Inventory Flow Leader — Unlimited Vacation

Buywander; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Paid sick & holidays

Health, dental & vision insurance

401(k)

Opportunity for advancement

Job summary

BuyWander is seeking an Assistant General Manager of Inventory in Chicago (Addison), IL. The role owns warehouse execution and inventory flow, translating business expectations into daily operations and ensuring issues are resolved before becoming emergencies.

The AGM leads supervisors, optimizes labor deployment, and partners with leadership to scale operations while maintaining high standards and integrity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in retail, etail, warehouse, logistics, inventory management, or distribution operations.
• Energized by building from scratch in a growing company with undefined aspects.
• Detail‑obsessed and disciplined about accuracy, organization, and follow‑through.
• Clear communicator who surfaces problems early and informs the right people.
• Comfortable with technology, including inventory systems, barcoding tools, Google Workspace, and dashboards.
• Mission‑driven with a mindset beyond self.
• Experience in resale, returns, liquidation, or high‑volume fulfillment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own truck-arrival readiness, receiving, unloading execution, and inbound freight flow.
• Own processing productivity, throughput, backlog reduction, and product grading and listing execution.
• Own inventory location accuracy, put‑away productivity, warehouse organization, and 5S execution.
• Own picking productivity, pick accuracy, pick-wave execution, and cost-per-unit performance.
• Own the operational flow from pick to stage to customer and ensure proper handoffs.
• Own physical inventory discipline, cycle‑count execution, aged‑inventory identification, and system accuracy.
• Build and execute the daily labor deployment plan and adjust in real time.
• Run daily warehouse startup huddles and monitor backlog, productivity, and recovery needs.
• Own warehouse organization, aisle standards, staging, rack/bin usage, and visual controls.
• Own operational safety within all warehouse processes.
• Directly lead and develop warehouse supervisors and team leads.
• Partner with GM and People Ops on performance management and employee relations.
• Ensure compliance with policies and safety laws; perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Inventory management

Retail/logistics experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Inventory systems

Barcode tools

Google Workspace

Internal dashboards

Job description

BuyWander is seeking an Assistant General Manager of Inventory in Chicago (Addison), IL. The role owns warehouse execution and inventory flow, translating business expectations into daily operations and ensuring issues are resolved before becoming emergencies.

The AGM leads supervisors, optimizes labor deployment, and partners with leadership to scale operations while maintaining high standards and integrity.