Traveling Inventory Lead: Counts, Audits & Team Leadership

Lowe's; Town of Orchard Park (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) match

Employee discount

Job summary

Lowe’s is seeking an Inventory Control Supervisor to manage physical inventory across Lowe’s retail, RDC/BDS, and distribution centers. You will lead a team of OIS staff and coordinate with contractors to ensure accurate counts and timely cut-offs using Genesis systems.

The role requires strong operations experience and the ability to drive process discipline while maintaining a service-oriented store inventory environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ extensive experience in operations management and all selling and inventory management systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business or equivalent work experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the physical breakdown of the store into geographic count sections.
• Manage the flow and deliverable for a team of OIS employees (range from 15 to 25) while directing the activity of 1 ASM and a team of Lowe’s associates during the counting process.
• Provide a customer friendly inventory environment for the store to operate while managing the inventory process.
• Demonstrate leadership ability and people skills to direct inventory team members in appropriate actions related to the inventory process.
• Manage the count to exercise appropriate controls unique to the inventory process in achieving accurate counts and cut-offs.
• Explain, direct and manage the inventory team from the store in performing physical counts and reconciliations of counts.
• Manage the systems issues associated and unique to the physical inventory process.
• Display and execute an understanding of store operations policies and procedures to accommodate performing the inventory process.

Skills

Operations management

Inventory management systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business

Tools

Genesis systems

Job description

Lowe’s is seeking an Inventory Control Supervisor to manage physical inventory across Lowe’s retail, RDC/BDS, and distribution centers. You will lead a team of OIS staff and coordinate with contractors to ensure accurate counts and timely cut-offs using Genesis systems.

The role requires strong operations experience and the ability to drive process discipline while maintaining a service-oriented store inventory environment.