Inventory Specialist

CareFirst Medical; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 61,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

CareFirst Medical in Asheville, NC is seeking an Inventory Specialist to optimize SKU management, coordinate freight forwarding, and drive growth across the local market and beyond. You will own deliverables, mentor teammates, and thrive in a high-trust team environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on budgeting, process discipline, and clear, proactive communication. A mid-level professional with 3+ years in a similar role will fit well, with room to grow within the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years operating in a similar Inventory Specialist position.
• Solid SKU Management grounding, plus Freight Forwarding you can pick up on the fly.
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny.
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later.
• Mid-level mastery of Logistics Coordination, validated by people who'd hire you again.
• An Asheville grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly.

Responsibilities

• Identify growth opportunities in the Asheville, NC market and beyond
• Oversee budgeting cycles and hold teams accountable to spending targets
• Author the playbook so the next Inventory Specialist doesn't start from a blank page
• Champion process improvements that scale with CareFirst Medical growth
• Walk a full-time client through renewal terms that keep both sides whole
• Coordinate annual planning and resource allocation across teams
• Build the 5-quarter view that survives contact with reality
• Stand up the operating cadence that keeps Asheville, NC teams rowing the same direction

Skills

SKU Management

Freight Forwarding

Communication Skills

Logistics Coordination

Asheville Local

Job description

Bring your EDI to CareFirst Medical and aim it at problems that move revenue, not just problems that move pixels on a dashboard. A $61,000 - $92,000 full-time role for a mid-level professional ready to own deliverables and grow within a high-trust team.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify growth opportunities in the Asheville, NC market and beyond
• Oversee budgeting cycles and hold teams accountable to spending targets
• Author the playbook so the next Inventory Specialist doesn't start from a blank page
• Champion process improvements that scale with CareFirst Medical growth
• Walk a full-time client through renewal terms that keep both sides whole
• Coordinate annual planning and resource allocation across teams
• Build the 5-quarter view that survives contact with reality
• Stand up the operating cadence that keeps Asheville, NC teams rowing the same direction

What You'll Bring

• Roughly 3+ years operating in a similar Inventory Specialist position
• Solid SKU Management grounding, plus Freight Forwarding you can pick up on the fly
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• Mid-level mastery of Logistics Coordination, validated by people who'd hire you again
• An Asheville grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly

The founders of CareFirst Medical left bigger companies to build something fast-growing in Asheville, and business has been better for it. Our team in NC keeps a running list of what we'd do differently, and we actually act on it.

Take home $61,000 - $92,000, build your Freight Forwarding under a mentor, lean on benefits, and shape a full-time week that finally fits.

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