Manager I, Inventory

Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc•East Point, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager I, Inventory Management leads inventory control and inventory management activities within a high-volume distribution environment. The position ensures inventory is accurately recorded, properly stored, available for fulfillment, and maintained in accordance with operational, financial, food safety, and regulatory requirements. The manager directly supervises two Restock Clerks and partners with Warehouse Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, Production, Food Safety, Analytics, and Information Technology to resolve inventory issues, improve processes, and maintain inventory accuracy. The role oversees inventory reconciliation, cycle counting, physical inventory, inventory exceptions, product holds, expiration management, restocks, inventory adjustments, and related system transactions. It also supports audits, inventory-related system processes, training, process improvements, and the development of accountability and continuous improvement within a fast-paced distribution environment. This position is in-office every day at the East Point location, with expected local travel of 10%.

Requirements

Knowledge of inventory control practices, including cycle counts, physical inventory, reconciliations, adjustments, and discrepancy resolution.
Ability to analyze inventory data, identify trends and variances, and make informed operational decisions.
Experience using ERP, WMS, inventory management, or similar operational systems.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Experience investigating issues, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
Ability to develop, document, maintain, and improve processes, procedures, and internal controls.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience partnering across operational and administrative teams.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with operational reporting, analytics, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI.
Understanding of supply, demand, and inventory management principles.
Experience in distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, grocery, food distribution, or another complex operational environment.
Experience supporting financial, operational, food safety, regulatory, or compliance audits.
Demonstrated success driving continuous improvement initiatives and enhancing operational efficiency.
Ability to routinely lift 25 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with systems such as NetSuite or Waerlinx.

Responsibilities

Lead inventory control activities and resolve physical, transactional, and system-related discrepancies.
Oversee cycle counts, variance investigations, inventory adjustments, and reconciliation processes.
Ensure inventory quantities, lot information, expiration dates, statuses, and other key attributes are accurately maintained in applicable systems.
Oversee inventory exceptions, including restocks, damaged, suspended, held, quarantined, and unidentified inventory, to ensure timely resolution.
Monitor expiration, shrinkage, and product loss and coordinate actions to minimize waste and inventory risk.
Monitor receiving, put-away, picking, replenishment, transfer, and shipping discrepancies that may affect inventory accuracy.
Serve as a functional subject-matter expert for inventory-related ERP and WMS processes.
Support internal and external audits, financial and physical inventory reconciliations, food safety requirements, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
Monitor inventory-related KPIs and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, controls, and inventory performance.
Partner with analytics, IT, system administrators, vendors, and operational teams to identify and resolve system-related inventory issues.
Partner with Warehouse Operations on inventory organization, consolidation, slotting, and bin utilization.
Support user training and adoption of inventory-related system processes.
Review inventory processes and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, control, and standardization.
Develop, document, maintain, and reinforce standard operating procedures and work instructions for inventory activities.
Establish controls to reduce inventory errors and prevent recurrence.
Conduct root-cause analysis for significant or recurring inventory discrepancies.
Assist with corrective actions resulting from inventory-related audit findings.
Support implementation of new inventory processes, technologies, reporting tools, and operational controls.
Lead, coach, develop, and direct inventory control employees on procedures, systems, controls, and best practices.
Set responsibilities, priorities, goals, performance expectations, and accountability for the inventory team.
Monitor employee performance and provide ongoing feedback, including administration of Performance Management tools and the Disciplinary process.
Foster accuracy, ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational discipline.
Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members.