meet performance levels.

Qualifications

• Three years of inventory experience using a government or automated warehouse management system within the past five years.
• Knowledge of Government inventory accountability, discrepancy research, inventory adjustment, denial research, and item-data maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Direct personnel performing physical inventories, cycle counts, and related inventory operations.
• Oversee research and resolution of inventory discrepancies, including gains/losses and item-data maintenance.
• Protect the integrity and accountability of Government-owned mission stock and associated transaction records.
• Monitor inventory performance against contractual Acceptable Performance Levels and implement recovery actions.
• Plan weekly and monthly use of personnel, equipment, facilities, and materials based on workload projections.
• Develop workload estimates, staffing recommendations, schedules, performance analyses, and management reports.
• Use DLA WMS and other Government systems to execute, monitor, document, and validate inventory requirements.
• Support audit counts, evidential-matter requests, transaction tracing, quarter-end cutoff procedures, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.

Skills

Inventory management

DLA WMS experience

Leadership / supervision

Data analysis

Communication skills

Tools

DLA WMS

Job description

Kalman & Company is seeking an experienced Inventory Manager to oversee government-owned mission stock and ensure auditable, timely inventory processes compliant with DLA requirements. This onsite role in Barstow, CA focuses on receiving, storage, inventory, and related mission functions under a contract contingent on award and funding.

The position requires coordinating personnel, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting audits and corrective actions to meet performance levels.