Inventory Lead

Ayr Wellness•Staunton, VA

22h

About The Position

The Inventory Lead supports the Inventory Manager or Supervisor and dispensary staff in supervising and maintaining accurate inventory controls. The role provides leadership, guidance, and support to team members while fostering a positive, upbeat, and respectful environment. It involves regularly comparing physical quantities with system quantities and using inventory control practices to keep them aligned. The Inventory Lead supports retail operations by managing stock levels, variances, storage, menu updates, and consumption to help deliver consistent, positive customer experiences. The role conducts inventory counts and weekly audits, processes necessary adjustments, participates in physical stock flow for order processing, maintains organized and secure inventory areas, and ensures products are stocked and ready for purchase. It also includes keeping digital and physical menus accurate, providing required reporting, communicating irregularities and order issues to the Inventory Supervisor or Manager, and maintaining a clean, safe, guest-ready store. Work is primarily in a dispensary setting, with frequent contact with staff, vendors, and customers. The working area may be odorous and loud due to fans and filtration systems, with temperatures fluctuating between cold and warm. The role may involve interactions with law enforcement and occasional state inspectors. It requires regular use of a computer, POS system, and standard office equipment; moving throughout an office and retail environment; and frequently transporting dispensary products or totes weighing up to 30 pounds. The employee must be able to twist, turn, bend, stand, and walk as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
1–3 years of experience working in inventory, logistics, and/or a cannabis retail setting.
Meet the age requirement established by the state cannabis agency.
Pass all background checks required by the state cannabis agency.
Accommodate scheduling that may include varied shifts, weekends, and holidays.
Able to use a computer for extended periods and frequently operate a computer/POS system and standard office equipment.
Able to move about a typical office and retail environment.
Frequently move and transport dispensary products or totes weighing up to 30 pounds.
Able to twist, turn, bend, stand, and walk as required by the role.
Demonstrate customer-focused relationship-building and communication skills.
Demonstrate results orientation, initiative, and the ability to act with minimal direction.
Possess functional and technical skills relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

Support retail operations by managing stock levels, variances, storage, menu updates, and consumption to promote inventory accuracy and positive customer experiences.
Perform inventory counts, weekly audits, and necessary adjustments.
Keep facility areas clean and organized; ensure inventory is put away and secured.
Participate in the movement of physical stock for order processing.
Report irregularities to the Inventory Supervisor or Manager.
Check that digital and physical menus are up to date and accurate.
Provide reporting required by internal operations and state requirements.
Ensure products are stocked on the sales floor and ready for purchase.
Communicate variance issues or missing information that could prevent an inventory order from being properly entered to the Inventory Supervisor or Manager.
Set high standards for the team and maintain consistent communication, including praise and feedback.
Maintain store appearance and ensure all areas, including restrooms, are clean, safe, and guest-ready.
Stay current with and adhere to state cannabis agency policies and regulations.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance.