Inventory Manager

IDEX•Farmington, CT

About The Position

The Inventory Manager leads inventory accuracy, integrity, control processes, storage, overall inventory health, and material availability across all Mott facilities and external warehouses, including warehouse and manufacturing operations. The role establishes inventory standards and a robust cycle-count program, leads physical inventories, resolves systemic discrepancies, and develops standard work to improve material flow, transaction discipline, storage utilization, operating efficiency, and team performance. The primary objective is to transition from reliance on annual physical inventory counts to a sustainable cycle-count program within two years while maintaining reliable inventory records and minimizing operational disruption. Success is measured by improved inventory accuracy and material availability, fewer discrepancies and stockouts, stronger storage and transaction practices, timely corrective actions, successful audits, and effective team performance.

Requirements

Ten or more years of experience in inventory control, warehouse operations, materials management, manufacturing, or a related supply-chain function.
Previous leadership or supervisory experience.
Strong knowledge of cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, transaction controls, and root-cause analysis.
Experience using ERP or warehouse management systems to manage inventory transactions and reporting.
Proficiency with spreadsheets, inventory reporting, and data analysis.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to develop standard work, lead process improvements, and collaborate across functions and locations.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and strong cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
Experience with NetSuite.
Experience in a manufacturing environment with complex products, components, and supplier relationships.
Prior responsibility for inventory across multiple facilities or third-party warehouses.
APICS certification or experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Lead the inventory-control function and supervise inventory analysts, coordinators, and related material-handling staff.
Lead annual physical inventories through advanced planning, training, and document and transaction cleanup to achieve low variance.
Ensure inventory records are accurate and aligned across all locations.
Establish and maintain inventory policies, procedures, standard work, and system controls for accurate records and consistent transactions.
Design, implement, and sustain a cycle-count program across all locations; manage physical inventory count planning, reconciliation, reporting, and corrective actions.
Investigate and reconcile inventory variances, identify root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions with operations and support teams.
Monitor receiving, put-away, replenishment, material issue, transfer, return, picking, staging, and shipping transactions.
Ensure controls for location accuracy, lot and serial traceability, FIFO practices, and inventory adjustments.
Optimize warehouse layout, storage utilization, material organization, visual management, and inventory flow across internal and external warehouses.
Monitor inventory health and partner with planning, purchasing, production, Quality, Finance, and logistics to address shortages and excess, obsolete, slow-moving, or at-risk materials.
Research and implement inventory-management best practices that support continuous improvement.
Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Quality, and warehouse teams to strengthen inventory controls.
Maintain inventory dashboards and report performance, risks, trends, and corrective-action status to leadership.
Support internal, customer, and financial audits and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and inventory-control requirements.
Implement a sustainable cycle-count program within two years while maintaining reliable inventory records and minimizing operational disruption.