Inventory Solution Specialist - Charlotte

HD Supply; North Carolina; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

HD Supply is seeking a field-based Inventory Specialist to manage inventories, coordinate projects, and train customers across assigned sites in North Carolina. The role requires hands-on counts, audits, and replenishment activities, with frequent travel to customer locations.

You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize inventory solutions, reduce excess stock, and ensure accurate stock levels while communicating insights to leadership and customers.

Qualifications

• Experience with inventory management, cycle counts, audits, and stock reconciliation.
• Background in retail, DC, warehouse, or supply chain operations.
• Strong project coordination and customer-facing experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, and proficiency with Office and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently in a field-based role and manage multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to annual sales and profitability targets through inventory audits, replenishment, and customer training for inventory programs within the territory.
• Performs project management and coordination on inventory projects between internal and external customers.
• Drives business growth within the territory by serving as a point-of-contact for inventory managed solutions.
• Manages disposition of inventory at customer sites to reduce excess, dead stock, and discontinued items.
• Audits and replenishes inventory to maintain stock levels and resolves inventory discrepancies.
• Assists with implementation and setup of new inventory managed solutions at customer sites.
• Works with cross-functional sales teams as SME for inventory solutions tasks.
• Helps train new hires, vendors, customers, and other areas on inventory solutions.
• Presents to customers and leadership on market conditions and concerns.
• Demonstrates data analysis methods by resolving missing or inconsistent information.
• Work review typically involves supervisor or customer review of output.
• Requires intermittent physical exertion and occasional heavy lifting; travel is local and overnight trips are less than 10%.
• Typically 2-5 years of related experience or MS/MA with 2-4 years in related field.

Skills

inventory management

cycle counts

inventory audits

stock reconciliation

project coordination

customer-facing

Excel

Outlook

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

Position requires regular travel via personal vehicle within assigned area ***

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with inventory management, cycle counts, inventory audits, and stock reconciliation.
• Background in retail, distribution center (DC), warehouse, or supply chain operations.
• Strong project coordination and customer-facing experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently in a field-based role, managing multiple priorities and customer sites.
• Reliable transportation and willingness to travel locally to conduct inventory counts, audits, and customer visits.

• Contributes to annual sales and profitability targets by performing inventory audits, replenishment, and customer training for inventory management programs within assigned territory. Performs project management and coordination on inventory projects between internal and external customers.
• Drives business growth within territory with new and existing customers by serving as a point-of-contact for inventory managed solutions, including performing inventory audits, sourcing and ordering products, and project managing new inventory solutions.
• Manages and facilitates the disposition of inventory at customer sites by reducing exposure to excess stock, dead stock, and discontinued items.
• Audits and replenishes inventory to maintain stock levels, resolves customer issues related to inventory adjustments and discrepancies, and ensures compliance with established internal control procedures.
• Assists with the implementation and setup of new inventory managed solutions at customer sites, including designing inventory solutions, receiving product, and stocking and labeling finished goods.
• Works with cross-functional sales teams as the subject matter expert for inventory solutions tasks.
• Helps train new hires, vendors, customers, and other functional areas on inventory solutions.
• Presents to customers and leadership on market conditions and concerns.
• Demonstrates skill in data analysis techniques by resolving missing/incomplete information and inconsistencies/anomalies in more complex research/data.
• Work review typically involves periodic review of output by a supervisor and/or direct customers of the process.
• Requires intermittent periods during which continuous physical exertion is required, such as walking, standing, stooping, climbing, lifting, and maneuvering material or equipment that be heavy (50+ pounds) or awkward.
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
• Generally 2-5 years of experience in a related field OR MS/MA and generally 2-4 years of experience in a related field.

Our Goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culture that promotes equity, respect, and advocacy for every HD Supply associate. We value the diversity of our people.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.