Inventory Control Manager (Onsite, Fort Worth)
About The Position
At Coastal Trading Ventures, we're building the operational infrastructure to support one of the fastest-growing eCommerce fulfillment operations in the country. We are building our warehouse management system from scratch. Currently, our inventory runs on spreadsheets. We are the fifth largest seller by volume on Amazon, and our Fort Worth facility, 125,000 sq ft today, is about to double within the next year to two years. The Inventory Control Manager will own inventory accuracy through that entire transition, leading a growing team, and the controls designed will be the ones that are kept. This role is hands-on, high-stakes, and genuinely impactful from day one.
Requirements
- 5+ years in inventory control, with direct ownership of a facility that performs assembly/kitting — not just pick-and-pack — including receiving FTL and LTL shipments with mixed pallets and near-identical products.
- Experience leading a team of 10+ in a warehouse or fulfillment environment, including managing through a direct report manager and team lead.
- Ownership of an inventory accuracy program: identifying discrepancies, driving root cause to resolution, and holding the line on data integrity even when it's the uncomfortable answer.
- Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills — able to export raw data from a WMS and use VLOOKUPs/Pivot Tables to find what the system is missing.
- A "floor first" mentality — this isn't a clipboard role. You'll physically inspect pallets, climb ladders, and open boxes to verify counts, alongside your team.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with tier-1 WMS platforms such as NetSuite or SAP.
- Lean Six Sigma exposure or certification.
- Background in e-commerce fulfillment or Amazon marketplace operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of 10+ across inventory control and QA, including a manager and team lead who report directly to you.
- Enforce a strict 3-way match (PO vs. Packing Slip vs. Physical Count) at the dock.
- Own the "grey area" of inventory during production and kitting: track units pulled for a build, ensure they're consumed correctly in the system, and reconcile leftover raw materials immediately.
- Act as the "Data Cleaner" for the upcoming WMS migration — identify bad data patterns in the current custom system and ensure clean, accurate counts migrate to the new software.
- Run root-cause "forensics" on every discrepancy — receiver error, theft, scanning glitch — and fix the process so it doesn't happen again.
- Execute daily cycle counts and audits, through the team, to maintain 99.9% inventory accuracy.
- Tell a Warehouse Manager or Receiver "No, this is wrong, do it again" with professional firmness when the count doesn't hold up.
- Spot where SOPs are broken and rewrite them — architect the process and train the team on it.
Benefits
- Mentorship from experienced operations leadership
- Cross-functional exposure to supply chain, warehouse operations, and catalog teams
- A culture that rewards initiative, curiosity, and follow-through
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
