Inventory Manager

Egreenservices; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum in Palmdale, CA seeks an Inventory Manager who starts at the chart and drives toward a decision. You will coordinate planning, translate goals into quarterly roadmaps, and broker cross-functional tradeoffs to move initiatives forward.

The role emphasizes a hands-on, results-driven leader with 8+ years of experience, strong forecasting, and Six Sigma Green Belt. Local presence in Palmdale is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• 7+ years standing behind your own estimates.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a manager capacity.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred near Palmdale, CA.
• Strong bias-for-action and business problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual planning and resource allocation across teams.
• Translate Marathon Petroleum goals into quarterly roadmaps the business team can actually ship.
• Broker tradeoffs when sales, product, and finance want three different things in Palmdale.
• Carry an unfussy business problem from whiteboard to working pilot in Palmdale, CA.
• Decide which Palmdale accounts get the white-glove treatment and why.
• Own the Contract Negotiation model that forecasts next quarter.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Trust-building

Experience estimating

Just-In-Time practices

Problem-solving

Job description

Most analyst jobs end at the chart, but this Inventory Manager role at Marathon Petroleum starts there and pushes toward a decision. What you're really weighing is $106,000 - $165,000 against 7 years, with business ownership and Marathon Petroleum growth tipping the scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual planning and resource allocation across teams
• Translate Marathon Petroleum goals into quarterly roadmaps the business team can actually ship
• Broker tradeoffs when sales, product, and finance want three different things in Palmdale
• Carry an unfussy business problem from whiteboard to working pilot in Palmdale, CA
• Decide which Palmdale accounts get the white-glove treatment and why
• Catch the bias-to-action risk in a contract before legal even opens it
• Own the Contract Negotiation model that everyone quietly trusts to forecast next quarter

What You'll Bring

• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a manager capacity
• 8+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• At least 7 years of standing behind your own estimates
• Proven aptitude for Six Sigma Green Belt, ideally near Palmdale, CA
• 8 years of Just-In-Time práctica, plus a hunger for what's next

Our team at Marathon Petroleum is gently-demanding, collaborative, and proud to call Palmdale, CA home. Trust, transparency, and steady momentum are the three things we protect above all else.

You’ll be supported by $106,000 - $165,000, strong health coverage, conference budgets, and a team that promotes from within.

This req is fresh on our board and getting attention from the hiring team today.