Materials Inventory & Warehouse Lead

Charcuterie Artisans

Burrillville (RI)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 105,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Charcuterie Artisans in Burrillville, RI, seeks a Materials Inventory Manager to oversee inventory control, warehousing, and receiving, ensuring accurate material flow and ERP data integrity to support production schedules. You will lead cycle counts, reconcile discrepancies, and coordinate cross-functionally with Procurement, Production, Quality, Finance, Logistics, and Operations.

A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in inventory management with supervisory experience are preferred, with GMP/cold

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in supply chain related field; equivalent combination considered.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in inventory management, warehouse operations, receiving, materials control, or distribution in manufacturing or food production.
Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or management experience leading inventory, warehouse, receiving, or materials teams.
Hands-on experience with ERP systems, inventory transactions, cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, receiving processes, and warehouse reporting.
Experience in food manufacturing, cold storage, GMP-regulated, or audit-driven environments preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily materials inventory management, including inventory accuracy, cycle counts, physical inventory, variance research, and reconciliation.
Manage warehouse and receiving operations to ensure materials are properly received, inspected, labeled, stored, rotated, issued, transferred, and documented.
Maintain material flow to support production schedules, avoid material shortages, reduce delays, and ensure timely movement of raw materials, packaging, supplies, and finished goods.
Develop, implement, and enforce inventory control procedures, warehouse standards, receiving practices, and material handling processes.
Monitor inventory levels, material usage, aging inventory, and replenishment needs to support operational demand while minimizing excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory.
Ensure ERP system accuracy by overseeing timely receiving, transfers, adjustments, consumption, reconciliation, and data entry.
Investigate inventory discrepancies, receiving issues, warehouse variances, and material movement errors; identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
Prepare and review inventory, receiving, warehouse, and material flow reports for leadership and cross-functional business partners.
Partner with Procurement, Production, Quality, Finance, Logistics, and Operations to align inventory availability, storage capacity, receiving priorities, and material flow requirements.
Provide direct oversight, coaching, training, and performance guidance to warehouse, receiving, and inventory control personnel.
Support audit readiness, food safety, GMP, safety, traceability, and internal control requirements related to inventory, warehouse, and receiving activities.
Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to improve inventory accuracy, warehouse organization, receiving efficiency, labor utilization, and material flow.