Inventory Specialist

Energy Innovation Corp; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Fast track to senior roles

Job summary

CloudWave Technologies in Salinas seeks an Inventory Specialist who can transform ambiguity into actionable plans within a freelance-style environment. The role emphasizes turning messy decision data into concise executive briefs and driving adoption of new tools and systems across the organization.

You will define success metrics, negotiate vendor terms, and contribute to hiring alignment while benefiting from mentorship and a fast track into senior business roles on a small, entrepreneurial

Qualifications

• Mid-level freelance experience in Salinas.
• Ability to translate jargon into plain English.
• Proficiency turning data into executive-ready stories.

Responsibilities

• Turn messy Decision Making data into a one-page story executives read before coffee.
• Define success metrics for business programs and report on outcomes.
• Negotiate vendor terms that look growth-minded on paper and hold up in practice.
• Drive adoption of new tools and systems across the organization.
• Sit in on mid-level hiring to keep the org chart matching the strategy.

Skills

Relationship Building

Decision Making

Communication

Freelance experience

Curiosity

Empathy

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

If you enjoy translating ambiguity into actionable plans, our Inventory Specialist opening in Salinas was built for you. The business charter, the $84,000 - $116,000, the 5-year ask — all of it points to a CloudWave Technologies role built for owners, not order-takers.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn messy Decision Making data into an one-page story executives read before coffee
• Define success metrics for business programs and report on outcomes
• Negotiate vendor terms that look growth-minded on paper and hold up in practice
• Drive adoption of new tools and systems across the organization
• Sit in on mid-level hiring to keep the org chart matching the strategy

What You'll Bring

• Real proficiency with Relationship Building, plus willingness to learn Tableau fast
• Comfort with the freelance cadence of a Salinas-based operation
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• Solid Decision Making grounding, plus Power BI you can pick up on the fly
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• Experience at the mid-level inside a freelance role
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly

The team at CloudWave Technologies is small, entrepreneurial, and entirely convinced that Salinas is the best place to reinvent business. We default to writing things down so the whole business team stays in the loop without endless meetings.

Your 5 of experience earn you $84,000 - $116,000 here, alongside mentorship and a fast track into senior business roles.

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