Inventory Optimization Lead – Electronics & Hardware

Arrow International Inc; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow International Inc. is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee inventory control, planning, and service levels across eGaming, hardware, equipment and related components.

You will drive initiatives to reduce inventory while boosting throughput and accuracy as the SAP transition progresses. The role requires deep data analysis, process improvement, and the ability to design reporting tools that empower cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in engineering, business, supply chain, systems, programming, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing, distribution, or materials planning environment.
• Experience at a manager, director, or senior leadership level with demonstrated success reducing inventory, lowering operational expense, improving throughput, and improving service.
• Strong ERP experience required; SAP experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with AS/400, Query, PRMS, or other integrated manufacturing systems is a plus.
• Strong understanding of inventory control, materials planning, purchasing, scheduling, forecasting, MPS, MRP, and DRP.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
• Experience building reports, extracting data, analyzing inventory trends, and improving planning tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must enjoy working with data, solving problems, improving systems, and helping teams make better business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory levels across eGaming, hardware, equipment, and related product/component categories.
• Develop and automate reports to track inventory, service levels, demand, transfers, and progress against targets.
• Support SAP transition efforts by improving inventory control, planning processes, system accuracy, and reporting structure.
• Analyze inventory levels, usage trends, warehouse balances, and service performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with manufacturing, purchasing, planning, warehouse, and operations teams to improve inventory turns, reduce excess inventory, and prevent out-of-stock issues.
• Support planning systems and processes, including forecasting, MPS, MRP, and DRP.
• Review inventory targets and planning parameters to ensure proper stocking levels across warehouses and product lines.
• Help design and maintain reporting tools that improve coordination between manufacturing, supply, demand, and customer requirements.
• Create, maintain, and audit system data to improve inventory accuracy and reporting integrity.
• Train team members on inventory processes, reporting procedures, system changes, and proper data entry.
• Travel to warehouse or distribution locations as needed to support inventory audits, physical counts, training, and process reviews.

Skills

Report building & data analysis

Inventory planning

Excel

ERP experience

SAP experience

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

AS/400

Query

PRMS

Job description

Arrow International Inc. is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee inventory control, planning, and service levels across eGaming, hardware, equipment and related components.

You will drive initiatives to reduce inventory while boosting throughput and accuracy as the SAP transition progresses. The role requires deep data analysis, process improvement, and the ability to design reporting tools that empower cross-functional teams.