Inventory Control Manager: Optimize Stock & Flow

Empirical Consulting Solutions, LLC; Horsham (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

9 company holidays

Health, vision, and dental benefits

Company paid short term disability and

Life insurance

401K match

FSA

Tuition assistance

Opportunity to learn and grow

Job summary

Empirical Consulting Solutions, LLC is seeking an Inventory Control Manager in Horsham, PA to oversee inventory accuracy, optimize stock levels, and ensure smooth material flow across production. You will collaborate with operations, procurement, accounting and finance to reduce carrying costs and prevent shortages while driving continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in inventory control within manufacturing, plus ERP experience (Acumatica preferred) and strong analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, operations management, logistics or related field strongly preferred.
• 5-8 years of inventory control, warehouse or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment (industrial equipment preferred).
• 3-4 years leadership and management experience
• 3-5 years of ERP experience (Acumatica preferred)
• Working knowledge of inventory management principles, forecasting, and demand planning.
• Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPS a plus).

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain inventory control policies and procedures to ensure consistent practices across all stocking locations.
• Ensure inventory accuracy through ABC-based cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliation processes, and root-cause analysis of discrepancies.
• Analyze inventory trends, turnover, excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory to optimize stock levels, reduce carrying costs, and minimize waste.
• Lead and manage cycle count programs and annual physical inventory activities, including reconciliation and corrective actions.
• Establish and maintain appropriate inventory levels, reorder points, safety stock, and min/max levels to support customer demand and production schedules.
• Manage material availability, including long-lead and imported items, to reduce stockouts and prevent shortages that could disrupt production.
• Oversee inventory transactions and controls related to receiving, issuing, put-away, transfers, returns, and other material movements.
• Establish and monitor inventory KPIs and reporting to measure inventory accuracy, turnover, availability, and overall performance.
• Utilize and expand the use of Acumatica inventory functionality to maintain accurate records, improve transaction discipline, and enhance inventory reporting.
• Lead and develop direct and indirect reports responsible for inventory and warehouse activities, promoting accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee warehouse and material handling activities, including storage, organization, kitting, staging, and movement of materials to support internal production.
• Partner closely with Procurement, Operations, Production, Accounting, and other departments to align inventory and material availability with business needs.
• Support inventory and material planning using historical demand, production requirements, business trends, and forecasts to establish appropriate inventory positions.
• Identify and implement opportunities to reduce inventory investment and improve turnover while maintaining production efficiency and required service levels.
• Support inventory valuation, month-end close, audit requirements, and other inventory-related financial and operational activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Inventory management

Forecasting

Demand planning

Excel

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Acumatica ERP

Job description

Empirical Consulting Solutions, LLC is seeking an Inventory Control Manager in Horsham, PA to oversee inventory accuracy, optimize stock levels, and ensure smooth material flow across production. You will collaborate with operations, procurement, accounting and finance to reduce carrying costs and prevent shortages while driving continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in inventory control within manufacturing, plus ERP experience (Acumatica preferred) and strong analytical