Inventory Supervisor - Day Shift

Home Chef • Baltimore, MD

5d

About The Position

The Inventory Supervisor oversees the inventory team during the assigned shift, ensuring required tasks are completed properly and safely. The role anticipates and troubleshoots issues, manages inventory clerks’ performance with limited guidance, demonstrates proficiency in inventory functions and processes, and ensures daily compliance with standard procedures. The supervisor is accountable for tracking the quantities and organization of inventory across warehouse spaces and promoting a safe workplace.

The position coordinates food and non-food inventory activities with procurement, production, warehouse, gatekeepers, FSQA, and other teams. This includes cycle counts, physical inventories, finished-goods tracking and storage, monitoring potential shortages and aging or excess products, auditing FIFO/FEFO practices, and maintaining organized storage areas. The supervisor also audits inventory data with the Inventory Manager to support purchasing and production planning.

The role supervises and develops inventory personnel by setting clear expectations, monitoring attendance and performance, conducting check-ins and evaluations, coaching employees, and ensuring proper training in safe material handling, WMS use, and standard operating procedures. The supervisor works with the Inventory Manager on scheduling and time-off requests and fosters teamwork and collaboration while modeling Home Chef values and competencies.

The position follows the day shift, 5:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday off. Maryland base salary range: $62,500–$70,000 USD, with the offer dependent on factors including location, experience, skills, and internal equity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inventory team activities during the assigned shift and ensure tasks are conducted properly and safely.
• Anticipate and troubleshoot inventory issues, using available information and collaborating with stakeholders as needed.
• Track inventory quantities and organization throughout warehouse spaces and promote a safe workplace.
• Coordinate cycle counts with procurement, including scheduled daily and weekly food counts, packaging counts, and end-of-week and end-of-month physical inventories.
• Coordinate with gatekeepers and production to maintain accurate finished-goods tracking and storage and prevent waste from inaccurate records, portioning, or storage.
• Communicate potential shortages to procurement teams.
• Gather starting inventory of raw goods and excess production finished or decanted goods for upcoming menus with inventory, production, and procurement teams.
• Provide accurate weekly dates and quantities for excess or aging product and work with procurement teams to arrange substitution or timely discard.
• Audit that active-week products are issued using correct FIFO/FEFO practices.
• Work with the Inventory Manager to audit inventory data for accuracy in purchasing and production planning decisions.
• Partner with warehouse and production teams to maintain organized storage areas.
• Oversee weekly food and packaging cycle counts for procurement needs and end-of-week blind counts for financial evaluation.
• Ensure inventory clerks use the WMS accurately and are trained in safe material handling and inventory department standard operating procedures.
• Partner with local procurement, warehouse, FSQA, and other teams on inventory matters.
• Create an environment conducive to teamwork and collaboration; communicate job expectations and establish departmental performance standards.
• Manage attendance reports and follow up on assigned points and coaching for inventory team members.
• Conduct rotational check-ins to assess team members’ progress against task lists and performance expectations.
• Conduct timely, detailed performance evaluations and provide positive reinforcement or constructive feedback, maintaining records of coaching actions.
• Work with the Inventory Manager to manage scheduling and time-off requests.
• Model Home Chef values and competencies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• 401(k) program with matching
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed