Inventory Manager

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

44d•$49,035 - $68,650•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop. In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work. The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

Requirements

Understanding of the operations and dynamics of urban school districts; specific familiarity with CMSD-adopted curriculum preferred
Strong sense of accountability and responsibility for results
Ability to interact professionally with individuals from diverse backgrounds
Minimum of 3 years successful project and/or inventory management experience
Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks, projects and responsibilities and work under pressure to meet deadlines
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Smartsheet
Excellent critical thinking, oral and written communication skills
Superior ability to build collegial relationships and collaborate with District leadership, peers, and staff at all levels
Ability to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate program goals and initiatives

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience in project management or related field

Responsibilities

Directs and manages inventory, often working collaboratively with other CMSD personnel and community stakeholders
Plans and executes project work plans with multiple contributing stakeholders; tracks project milestones and deliverables
Develops expertise about CMSD initiatives, systems and curriculum
Leads a process for the acquisition of instructional materials, supplies, equipment and textbooks to support the Pre K – 12 Education
Negotiates pricing for instructional resources
Represents the District or the Curriculum & Instruction Department on selected committees and/or at selected meetings
Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with vendors to support District goals and program objectives.
Engages in continuous learning through professional reflection and active collaboration with colleagues
Organizes textbook inventory at the CMSD warehouse
Develops and implements a tracking system for all CMSD textbooks
Delivers textbooks to all schools at the start of each school year and throughout the year as new students enroll and additional textbooks are needed