Inventory Manager

Johns Hopkins; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 79,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Real benefits

St. Louis flexibility

Job summary

Johns Hopkins in St. Louis, MO seeks an Inventory Manager to balance long-term strategic thinking with disciplined execution on near-term priorities.

The headline salary ranges from $79,000 to $124,000, reflecting ownership of forecasting, budgeting, and data-driven recommendations that influence executive decisions. You will own the EDI forecasting model, reforecast mid-quarter, stress test scenarios, establish reporting cadences, and collaborate with sales, product, and finance.

Qualifications

• Critical thinking and independent judgment required.
• Clear written communication.
• Ability to stay calm under feedback-driven chaos.

Responsibilities

• Conduct competitive research and synthesize insights for executive decisions
• Support Inventory Manager leadership with data-driven recommendations
• Own the EDI model that everyone quietly trusts to forecast next quarter
• Reforecast mid-quarter when the MO numbers stop matching the plan
• Stress-test the forecast against the MO scenario nobody wants
• Broker tradeoffs when sales, product, and finance want three different things in St. Louis
• Establish reporting cadences that give stakeholders timely visibility
• Audit existing processes and recommend high-impact improvements

Skills

Critical thinking

Independent judgment

Written communication

Calm under pressure

Job description

The right Inventory Manager will balance long-term strategic thinking with the discipline to execute on near-term priorities. The headline is $79,000 - $124,000, but the story is ownership — business work you steer at Johns Hopkins after just 8 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct competitive research and synthesize insights for executive decisions
• Support Inventory Manager leadership with data-driven recommendations
• Own the EDI model that everyone quietly trusts to forecast next quarter
• Reforecast mid-quarter when the MO numbers stop matching the plan
• Stress-test the forecast against the MO scenario nobody wants
• Broker tradeoffs when sales, product, and finance want three different things in St. Louis
• Establish reporting cadences that give stakeholders timely visibility
• Audit existing processes and recommend high-impact improvements

What You'll Bring

• Comfort being measured against a clear manager bar
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Calm under the feedback-driven chaos a manager role tends to generate
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain

At Johns Hopkins, a wildly-collaborative team in St. Louis, MO has spent years proving that Accountability and Project Management belong in the same conversation. We hire for character and slow-to-anger thinking, then trust the rest to follow.

Our offer wraps $79,000 - $124,000 around mentorship, real benefits, and the kind of St. Louis, MO flexibility most business roles only promise.

Re-dated this morning, Johns Hopkins continues hiring for the Inventory Manager role.

Got 7 of business experience itching for a new home? This is the door.