Regional Inventory Control Manager
About The Position
The Regional Inventory Control Manager provides strategic inventory management expertise and oversight across an assigned region, sector, or portfolio. The role develops and promotes best-practice inventory policies, procedures, and techniques; monitors and reports on issues and compliance; and leads continuous improvement in inventory control disciplines. The manager provides direction, mentorship, and escalation support to inventory staff and serves as a liaison among vendors, customers, and internal departments to meet operational objectives. For the Whiteland, Indiana-area site, the role oversees Inventory Control, Quality, and Inbound Logistics in a complex warehouse or distribution environment. Responsibilities include leading inventory processes and analysis, inbound receiving and put-away operations, claims and audit processes, ISO-related compliance activities, and training teams on systems, procedures, work instructions, and quality expectations. The position also supports inventory-control hiring and development, establishes consistent site metrics and reporting, and stays informed about industry technology enhancements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or at least 4 years of work-related experience in inventory control, logistics, or a related discipline.
- At least 5 years of experience in supply chain, distribution, or a related field.
- Strong experience with inventory control at a General Manager level, inbound logistics, and quality in a complex warehouse or distribution environment.
Nice To Haves
- At least 3 years in an Inventory Control Manager role, in a unit-pick environment, at a large company.
- At least 3 years of client relationship experience.
- Experience supporting or leading ISO certification and ongoing compliance.
Responsibilities
- Lead inventory control processes, including cycle counts, adjustment tracking, inventory reconciliation, and root-cause analysis.
- Oversee MHE/GOMS reconciliation, inbound inventory orders, IOOS, profiling, quality cage activity, and departmental health-check items.
- Drive inventory accuracy, visibility, accountability, and corrective action.
- Lead receiving, replenishment put-away, and VAS put-away activities.
- Ensure incoming product is accurately received, consolidated, tracked, and placed in the correct location.
- Improve visibility and accountability across inbound product flow, including receiving, VAS, cage, and related operational areas.
- Lead claims research, audit visibility, and quality tracking processes.
- Establish accountability at the user and departmental level.
- Support or lead ISO certification and ongoing compliance, including audit preparation, documentation control, corrective actions, and required operational standards.
- Ensure operational teams are trained on systems, processes, work instructions, quality expectations, and standard operating procedures.
- Provide support and recommendations for hiring and training inventory-control associates.
- Guide, train, and direct the organization in inventory control, and develop associates engaged in inventory-control activities.
- Develop, coordinate, and ensure establishment of inventory-control best practices.
- Ensure understanding of existing inventory management practices, reporting, and commercial requirements.
- Recommend and implement policies, processes, and procedures that ensure accurate records of inventory activities and status.
- Establish policies, processes, and procedures that support good inventory-control practices across sites.
- Define and refine consistent site metrics and reporting.
- Provide leadership, support, and training to ensure the integrity of inventory metrics.
- Lead inventory analysis, including physical inventories.
- Establish and maintain inventory discrepancy investigations and generate appropriate reporting to maintain adequate inventory levels and appropriate control.
- Monitor and report issues and compliance regularly.
- Serve as an escalation point and mentor for lower-level inventory staff, and build a community among inventory-control professionals.
- Serve as an inventory liaison among vendors, customers, and internal departments to achieve operational objectives.
- Lead continuous improvement of inventory-control disciplines and their application.
- Stay abreast of technology enhancements within the industry.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits.
- Discounted stock purchase.
- General Bonus Plan.
- Generous PTO policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
