Strategic Inventory & Operations Lead

Manufacturing Excellence Inc; Port Saint Lucie (FL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Manufacturing Excellence Inc in Port St. Lucie seeks an Inventory Specialist who will directly influence how resources are allocated across the business.

The role focuses on turning data into strategy and leading cross-functional projects that connect operations to outcomes. You will translate vague problems into structured workstreams, draft compelling business cases, mentor teammates, and negotiate vendor terms to ensure practical, value-driven results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of real consequences guiding decisions.
• Ability to mentor or support mid-level teammates.
• 4+ years building trust in a cross-functional setting.
• Strong instincts for reading a room you've never been in before.

Responsibilities

• Decide what a mid-level role should own and where the seams go
• Translate ambiguous business problems into structured, solvable workstreams
• Drive strategic planning and quarterly goal-setting across Manufacturing Excellence Inc business units
• Draft the business case that gets a spirited-and-grounded initiative funded past committee
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs
• Turn messy Order Fulfillment data into an one-page story executives read before coffee
• Negotiate vendor terms that look unhurried on paper and hold up in practice

Skills

5+ years experience

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Job description

Manufacturing Excellence Inc in Port St. Lucie seeks an Inventory Specialist who will directly influence how resources are allocated across the business.

The role focuses on turning data into strategy and leading cross-functional projects that connect operations to outcomes. You will translate vague problems into structured workstreams, draft compelling business cases, mentor teammates, and negotiate vendor terms to ensure practical, value-driven results.