Inventory Manager

Job ID#: 43396

Inventory Manager – IMMEDIATE NEED – Newly Created Role

Direct Hire; up to 150K + bonus

Cypress Houston

**Experience with facility ramp-up, including warehouse layout, process design, transactional controls and team building; Power BI and Business Central ERP; experience implementing 5S in warehouse

**MUST have manufacturing environment experience versus distribution center experience

Duties:

• Build and develop a strong inventory team through recruiting, onboarding, ongoing training, and hands-on coaching to ensure accuracy across physical warehouse operations and ERP transactions
• Develop and implement standardized operating procedures that support consistency, efficiency, and scalability as production volume increases
• Establish performance expectations, evaluate team results, and promote a culture focused on accountability, safety, and transactional accuracy
• Oversee daily warehouse activities, including receiving, shipping, putaway, and picking, while proactively identifying workflow issues that could disrupt production
• Resolve inventory discrepancies, logistics challenges, and ERP system errors by analyzing data, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions
• Apply 5S principles to improve warehouse organization, space utilization, and picking and putaway efficiency
• Maintain accurate ERP item records and collaborate with Planning and Procurement to ensure lead times, safety stock levels, and reorder points align with actual operational needs
• Review material requirements planning (MRP) signals to align inventory availability with the master production schedule and address potential supply gaps before they affect production
• Manage cycle counting and coordinate comprehensive inventory audits to reconcile physical inventory with system records and maintain accurate financial reporting
• Ensure all inventory movements are recorded accurately and promptly in the ERP system
• Understand and monitor the financial impact of inventory transactions, including cost of goods sold (COGS), work in process (WIP), and inventory valuation
• Maintain compliance with SOX requirements, internal controls, and audit standards to support accurate reporting and audit readiness

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in SCM, Industrial Engineering/ Distribution or related
• 5+ years as Inventory/Warehouse Manager leading a team within manufacturing environment
• Business Central ERP; advanced understanding of warehousing processes and related ERP transactions
• Strong analytical skills; interpret large datasets; analyze safety stock; re-order points for multiple sites
• Experience with 3PL and trucking companies to manage inter-modal logistics

Other Info:

• Warehouse operations run across two shifts
• Benefits, Life Insurance, FSA/HAS, and Wellness Programs/Incentives
• 401(k) Retirement Plan & Company Match
• PTO and Paid Holidays

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