Strategic Inventory & Purchasing Leader

Fuse Specialty Appliances and Plumbing; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Specialty Appliances & Plumbing in Deerfield Beach, FL is seeking an Inventory Control Manager to lead our purchasing and inventory strategy across the company. You will drive smarter buying, improve product availability, and enhance margins by optimizing stock in the right locations.

Responsibilities include leading Purchasing, Allocation, and Reverse Logistics; analyzing trends; negotiating with vendors; and mentoring the Purchasing team to use data-driven insights for better

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, inventory management, supply chain, retail operations, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and financial thinking.
• Experience working with vendors and negotiating purchasing opportunities.
• Strong understanding of inventory turns, sell-through, margins, and inventory planning.
• Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with Excel, inventory systems, and reporting tools.
• Experience in appliances, plumbing, luxury retail, distribution, or a multi-location business is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing and inventory strategy across multiple locations.
• Analyze sales trends, inventory levels, and demand to make informed buying decisions.
• Identify opportunities for bulk purchasing, vendor discounts, rebates, and other programs that improve margins.
• Improve availability of frequently sold products while avoiding unnecessary overstock.
• Oversee inventory allocation between locations based on sales demand.
• Monitor inventory turns, aging inventory, shortages, and excess stock.
• Build strong vendor relationships and identify opportunities to improve purchasing terms.
• Lead the Purchasing, Allocation, and Reverse Logistics functions.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Warehouse, and leadership to support business needs.
• Manage the Purchasing team, including hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, coaching, and employee development.
• Use reporting and data to identify inventory risks and opportunities.

Skills

Purchasing

Inventory management

Supply chain

Leadership

Vendor negotiation

Reporting

Tools

Excel

Inventory systems

Job description

Fuse Specialty Appliances & Plumbing in Deerfield Beach, FL is seeking an Inventory Control Manager to lead our purchasing and inventory strategy across the company. You will drive smarter buying, improve product availability, and enhance margins by optimizing stock in the right locations.

Responsibilities include leading Purchasing, Allocation, and Reverse Logistics; analyzing trends; negotiating with vendors; and mentoring the Purchasing team to use data-driven insights for better