Inventory Control Manager

McLane Company, Inc; Lakewood (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) Profit Sharing

Paid time off from Day 1

Life insurance

Job summary

McLane Company, Inc. in Lakewood, WA is seeking an Inventory Control Manager to maintain inventory levels across the center and coordinate with reclamation and accounts payable teams.

You will lead efforts to ensure system stability, support development projects, and assist merchandising with inventory pickups to win new business. This role requires organization, detail orientation, and teamwork in a fast-paced distribution environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related major required.
• Minimum prior grocery procurement experience of 3 years required.
• Minimum 1 year procurement management experience required.
• Transportation experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with merchandising systems: DCS2000, SSYO, INFOPAC.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Strong reading/writing English for job tasks and safety communications.

Responsibilities

• Manage reclamation processes with third party staff, reclamation centers, and MBIS related to data feeds and timing.
• Maintain system stability; diagnose issues, determine training vs. systems problems, and implement solutions.
• Participate in project development: meetings, requirements, testing, endorsement, and deployment.

Skills

Teamwork oriented

Organized

Problem solver

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related major

Tools

DCS2000

SSYO

INFOPAC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Take your career further with McLane!

The McLane team is the driving force behind our success. A diverse group of professionals, from Sales and IT to Dispatchers and Mechanics, work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. Their dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit are essential to achieving our goals and supporting other teams within the organization. As a member of our team, you'll have the chance to learn from industry leaders, develop your skills, and build lasting connections with colleagues nationwide.

The Inventory Control Manager maintains appropriate inventory levels for all products stocked at the center and determines appropriate stock levels based on historical data and future requirements.

Benefits you can count on:

• Pay rate: $80,000 to $90,000 per year.
• This role is also eligible to participate in the annual incentive plan with a target incentive of 10% of your base annual salary.
• Day 1 Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off begins day one.
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
• Additional benefits: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!

What you'll do as an Inventory Control Manager:

• Manage the reclamation processes to include providing effective communications with third party reclamation corporate staff, reclaim centers, McLane divisions, Central Accounts Payable department, and MBIS relative to chute options, address changes, research issues, and timing concerns of data feeds between the organizations.
• Maintain current systems stability to include effective problem solving and management, evaluation of problem in determining if it is a training issue or true systems issue, opening the problem with the MBISteam, staying involved, following-up, testing and implementing the solution.
• Be involved in project development to include participation in development meetings, creation of programming initiation requests, participation in requirements definitions meetings, involvement in user testing, sign-off of endorsement, and successful implementation and installation.
• Support merchandising and divisions with inventory pick-ups necessary in the gain of new business through working with customer's previous distributor.
• This position has additional duties. Special projects may be assigned at the position supervisor's discretion.

Qualifications you'll bring as an Inventory Control Manager:

• Have a bachelor's degree in business or a related major.
• Have at least 3 years of prior grocery procurement experience.
• Have at least 1 year of prior procurement management.
• Transportation experience is a plus.
• Knowledge and proficiency on merchandising systems such as DCS2000, SSYO, or INFOPAC.
• Be proficient with Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.
  

Fit the following? We want you here!

• Teamwork oriented
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Detailed

Our roadmap. Our story.

We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For our complete EEO and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://www.mclaneco.com/legal/employment/

Primary Location: United States-Washington-Lakewood

Work Locations: DC Northwest, 9611 45th Ave. SW Bldg. 4, Lakewood 98499

Business Unit: GR300

Job: Warehouse

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1st - Day

Employee Status: Regular