Inventory Manager

Job Description

Title: Inventory Manager

Requisition #: 684347

Location: orlando, FL, US

Career Area: Facilities

Information at a Glance

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Achieve financial objectives by participating in budget process managing key metrics, identifying opportunities, and developing action plans for improvement.
• Manages receiving, warehousing, and distribution per the standard operating procedures by organizing, motivating, and encouraging warehouse staff.
• Procures product by setting a purchasing schedule, coordinating with vendors, and utilizing the warehouse ordering tool to create purchase orders.
• Maintains the warehouse system to reflect accurate par levels of product, inventory level and proper product master set-up.
• Enforces food safety requirements through First-in, First-out (FIFO) product rotation, managing date codes, and ensuring temperature requirements are met.
• Controls inventory levels and product cost by coordinating/conducting weekly physical counts and working closely with Finance Manager to resolve inventory overages and shortages.
• Optimizes inventory by managing, analyzing trends, and improving product days-on-hand, client fill rate metrics, and other key product metrics.
• Safegaurds warehouse inventory by establishing and monitoring security procedures.
• Maintains warehouse layout and slotting both physically and systematically
• Ensure warehouse remains clean and organized and all safety requirements are adhered to and managed.
• Works closely with location management team and regional support team to continuously 25% improve the operations.
• Participates and fulfills objectives and initiatives from Headquarters
• Performs other warehouse, administrative and/or operations duties as required. Directs in-bound and out-bound inventories of merchandise, equipment and supplies to ensure efficient storage and utilization of product. Tracks, reconciles, and orders product inventories for the Market Center to effectively manage out-of-stocks, out-of-date product and weeks-on-hand to fulfill client needs.

Communicates with affected managers and front line personnel regarding any voids, delays or other product changes that may affect a client delivery as well as to discuss alternative product needs where

required to meet client demand. Communicates with vendors as needed to ensure timely delivery of ordered product and equipment. 15%

Manages warehouse workforce that receives, stocks, rotates and pulls product and ensures that work is completed using safe practices. Participates in hiring process for warehouse team. Responsible for the

training, coaching and performance management of each member of the team. 20%

Monitors workflow and ensure proper inventories are pulled for daily routes. Supervises the completion of all daily warehouse work. Models and leads Service STARS culture and safety leadership, and all key

initiatives relating to these core values, to provide a positive Market Center environment. Owns and fosters effective communication at all levels of the organization. 20%

Maintains all business records and documentation as required to include personnel records, warehouse product and asset inventories, route inventory data and vendor sales, contact and pricing communication. 10%

Performs other warehouse, administrative and/or operations duties as required.