Inventory Solutions Manager

Impel; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Impel is seeking an expert on dealer inventory to ensure inventory shows up correctly on every site from day one. You will support complex launches, troubleshoot live accounts, and design inventory solutions, collaborating with Implementation and Support, and coordinating with inventory feed providers and third parties.

You will own escalations and QA through resolution, review feeds for accuracy including pricing and vehicle data, and help teams interpret inventory behavior with playbooks and

Qualifications

• Hands-on automotive experience at an inventory feed provider or dealer website provider.
• About 6–9 years of relevant experience, including owning complex inventory issues.
• Working knowledge of how inventory moves from DMS to feed provider to website, and where it breaks.
• Ability to review feeds (FTP/SFTP, CSV, XML, Excel) and spot problems quickly.
• Experience managing escalations and communicating status to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Existing, or quickly built, contacts at inventory partners.

Responsibilities

• Get launches right by reviewing inventory requirements, designing the feed and display approach with Implementation, and confirming feed source and first successful sync before go-live.
• Fix live issues at the root by diagnosing missing, stale or inaccurate inventory across the feed, provider and platform; own escalations to resolution.
• Manage partner relationships with regular status meetings and strong contacts at feed/website providers.
• Protect feed quality by reviewing feeds for accuracy and completeness, including pricing and vehicle data, and recommending fixes.
• Make the team smarter by helping interpret inventory behavior and maintaining escalation playbooks.

Skills

Automotive inventory knowledge

Inventory feed coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

FTP/SFTP

CSV

XML

Excel

Job description

We're harnessing the power of AI to transform automotive retailing, one of the largest segments of the global economy, and we've become one of the largest vertical AI companies in the world. Our industry-leading Automotive AI Operating System helps retailers and OEMs unify the entire customer journey--fueling faster decisions, deeper connections, and measurable impact at every step along the way. To date, we've delivered 34 billion shopper interactions, influencing more than $8 billion in Sales and Service revenue across 51 countries. To learn more about Impel, visit impel.ai .

Our Values

Relationships - At the heart of everything we do are the connections we build with customers, colleagues, and communities--rooted in trust, and strengthened through collaboration.

Results - We believe every innovation should be purposeful, every challenge met with strategy, and every outcome drives lasting measurable success.

Inventiveness - We don't just adapt to change; we embrace an entrepreneurial spirit that inspires us to take bold action--pushing boundaries and constantly reimagining what's possible at every turn.

Grit - We have a relentless drive to push forward, overcome obstacles, and seek out new ideas with ambition, energy, and passion--no matter what roadblocks we may encounter.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

You are Impel's expert on dealer inventory. Be the person who makes sure dealer inventory shows up right, on every site, from the first day a dealer goes live. You support complex launches, troubleshoot live accounts and design inventory solutions, working most closely with Implementation and Support. You also work directly with inventory feed providers, website providers and other third parties, and you see escalations and QA through to resolution.

What You'll Do

• Get complex launches right. Review inventory requirements, design the feed and display approach with Implementation, and confirm feed source, partner activation and first successful sync before go-live. Flag blockers early.
• Fix live issues at the root. Diagnose missing, stale or inaccurate inventory across the feed, the provider and our platform. Own escalations from Support to resolution and keep a current log of open blocks, their age and customer impact.
• Run the partner relationships. Hold a weekly (or more frequent) status meeting with inventory partners covering every block and risk, and build strong contacts at feed and website providers.
• Protect feed quality. Review feeds for accuracy and completeness, including pricing, photos and vehicle data. Spot recurring patterns and recommend process or product fixes.
• Make the team smarter. Help Implementation, Support and CSMs interpret inventory behavior, and maintain playbooks and escalation paths for common issues.

Qualifications

Required

• Hands-on automotive experience at an inventory feed provider or dealer website provider
• About 6–9 years of relevant experience, including owning complex inventory issues
• Working knowledge of how inventory moves from DMS to feed provider to website, and where it breaks
• Ability to review feeds (FTP/SFTP, CSV, XML, Excel) and spot problems quickly
• Experience managing escalations and communicating status to technical and non-technical audiences
• Existing, or quickly built, contacts at inventory partners

Nice to have

• Implementation, onboarding or support experience
• Comfort with ticketing tools and basic reporting

You stay calm under pressure, follow through thoroughly and are comfortable owning problems that cross teams.

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