Manager 1 – Inventory

Description

This position is in-office every day at our East Point location.   

Who We Are: 

The Atlanta Community Food Bank is working to end hunger in our community with the food, people and big ideas needed so that no one worries about where their next meal is coming from.  Since 1979, we’ve been providing food for a growing network of nonprofit partners – including food pantries, community kitchens, child-care centers, night shelters and senior centers.  We currently serve more than 700 partners in 29 counties across metro Atlanta and north Georgia. 

Where You’ll Work:  

Supply Management / Supply Chain 

About the Role: 

The Manager I, Inventory Management leads inventory control and inventory management activities within a high-volume distribution environment. This position ensures inventory is accurately recorded, properly stored, available for fulfillment, and maintained in accordance with established operational, financial, food safety, and regulatory requirements. 

This role oversees inventory reconciliation, cycle counting, physical inventory, inventory exceptions, product holds, expiration management, restocks, inventory adjustments, and related system transactions. This individual directly supervises two Restock Clerks. 

The role partners closely with Warehouse Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, Production, Food Safety, Analytics, and Information Technology to identify and resolve inventory issues, improve processes, and maintain inventory accuracy. 

The successful candidate will bring strong inventory control knowledge, analytical problem-solving skills, systems proficiency, operational leadership, and the ability to build accountability and continuous improvement within a fast-paced distribution environment. 

What You’ll Do: 

Inventory Control 

Lead inventory control activities to maintain inventory accuracy and resolve physical, transactional, and system-related discrepancies. 

Oversee cycle counts, variance investigations, inventory adjustments, and reconciliation processes. 

Ensure inventory quantities, lot information, expiration dates, inventory statuses, and other key attributes are accurately maintained within applicable systems. 

Oversee inventory exceptions, including restocks, damaged inventory, suspended inventory, product holds, quarantine inventory, unidentified inventory, and other non-standard inventory conditions to ensure timely resolution. 

Monitor inventory expiration, shrinkage, and product loss and coordinate appropriate actions to minimize waste and inventory risk. 

Monitor receiving, put away, picking, replenishment, transfer, and shipping discrepancies that may impact inventory accuracy. 

Inventory Management 

Serve as a functional subject-matter expert for inventory-related ERP and WMS processes. 

Support internal and external audits, financial and physical inventory reconciliations, food safety requirements, traceability, and regulatory compliance. 

Monitor inventory-related KPIs and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, controls, and overall inventory performance. 

Partner with Supply Chain Analytics, Information Technology, system administrators, vendors, and operational teams to identify and resolve system-related inventory issues. 

Partner with Warehouse Operations on inventory organization, consolidation, slotting, and bin utilization. 

Support user training and adoption of inventory-related system processes. 

Process Improvement 

Review inventory processes and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, control, and standardization. 

Develop, document, maintain, and reinforce standard operating procedures and work instructions for inventory activities. 

Establish appropriate controls to reduce inventory errors and prevent recurrence. 

Conduct root-cause analysis for significant or recurring inventory discrepancies.

Assist with corrective actions resulting from inventory-related audit findings. 

Support the implementation of new inventory processes, technologies, reporting tools, and operational controls. 

Leadership and Training 

Lead, coach, develop, and provide day-to-day directions to inventory control employees on procedures, systems, controls, and best practices. 

Establish clear responsibilities, priorities, goals, performance expectations, and accountability for the inventory team. 

Monitor employee performance and provide ongoing feedback including administration of the Performance Management tools and Disciplinary process. 

Foster a culture of accuracy, ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational discipline. 

Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members, ensuring they are equipped to perform their roles effectively. 

Key Competencies we look for in All our Food Bankers are:

• Customer Focus
• Decision Making
• Accountability 
• The Ability to Navigate Change 

What You’ll Need: Skills and Experience your resume should demonstrate:

Knowledge of inventory control practices, including cycle counts, physical inventory, reconciliations, adjustments, and discrepancy resolution. 

Ability to analyze inventory data, identify trends and variances, and make informed operational decisions. 

Experience using ERP, WMS, inventory management, or similar operational systems (e.g., NetSuite, Waerlinx). 

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. 

Experience investigating issues, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective actions. 

Ability to develop, document, maintain, and improve processes, procedures, and internal controls. 

Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience partnering across operational and administrative teams. 

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with operational reporting, analytics, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI. 

Understanding of supply, demand, and inventory management principles. 

Experience in distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, grocery, food distribution, or other complex operational environments. 

Experience supporting financial, operational, food safety, regulatory, or compliance audits. 

Demonstrated success driving continuous improvement initiatives and enhancing operational efficiency. 

There may be some Physical Demands and Travel: 

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employee is routinely required to lift 25 lbs. 

Expected local travel for this position is 10%

Our Inclusive Hiring Process:  

At the Atlanta Community Food Bank, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.  We understand that skills can be gained through a variety of experiences – educational, work and lived.  Towards that end, our Inclusive Hiring process is grounded in a skill based hiring approach.  That means, we are looking for resumes that demonstrate key transferrable skills that can be applied to our job roles to support both our mission and culture.