Manager, Inventory Control

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

The Manager, Inventory Control is a leadership role within the Finance and Supply Chain functions, responsible for managing inventory and driving continuous improvement. This position collaborates cross-functionally to safeguard company assets, improve processes, and achieve key inventory metrics. The role also focuses on building and developing a high-performing team, modeling US Foods' Cultural Beliefs and leadership behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Labor Management: Plan and schedule inventory control staff to ensure timely completion of activities, effective utilization of personnel, and prioritization of ad hoc requests in cooperation with warehouse operations.
• Associate Development: Attract, develop, and lead a skilled team, fostering accountability through clear expectations and performance metrics.
• Continuous Improvement: Apply root cause analysis to identify improvement opportunities, develop and implement best practices, and measure the impact and ROI of improvement initiatives.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with cross-functional partners to identify and resolve root causes of inventory losses, implement preventive measures, and analyze/report on inventory adjustments and trends.
• Vendor Packaging Reclamation: Manage the reclamation process for vendor packaging issues, collaborating with buyers for billbacks and/or on-site repackaging, and analyzing data for trends.
• Non-Saleable Inventory Management: Oversee inventory placed into suspense (e.g., Fresh to Frozen, recall, damage) and partner with stakeholders for timely resolution. Review and approve customer credit requests, identifying root causes for process improvement.
• SOX Compliance: Perform controls such as inventory report review, open delivery route aging and reconciliation, and ensure 100% quarterly cycle count completion.
• Safety Leadership: Champion safety procedures, processes, and training to maintain a safety-first culture, ensuring associates remain injury-free.
• Performance Management: Discuss Inventory Clerk performance with Area Directors and Finance, creating plans to address gaps. Drive associate engagement, retention, and a culture that embodies US Foods values.
• Team Building: Keep lines of communication open, direct the workforce for efficient workflow, review staffing requirements, and oversee the interviewing and hiring of inventory personnel. Coach to productivity and safety targets, and deliver disciplinary action as needed.
• Waste Identification: Identify and stop waste by improving processes for safer and more efficient work completion.
• Key Results Alignment: Collaborate with Operations, Replenishment, Sales, and Merchandising to achieve Inventory Adjustment results and other key outcomes.
• Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

Supervision

• Manages up to 9 employees, depending on market size and complexity.

Relationships

• Internal: Works closely across all functions, including Operations, Replenishment, Category Management, Finance, and Legal.