Trade Show Inventory & Systems Manager

Jack Morton Worldwide•Oakville, ON

About The Position

Jack Morton is seeking a tech-savvy, adaptable Trade Show Inventory & Systems Manager to help implement, refine, and optimize a company-wide inventory system. The system is already substantially developed; the role will work with Operations, warehouse teams, IT, and developers to identify gaps, translate business needs into system improvements, implement changes, and encourage adoption across the organization. This is not a software development or programming position. It calls for someone who understands real-world inventory operations and can partner effectively with technical teams to improve the system for the business. The position applies hands-on knowledge of trade show, exhibit, and experiential event operations to inventory processes and systems. It supports the management of company-owned inventory, client properties, trade show assets, equipment, reusable components, and materials, and helps ensure that physical inventory is accurately represented in the system. The manager will work across warehouse, operations, technology, production, finance, and leadership teams; support training and implementation; and help move the platform toward full company-wide implementation. Candidates able to commute to offices in Las Vegas, Addison, Illinois, Dayton, New Jersey, or Oakville, Canada are preferred. Travel throughout the United States and Canada is required as needed.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in inventory, warehouse operations, asset management, logistics, or a related field.
Hands-on experience in trade shows, exhibits, experiential marketing, live events, or a similar industry.
Demonstrated understanding of trade show inventory, client properties, event assets, equipment, and show-specific inventory requirements.
Experience working with an inventory management system in a real-world operational environment.
Experience helping implement, improve, refine, or optimize an existing inventory system.
Strong technical aptitude and comfort working with IT and software developers.
Ability to translate operational requirements into clear system requirements and actionable solutions.
Experience gathering user feedback and turning it into process or system improvements.
Strong Excel skills and experience organizing, preparing, importing, or reconciling inventory data.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across warehouse, operations, technology, and leadership teams.
Adaptable, solutions-oriented, and comfortable with evolving systems and processes.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the United States and Canada as needed.

Responsibilities

Help implement, refine, and optimize the company-wide inventory system based on operational needs and user feedback.
Serve as a business and operational partner for the inventory platform by identifying requirements, priorities, workflows, and improvement opportunities.
Evaluate system use across locations and teams and identify what is working, what is not, and what needs to change.
Translate operational and inventory requirements into clear, actionable requirements for IT and software developers.
Work with developers and technical partners to refine the system, troubleshoot issues, and implement practical solutions.
Identify and close gaps in inventory data, including importing and integrating information from locations and legacy processes.
Support data preparation, cleansing, organization, and migration using Excel and the inventory platform.
Determine next steps for incorporating inventory data, assets, or other information into the system.
Improve system functionality and usability based on warehouse and operations team feedback, making the system practical for daily users.
Support testing, implementation, rollout, training, stabilization, and ongoing optimization.
Apply trade show, exhibit, and experiential event operations knowledge to inventory processes and systems.
Establish and improve processes for managing company-owned inventory, client properties, trade show assets, equipment, reusable components, and materials.
Help ensure inventory is accurately tracked, available, properly located, and represented in the system.
Identify gaps between physical inventory and system records and drive solutions to resolve them.
Support physical inventory, cycle counts, audits, reconciliation, transfers, returns, and inventory accuracy initiatives.
Develop scalable inventory practices that can be applied consistently across multiple locations.
Partner with Warehouse teams, Project Managers, Directors of Operations, IT, developers, Production, Finance, and other stakeholders.
Work with system users to understand their needs and translate feedback into improvements.
Train and support users as processes and system enhancements are implemented.
Build adoption and accountability through communication, training, and hands-on support.
Identify opportunities to improve workflows, navigation, reporting, data quality, and user experience.
Recommend practical system and process enhancements to improve inventory visibility, accuracy, utilization, and efficiency.
Provide insights and recommendations to guide continued inventory-platform development and help drive full company-wide implementation.