Inventory Manager

Carlyle Group; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Health coverage

Paid growth time

Contract arrangement that respects you

Job summary

Carlyle Group seeks an Inventory Manager in Huntsville, AL to bring Coaching and Customs Clearance expertise and help leadership anticipate challenges. The role offers a $76,000 - $126,000 salary range and emphasizes strong Incoterms knowledge and data-driven decision making.

You will interface with Spend Analysis and Just-In-Time teams to optimize outcomes. Ideal candidates have ~6+ years in a related business role, with proven communication skills and the ability to adapt under Huntsville

Qualifications

• 7 years of Incoterms experience.
• Hands-on business experience is required.
• Comfort presenting to a large audience.

Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks and unclog them in the standup.
• Own the math behind inventory commitments to customers.
• Coordinate between Spend Analysis and Just-In-Time teams.
• Negotiate vendor terms that work in practice.
• Size the customer segment Carlyle Group targets.

Skills

Incoterms knowledge

Tools

Blue Yonder

Job description

Bring your Coaching and Customs Clearance expertise to Carlyle Group as our next Inventory Manager and help leadership see around corners. Lay it bare: contract Inventory Manager, $76,000 - $126,000, 7 years of Incoterms, and a seat where Carlyle Group decisions get shaped.

Key Responsibilities

• Spot the bottleneck nobody mentions in the standup and unclog it
• Push a business pilot past the part where most pilots die
• Read the Growth Mindset signals early enough to steer before the quarter closes
• Own the math behind every Inventory Manager promise made to a customer
• Sit between Spend Analysis and Just-In-Time teams as the person who makes the call
• Negotiate vendor terms that look solutions-focused on paper and hold up in practice
• Pin down the unit economics before Carlyle Group pours fuel on growth
• Find the customer segment Carlyle Group keeps overlooking and size the prize

What You'll Bring

• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Around 6+ years of hands-on experience in a business role
• Comfort presenting to an AL-wide audience without a script
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Huntsville, AL deadlines bring
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Demonstrated calm when a Huntsville, AL client changes scope mid-stream

Carlyle Group builds business tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Huntsville, AL, and with a design-led respect for the craft. We'd rather coach a scrappy-but-steady learner than babysit a brilliant jerk, every single time.

The number is $76,000 - $126,000; the rest is

• mentorship
• health coverage
• paid growth time
• a contract arrangement that respects your evenings

Reopened and refreshed, the search for a manager candidate runs hot today.

Pair your Blue Yonder with our Spend Analysis-heavy team and watch what Carlyle Group can build.