Inventory Control Lead — Distribution & Compliance

Atlanta Community Food Bank; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlanta Community Food Bank seeks a Manager I, Inventory Management to lead inventory control and reconciliation in a high-volume distribution setting. You will supervise two Restock Clerks and collaborate with multiple departments to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficient operations.

The role requires strong analytical skills, ERP/WMS proficiency, and a track record of process improvement in distribution environments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of inventory control practices, including cycle counts, physical inventory, reconciliations, adjustments, and discrepancy resolution.
• Ability to analyze inventory data, identify trends and variances, and make informed operational decisions.
• Experience using ERP, WMS, inventory management, or similar operational systems (e.g., NetSuite, Waerlinx).
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience investigating issues, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Ability to develop, document, maintain, and improve processes, procedures, and internal controls.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience partnering across operational and administrative teams.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with operational reporting, analytics, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI.
• Understanding of supply, demand, and inventory management principles.
• Experience in distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, grocery, food distribution, or other complex operational environments.
• Experience supporting financial, operational, food safety, regulatory, or compliance audits.
• Demonstrated success driving continuous improvement initiatives and enhancing operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead inventory control activities to maintain inventory accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Oversee cycle counts, variance investigations, inventory adjustments, and reconciliation processes.
• Ensure inventory quantities, lot information, expiration dates, inventory statuses, and other key attributes are accurate in systems.
• Oversee inventory exceptions and actions to minimize waste and risk.
• Monitor inventory expiration, shrinkage, and product loss; coordinate corrective actions.
• Monitor receiving, put away, picking, replenishment, transfer, and shipping discrepancies.
• Serve as SME for ERP and WMS processes.
• Support audits and compliance with food safety requirements and traceability.
• Identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, controls, and inventory performance.
• Partner with IT, vendors, and teams to resolve system issues.
• Support training on inventory system processes.

Skills

Inventory control

Cycle counts

ERP systems

WMS

Excel

Power BI

Data analysis

Team leadership

Audit readiness

Process improvement

Tools

NetSuite

Waerlinx

Job description

Atlanta Community Food Bank seeks a Manager I, Inventory Management to lead inventory control and reconciliation in a high-volume distribution setting. You will supervise two Restock Clerks and collaborate with multiple departments to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficient operations.

The role requires strong analytical skills, ERP/WMS proficiency, and a track record of process improvement in distribution environments.