Inventory Control Lead — Data-Driven Purchasing & Allocation

Fuse Specialty Appliances and Plumbing; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Specialty Appliances & Plumbing is seeking an Inventory Control Manager to lead our purchasing and inventory strategy across the company. This role focuses on smarter purchasing decisions, improving product availability, and ensuring inventory is in the right locations to support growth.

You will analyze sales trends, manage supplier relationships, and optimize inventory turns across multiple sites. The ideal candidate has strong analytical and leadership skills, experience with Excel and

Qualifications

• Must have experience in purchasing, inventory management, supply chain, retail operations, or related field.
• Strong analytical and financial thinking.
• Experience negotiating with vendors.
• Understanding inventory turns, sell-through, margins, and planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing and inventory strategy across multiple locations.
• Analyze sales trends, inventory levels, and demand to inform buying decisions.
• Identify opportunities for bulk purchasing, vendor discounts, rebates, and programs to improve margins.
• Improve availability of frequently sold products while avoiding overstock.
• Oversee inventory allocation between locations based on sales demand.
• Monitor inventory turns, aging inventory, shortages, and excess stock.
• Build vendor relationships and identify opportunities to improve purchasing terms.
• Lead the Purchasing, Allocation, and Reverse Logistics functions.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Warehouse, and leadership to support business needs.
• Manage the Purchasing team, including hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, coaching, and employee development.
• Use reporting and data to identify inventory risks and opportunities.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication skills

Vendor negotiations

Financial thinking

Tools

Excel

Inventory systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Fuse Specialty Appliances & Plumbing is seeking an Inventory Control Manager to lead our purchasing and inventory strategy across the company. This role focuses on smarter purchasing decisions, improving product availability, and ensuring inventory is in the right locations to support growth.

You will analyze sales trends, manage supplier relationships, and optimize inventory turns across multiple sites. The ideal candidate has strong analytical and leadership skills, experience with Excel and