Inventory Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Minimum 5–7 years of related work experience in inventory control, materials management, warehousing, or distribution operations.
• Demonstrated understanding of materials management principles, inventory-control processes, supply-chain workflows, distribution warehouse flow, slotting, cycle counting, reconciliation, and inventory-accuracy metrics.
• Ability to interpret and analyze ERP-based inventory data and drive corrective actions to maintain data integrity.
• Experience working cross-functionally with shipping, transportation, planning, and customer service to align inventory with operational needs.
• Proficiency working in WMS platforms.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• ASCM CPIM certification or completion of training within 12 months of hire.
• LEAN training in problem solving and 5Y root-cause analysis methodologies, or willingness to complete within 12 months of hire.
• Material Handling Certification or completion of training within 12 months of hire.
• Working knowledge of distribution-center workflows, inventory movement, outbound service requirements, slotting, replenishment, staging, and shipping execution.
• Ability to manage priorities across multiple sites or buildings and changing operational demands; use metrics to drive throughput, accuracy, and service improvements.
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess issues, determine root causes, and escalate appropriately.
• Ability to influence, motivate, develop, and train team members across multiple buildings and shifts; facilitate problem solving and consistent execution.
• Effective written and verbal communication, listening, interpersonal, collaboration, negotiation, influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy skills across organizational levels and departments.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time in a fast-paced environment; self-starter with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to accept coaching, apply feedback, and work constructively as a team player across functional areas.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel, including intermediate to advanced Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and data-analysis tools.

Nice To Haves

• East Penn work experience, including knowledge of EP procedures, practices, and systems (Mainframe, Glovia, MSR, Somax).
• Understanding of materials management, inventory control, and/or shipping procedures.
• Experience leading teams across multiple buildings or shifts.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, or a related field; equivalent education, training, and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train, coach, and develop Inventory Control Technicians, setting expectations for safety, accuracy, timeliness, procedural compliance, and professional growth.
• Support DC management in inventory-related training, including material handling, 5S, and scan-gun practices; establish best practices, update training materials, and monitor compliance.
• Administer inventory-management policies and procedures across facilities.
• Manage the end-to-end cycle-counting program, including scheduling, physical counts, discrepancy reconciliation, and root-cause corrective action activities.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and discrepancies, investigate causes of variances, maintain inventory-accuracy KPIs, and implement preventive measures.
• Oversee location accuracy, replenishment flow, OE dunnage, order-fulfillment transaction accuracy, slotting strategy, inventory availability for outbound operations, floor stock, and scrap inventory.
• Serve as system steward for inventory-related modules in East Penn’s ERP and related platforms, including Mainframe, MSR, Somax, and Glovia; maintain accurate inventory data, transactions, and master records.
• Develop and maintain inventory-control reports, dashboards, and metrics to communicate performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with IT and Supply Chain Planning to test, validate, and enhance system functionality and material flow.
• Collaborate with Shipping, Logistics/Transportation, Customer Service, Planning/Scheduling, DC Operations Leadership and Process Owners, Production, IT, Quality, and Sourcing to align inventory with operational requirements and resolve discrepancies.
• Partner with Quality Control on nonconforming material and product-hold processes; work with operations to address inventory discrepancies and material-flow issues.
• Participate in or lead root-cause and corrective-action investigations and identify, recommend, and implement improvements to inventory accuracy, storage utilization, material visibility, planning efficiency, and end-to-end material flow.
• Coordinate and oversee physical inventories and audits to verify system accuracy and compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Monitor material-handling procedure compliance, support and enforce 5S policies, conduct regular audits, and coach employees to East Penn standards.
• Provide status updates, escalate significant discrepancies or risks to senior leadership, and participate in strategic inventory reviews.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned by Management (Vice President, Director).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Group health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage with a low employee premium.
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution.
• 9 paid company holidays, 2 paid personal holidays, and paid vacation days annually.
• Employee assistance program.
• Fitness discounts.
• Promotional opportunities.