Inventory Manager

Renew Cannabis Co.; Plainfield (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Renew Cannabis Co. in Plainfield, NJ seeks a highly organized Inventory Manager/Budtender to join our dispensary team. The role combines inventory control with customer-facing duties to support daily operations.

Responsibilities include maintaining accurate inventory records, receiving and labeling products, cycle counts, and ensuring regulatory compliance. When needed, assist customers on the floor and process transactions.

Qualifications

• Experience with inventory management in a retail or dispensary setting.
• Knowledge of cannabis regulations and compliance requirements.
• Ability to process customer transactions and answer product questions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate inventory records and conduct cycle counts.
• Receive, inspect, label, and store incoming products.
• Monitor stock levels and communicate low or high-demand items.
• Ensure proper labeling and storage per procedures and regulations.
• Enter inventory movements into the POS/inventory system.
• Assist on the sales floor as a Budtender when needed.
• Provide friendly, professional customer service.
• Follow all security, compliance, and operating procedures.

Skills

Inventory management

Customer service

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Tools

POS system

Inventory software

Job description

We are seeking a highly organized, dependable, and detail-oriented Inventory Manager / Budtender to join our dispensary team. This position is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory, ensuring compliance with all applicable cannabis regulations, managing inventory receiving and organization, and supporting daily dispensary operations.

The Inventory Manager will also be expected to work as a Budtender when needed, including assisting customers, processing sales, answering product questions, maintaining a clean and organized sales floor, and supporting the team during busy periods.

The ideal candidate is someone who is comfortable working in both an administrative and customer-facing role and understands that flexibility is an important part of working in a fast-paced dispensary environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Inventory Management
• Manage and maintain accurate inventory records for all cannabis products and accessories.
• Receive, inspect, count, label, and properly store incoming products.
• Monitor inventory levels and communicate low-stock and high-demand products to management.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and full inventory audits.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Ensure products are properly organized, labeled, and stored according to company procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of inventory movement, transfers, adjustments, waste, and returns.
• Assist with inventory ordering and product replenishment.
• Ensure all inventory transactions are accurately entered into the dispensary's POS/inventory system.
• Work closely with management to identify inventory issues and improve inventory controls.
• Help prepare for and complete required state or regulatory inventory reporting and audits.

Budtender Responsibilities

When needed, the Inventory Manager will work on the sales floor as a Budtender, including:

• Provide friendly, professional, and knowledgeable customer service.
• Assist customers in selecting products based on their needs and preferences while following all applicable regulations.
• Accurately process customer transactions.
• Verify identification and ensure customers meet all applicable purchasing requirements.
• Maintain knowledge of current products, strains, cannabinoids, terpenes, and consumption methods.
• Keep the sales floor, display areas, and workstations clean and organized.
• Assist with online, pickup, and in-store orders as needed.
• Follow all cash-handling, security, compliance, and operating procedures.
• Assist other team members during busy periods.
• Compliance & Security
• Follow all company policies and applicable state and local cannabis regulations.
• Maintain accurate documentation for all inventory activities.
• Report discrepancies, damaged products, suspected diversion, or compliance concerns to management immediately.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding company, customer, employee, and inventory information.
• Follow all security and access-control procedures.