Senior Manager, Inventory Control

Kinder's • Walnut Creek, CA

7d • $160,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Kinder’s is seeking an experienced Senior Manager of Inventory Control to lead inventory-control strategy, operating performance, and continuous improvement across a multi-site network. The role provides network-wide leadership across internal, e-commerce, and 3PL locations, owns the functional roadmap and operating rhythm, and makes strategic decisions about priorities, resources, and material risk, system, and financial actions. The role leads managers and/or individual contributors while building team capability and succession readiness.

The position standardizes inventory controls, strengthens 3PL accountability, and turns inventory data into decisions that improve service, working capital, risk management, and scalability. It partners with Planning, Logistics, Operations, Customer Operations, Finance, warehouse partners, and other functions to improve inventory deployment and control performance.

The position is based at Kinder’s Walnut Creek, California office and requires periodic travel to warehouses, 3PL partners, co-manufacturers, and other company locations. Most work happens in the office, with flexibility to work outside the office when needed to support work-life balance and personal commitments.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of progressive experience in inventory control, supply chain, warehousing, distribution, or operations.
• At least 3 years of people-leadership experience, with a track record of building accountable, high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing inventory control across multiple sites and 3PL partners.
• Strong expertise in inventory accuracy, cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliation, SLOB, reserves, shrinkage, deployment, and working capital.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects, standardize processes, and deliver measurable operational and financial improvements.
• Strong analytical, financial, and executive-ready communication skills, including the ability to turn complex data into priorities and decisions.
• Experience with ERP, WMS, business intelligence, automation, and data-governance initiatives.
• Strong vendor-management skills, including performance reviews, SLA accountability, audits, and corrective-action management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in CPG, food, or manufacturing.
• SAP experience.
• A bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, finance, or a related field; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead inventory-control and deployment performance across multiple internal, e-commerce, and 3PL warehouse locations.
• Own and implement the inventory-control functional roadmap, translating business priorities into standards, projects, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Standardize network processes for cycle counts, physical inventories, reconciliation, inventory adjustments, transfers, returns, lot traceability, and variance resolution.
• Establish control routines and escalation thresholds for inventory accuracy, shrinkage, SLOB, aging, holds, damages, reserves, and material financial exposure.
• Lead root-cause analysis of systemic inventory issues and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented across applicable locations.
• Optimize inventory deployment governance and priorities in partnership with Planning, Logistics, Operations, Customer Operations, and warehouse partners.
• Own inventory KPI dashboards, scorecards, business reviews, and trend analysis, translating findings into clear operational and financial actions.
• Manage the inventory-control operating budget and identify productivity, cost-reduction, and risk-mitigation opportunities with measurable ROI.
• Partner with Finance on inventory valuation integrity, SLOB reserves, write-offs, shrinkage, loss prevention, audit readiness, and working-capital improvement.
• Manage strategic operating relationships with 3PL partners, including inventory-control expectations, SLAs, audits, remediation plans, and performance accountability.
• Serve as a business subject-matter expert for ERP, WMS, reporting, data governance, and automation enhancements; sponsor adoption and process discipline.
• Lead cross-functional inventory initiatives, warehouse transitions, new-location launches, system implementations, and network changes.
• Develop scalable SOPs, policies, controls, and training programs to support growth and consistent execution across the network.
• Build team capability and leadership depth through coaching, performance management, talent development, role clarity, and succession planning.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• 401(k).
• Bonus or incentive eligibility.
• Equity grants.
• Competitive health benefits.
• Family-friendly benefits, including parental leave.
• Flexibility to work outside the office when needed to support work-life balance and personal commitments.

What This Job Offers

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