Inventory Manager

Cornbread Hemp•Louisville, KY

12d

About The Position

The Inventory Manager owns inventory accuracy, workflows, planning, and reporting across the company’s warehouse, production facility, retail store, co-packers, 3PL partners, and fulfillment sites. The role manages inventory records and movements for raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, beverages, merchandise, promotional materials, and retail products, and oversees the returns process and cycle-count and physical-inventory programs. It also supports demand forecasting and production planning, maintains safety-stock targets, develops inventory reporting and controls, and coordinates inventory needs across production, compliance, supply chain, finance, sales, marketing, and logistics. The position initially manages an Inventory Coordinator, participates in the company’s EMS, Ninety, and manages direct reports’ timeclock records through Gusto.

Requirements

At least 3 years of inventory management, inventory control, or inventory accounting experience, ideally in CPG, cannabis/hemp, food and beverage, or another physical-goods environment.
Hands-on experience with an ERP/MRP system such as Acumatica, Katana, NetSuite, or similar, including cycle counts, inventory adjustments, and allocation of committed inventory.
Comfort with lot/batch tracking and traceability requirements.
Experience managing cycle-count and physical-inventory programs across multiple locations, such as warehouses, retail, and 3PLs.
Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including building reports and dashboards from inventory data.
Experience coordinating with 3PLs and/or co-packers, including managing associated data and communication gaps.
Strong analytical skills and ability to investigate root causes of discrepancies.
Strong cross-functional communication skills, including explaining inventory issues to warehouse staff, retail, finance, and leadership.
High attention to detail and ability to prioritize when daily priorities frequently change.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the cannabis, hemp, or another regulated CPG industry.
Experience supporting a company opening a new facility, including separating raw-material/production inventory from finished-goods inventory.
Experience building SOPs or training materials for inventory processes.
Exposure to demand planning, S&OP, or seasonal/peak-season logistics planning.
Experience managing or supporting marketplace inventory alongside DTC and retail channels.

Responsibilities

Monitor inventory levels at warehouse, co-packer, and 3PL locations to ensure accuracy, availability, and timely replenishment.
Maintain SKU, item, location, and inventory master data, including recurring mid-week SKU updates.
Maintain accurate records for raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, beverages, merchandise, promotional materials, and retail products across locations.
Track promotional goods, marketing materials, event assets, and sales collateral to ensure availability for campaigns, events, and field teams.
Oversee inventory receipts, movements, transfers, adjustments, returns, and stock-status changes; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
Coordinate and document stock movements between warehouses, retail, co-packers, 3PLs, and fulfillment sites.
Own the returns workflow, including return locations, re-receipt into inventory, adjustment reason codes, and documentation for retail and fulfillment.
Own inventory accuracy and inventory workflows in Acumatica, including warehouse and location setup, inventory transactions, and data integrity.
Run weekly retail-store cycle counts and monthly production-facility and 3PL cycle counts, completing them before month-end close.
Own cycle-count and physical-inventory reporting, including adjustment entries and allocation of committed inventory not reflected in count reports.
Define, track, and report Inventory Record Accuracy, including physical-versus-digital accuracy by location at each facility.
Investigate root causes of discrepancies, negative inventory, duplicate transactions, and unusual activity.
Establish controls for aged, damaged, and slow-moving inventory and coordinate disposition plans for obsolete stock, such as donations.
Support demand forecasting and production planning with current inventory data, coordinating with the Production Manager on schedules and projections.
Set and maintain safety-stock levels in Acumatica and keep inventory at target levels above safety thresholds.
Develop dashboards, automated alerts, and exception reports for availability, safety stock, replenishment, backorders, and discrepancies.
Track inventory KPIs, including turnover, aging, shrinkage, and valuation; collaborate with Finance on inventory reporting and COGS tracking.
Prepare regular inventory projections versus actuals, inventory-balance, and replenishment reports for operational stakeholders.
Own daily and weekly order calculations for apparel, promotional goods, and beverages; maintain target stock-on-hand levels and schedule transfers.
Analyze inventory trends and exceptions and recommend changes to stocking policies, process controls, and resource priorities.
Serve as the contact for transfers, inventory logistics, and inventory-related inquiries, internally and with 3PL partners.
Collaborate with the Production Manager to align production schedules with demand and inventory projections.
Collaborate with the Compliance Manager to complete manufacturing orders in the ERP with correct batch information and maintain traceability and compliance.
Collaborate with the Supply Chain Manager to ensure material availability and smooth inbound and outbound transitions.
Communicate with production, finance, sales, and logistics teams about inventory and fulfillment needs.
Establish and run a forecasting and intake process with Marketing, Sales, and event stakeholders for merchandise and promotional needs ahead of launches, campaigns, and events.
Create and maintain SOPs, training materials, and documented workflows; support user adoption and continuous improvement as facilities and sales channels expand.
Initially manage an Inventory Coordinator, with the team expected to grow as the company scales.
Participate in cross-functional weekly meetings through the company’s EMS, Ninety, and own metrics across teams.
Manage direct reports’ timeclock records through Gusto.