Inventory Control Manager

Brothers Desserts; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Brothers Desserts is seeking an Inventory Control Manager to lead the inventory control team and partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and IT to improve accuracy and optimize processes at our Santa Ana facility.

The role focuses on cycle counts, ERP implementation support, data analytics, and continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma principles to ensure GMP and traceability standards are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, business, operations, information systems, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive inventory, supply chain, materials, or manufacturing experience.
• 3+ years of leadership or management experience.
• Food manufacturing, CPG, or high-volume manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation, system conversion, or major ERP upgrade.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Inventory Control team and establish department goals and KPIs.
• Own inventory accuracy, cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliation, and inventory controls.
• Analyze inventory variances, trends, and operational data to identify root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Serve as a key business partner for the new ERP implementation and go-live, including process mapping, testing, data validation, UAT, training, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure inventory master data, transaction flows, locations, units of measure, and system processes are accurate and maintained.
• Develop advanced reports, dashboards, and KPIs to provide actionable inventory and operational insights.
• Partner with IT and business teams to resolve system issues and improve ERP/WMS functionality.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, improve data integrity, and streamline inventory processes.
• Support inventory planning, working capital optimization, and reduction of excess, obsolete, and inaccurate inventory.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, HACCP, SQF/BRC, FIFO/FEFO, and traceability requirements.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Lean Six Sigma

Spanish C2

ERP/WMS knowledge

Reporting dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain/related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

Oracle

NetSuite

Job description

The Inventory Control Manager will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality, Finance, and IT to improve inventory accuracy, optimize processes, and provide data-driven insights that support business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Inventory Control team and establish department goals and KPIs.
• Own inventory accuracy, cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliation, and inventory controls.
• Analyze inventory variances, trends, and operational data to identify root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Serve as a key business partner for the new ERP implementation and go-live, including process mapping, testing, data validation, UAT, training, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure inventory master data, transaction flows, locations, units of measure, and system processes are accurate and maintained.
• Develop advanced reports, dashboards, and KPIs to provide actionable inventory and operational insights.
• Partner with IT and business teams to resolve system issues and improve ERP/WMS functionality.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, improve data integrity, and streamline inventory processes.
• Support inventory planning, working capital optimization, and reduction of excess, obsolete, and inaccurate inventory.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, HACCP, SQF/BRC, FIFO/FEFO, and traceability requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
• 5-7+ years of progressive inventory, supply chain, materials, or manufacturing experience.
• 3+ years of leadership or management experience.
• Food manufacturing, CPG, or high-volume manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation, system conversion, or major ERP upgrade.
• Strong ERP/WMS experience; SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar preferred.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills with experience developing reports and dashboards.
• Strong analytical, technical, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Lean/Six Sigma or continuous improvement experience preferred.
• Spanish C2 (Mastery) and can convey technical concepts and material