Manager, Inventory Control

Company Overview

Brother is a leading provider of home and office equipment, sewing and crafting products, and industrial solutions. With a legacy spanning over 115 years, our brand is renowned for producing award-winning printers, sewing machines, P-touch labelers, and more. Brother International Corporation (BIC) was established in 1954, marking over 70 years of operations in the United States. Our Americas headquarters is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. BIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brother Industries Limited (BIL), which was founded in 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, and operates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Brother’s Americas presence includes subsidiaries in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.
Why Work at Brother?

Brother USA has consistently been recognized as a best place to work, reflecting our commitment to fostering a workplace culture aligned with our core values of being inclusive, collaborative, customer-centric, and socially responsible. We value work-life balance and flexibility, and as a result have introduced policies such as our hybrid office schedule, casual dress code, and flexible Fridays, which allow us to wrap up meetings for dedicated focus time or to start our weekends sooner, year-round. Our commitment to employee growth and development is demonstrated through our offering of facilitated courses and certificate programs and our investment in resources that enable self-paced learning.
Role Overview

The Manager, Inventory Control leads and manages the inventory management and control processes within the assigned distribution center (Bartlett, TN). This role is responsible for monitoring the management of the perpetual and physical inventory by the 3PL in the building. This role is responsible for managing the cycle count program, managing an IC analytical staff, ensuring all KPI’s and Metrics are being met, inventory reconciliations, and adjustments are completed timely. This position is responsible for system sync activities and leading and conducting physical inventories. This position will be required to work in multiple systems including the WMS, and various other systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

Lead and manage the daily cycle count program

• • Manage inventory processes and supervise personnel at the designated Brother warehouse facilities.
  • Establish/modify daily cycle count program and coordinate activities of personnel (Brother and 3PL) assigned to conduct counts
  • Ensure program is in compliance with Finance Department procedures and the independent audit firm’s guidelines
  • Manage root cause analysis to reconcile discrepancies (internal or customer reported shortages/overages), initiate adjustments, and obtain sign-offs for large variances

Optimize inventory control procedures

• • Streamline processes that impact inventory control and reduce errors
  • Coordinate activities with Receiving Department and several different business groups (Procurement, Sales, Order Management, etc.) across multiple divisions
  • Oversee internal transfers of product and optimize processes to best meet business partner demands
  • Manage optimal storage of product to meet operational needs, maintain material master data, identify scrap or transfer opportunities to balance inventory among business divisions and distribution facilities
  • Manage inventory at outside warehouses and execute inventory transfers to maintain a high fill rate to our customers
  • Help warehouse operations to identify opportunities for re-slotting and put-away

Lead and manage the physical inventory process to comply with all JSOX and corporate requirements in the assigned Brother facility (TN)

• • Physical inventories that occur in February and March in the TN distribution center.
  • Manage a plan in weeks/months leading up to the count and ensure seamless execution

Experience & Qualifications

Education

• • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) Logistics, Accounting, Finance or Supply Chain 

Experience

Minimum 7 years

• • Prior experience leading and managing an inventory control function and/or department

Software/Technical Skills

• • JDA Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Inventory Module and Order Management Module
  • SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)

Other Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• • Analytical, detail-oriented and mathematically adept
  • Ability to communicate detailed information in a clear and concise manner

Additional Details for This Role

This role will be an onsite role. You are expected to work from the stated job location 5 days a week. #LI-Onsite

Base Salary

• • The targeted base salary range for this position is $ 80,000.00 - $ 95,000.00 per year.
  • Base salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the successful candidate, as well as factors such as internal equity, cost of labor in the hiring location, and alignment with market data.

Additional Compensation

• • This position is eligible for a 15% bonus at 100% of target, with the opportunity to achieve above 100% dependent on company performance and in alignment with company bonus plans.
  • Bonus awards are discretionary and contingent upon individual performance as well as Brother achieving its corporate objectives, in accordance with the applicable bonus plan in effect. 

Our Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package with diverse plan options to meet your family’s needs, including health, vision, and dental insurance—all effective from day one of employment. Under our 401(k) retirement savings plan, we match up to 100% of the first 4% of employee contributions, with employer matches vesting immediately. Additionally, we offer an educational assistance program that reimburses up to 100% of tuition, lab fees, textbooks, and other related expenses for qualifying programs. Details are available at https://mybenefits.nfp.com/Brother/2026/guidebook/ for 2026 and https://mybenefits.nfp.com/Brother/2027/guidebook/ for 2027.
Our Mission, Vision & Culture

Our mission is to live our “at your side” promise to simplify and enrich the lives of our customers, employees, and communities. We aim to be where people and technology meet, providing products and solutions that enhance how people live, work, and create. We look to our strategic culture drivers - accountability, authenticity, boldness, and excellence - to enable us to consistently deliver on our vision, mission, and shared values. These drivers help us shape a culture that empowers the business to succeed.
About Where We Work

Brother’s corporate headquarters for the Americas is in Bridgewater, NJ, across from the Bridgewater Commons Mall. This location houses key corporate functions, including HR, legal, finance, IT, and supply chain, and a significant presence of our business unit leadership and marketing teams. Our manufacturing and distribution facility in Bartlett, TN spans an impressive 1.5 million square feet - equivalent to 26 football fields - and is located on Brother Boulevard. In addition to the distribution center operations team, this facility hosts several other departments, including our customer service group. Brother also has employees based in other locations, such as Westminster, CO, where many of our marketing and product engineering team members from the mobile solutions division operate, as well as our distribution centers in Richmond, VA and Perris, CA. Additionally, our outside sales teams work remotely within their territories, staying geographically close to the accounts they support to ensure they are always “at your side” for our customers.
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Statement

Brother International Corporation ("Brother") is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. Brother is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application or interview process. If you need an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected] .