Inventory Control Manager-Englewood CO

Smart Foodservice Stores; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pre-tax spending accounts

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a Manager, Inventory Control to lead inventory management and coach a high-performing team. The role partners with Finance and Supply Chain to drive results and safeguard assets, modeling the company’s Beliefs and leadership behaviors.

The incumbent will focus on labor planning, process improvement, and cross-functional problem solving to reduce losses and ensure accurate counts with timely reporting.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in inventory control or warehousing.
• Strong understanding of inventory control procedures.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Labor planning and scheduling of inventory control staff, adapting to labor availability and priorities.
• Coach and develop a high performing inventory team with clear expectations and metrics.
• Apply root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement with cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve inventory losses and implement preventive measures.
• Manage vendor packaging reclamation with buyers for billback or repackaging.
• Oversee non-saleable (suspense) inventory and coordinate with stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Review and approve customer credit requests and drive process improvements.
• Ensure SOX controls with inventory reports, aging, and cycle count completion.
• Foster safety, service, and cost mindset to maintain injury-free associates.

Skills

Inventory control

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Time management

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Tools

Office software

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

The Manager, Inventory Control

The Manager, Inventory Control is responsible for managing inventory and is a leader to the Finance and Supply Chain functions. This role is a key partner, which cross-functionally collaborates with other areas of the organization to continuously improve processes, drive results, and safeguard the assets of the company. This role is accountable for delivering on specific inventory metrics that directly align to and impact key results. In addition to results, this role is a people leader, responsible for building and developing a high performing team. The role models US Foods' Cultural Beliefs and demonstrate critical leadership behaviors to drive the right results through their team in the right way.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Labor planning and scheduling of inventory control staff - Ensure all activities are completed timely, as labor availability and priorities change, utilizing all personnel effectively. Includes prioritizing and delegating ad hoc requests in cooperation with warehouse operations personnel.
• Associate coaching and development - Attract, develop, and lead a highly skilled and motivated team, instilling accountability through clear expectations and performance metrics.
• Apply root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement - Work with cross-functional partners to identify opportunities for improvement and develop/implement best practices/routines. Continuously measure impact and ROI of improvement measures.
• Cross-functional collaboration and influence - Identify and resolve root causes of inventory losses, working with cross-functional partners to problem solve and implement preventive measures. Consistently analyze and report Inventory Adjustments on a weekly basis, with special attention on trends and key variables impacting inventory performance.
• Reclamation of vendor packaging issues - Takes ownership of the reclamation process, collaborating with buyers for billback and/or on-site repackaging of product. Review data and analyze for trends.
• Manage non-saleable (suspense) inventory - Takes ownership of inventory placed into suspense (Fresh to Frozen, recall, damage, etc.) and effectively partners with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely resolution.
• Review and approve customer credit requests; determine root causes for process improvement and prevent duplication.
• SOX compliance - Effectively perform controls such as Inventory report review, open delivery route aging and reconciliation reports and 100% quarterly cycle count completion.
• Lead with a safety, service and cost mindset that ensures that every US Foods associate remains injury free, always. Champion safety procedures, processes and training to create and maintain a safety-first culture in the warehouse.
• Discuss Inventory Clerk performance with Area Directors, Finance and create plans to address gaps. Drive associate engagement, retention, and create a culture that embodies US Foods values.
• Create a cohesive organization by keeping lines of communication open and directing workforce to ensure efficient workflow.
• Build high-performing teams by reviewing staffing requirements and monitoring the interviewing and hiring of inventory personnel. Review performance, coach to achieve productivity and safety targets, and deliver disciplinary action.
• Identify and stop waste - Improve processes to complete work more safely and efficiently.
• Accountable for delivering on our Key Results by collaborating with Operations, Replenishment, Sales, and Merchandising on the Key Outcomes and actions to achieve Inventory Adjustment results.
• Other duties assigned by manager.

SUPERVISION

Management of up to 9 employees depending on market size and complexity.

RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

Works closely across all functions including Ops, Replen, Cat Man, Finance, Legal and other various departments

External

Works closely with vendors, suppliers and third-party consultants, contractors and regulatory bodies

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Onsite : The associate in this role is expected to perform assigned responsibilities inside a US Foods office-based environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years of experience in inventory control or warehousing
• Strong understanding of inventory control procedures
• Excellent analytical skills
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs (Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Demonstrated supervisory experience and time management skills
• Ability to inspire followership of peers and team members
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with timekeeping, warehousing and distribution back-office systems

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.