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Kinder's

Consumer-packaged BBQ sauces and seasonings brand

Senior Inventory Control Manager

Inventory ManagementUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeWalnut Creek, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of progressive experience in inventory control, supply chain, warehousing, distribution, or operations; experience in consumer packaged goods, food, or manufacturing is preferred.
  • At least 3 years of people-leadership experience with a track record of building accountable, high-performing teams.
  • Demonstrated experience managing inventory control across multiple sites and third-party logistics partners.
  • Strong expertise in inventory accuracy, cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliation, slow-moving and obsolete inventory, reserves, shrinkage, deployment, and working capital.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional projects, standardize processes, and deliver measurable operational and financial improvements.
  • Strong analytical and financial skills, and ability to communicate to executives and turn complex data into priorities and decisions.
  • Experience with enterprise resource planning, warehouse management systems, business intelligence, automation, and data-governance initiatives.
  • Strong vendor-management skills, including performance reviews, service-level agreement accountability, audits, and corrective-action management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead inventory-control and deployment performance across multiple internal, e-commerce, and third-party logistics warehouse locations.
  • Own and implement the inventory-control functional roadmap, translating business priorities into standards, projects, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
  • Standardize network processes for cycle counts, physical inventories, reconciliation, inventory adjustments, transfers, returns, lot traceability, and variance resolution.
  • Establish control routines and escalation thresholds for inventory accuracy, shrinkage, slow-moving and obsolete inventory, aging, holds, damages, reserves, and material financial exposure.
  • Lead root-cause analysis of systemic inventory issues and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented across applicable locations.
  • Optimize inventory deployment governance and priorities in partnership with Planning, Logistics, Operations, Customer Operations, and warehouse partners.
  • Own inventory key performance indicator dashboards, scorecards, business reviews, and trend analysis; translate findings into clear operational and financial actions.
  • Manage the inventory-control operating budget and identify productivity, cost-reduction, and risk-mitigation opportunities with measurable return on investment.
  • Partner with Finance on inventory valuation integrity, slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserves, write-offs, shrinkage, loss prevention, audit readiness, and working-capital improvement.
  • Manage strategic operating relationships with third-party logistics partners, including inventory-control expectations, service-level agreements, audits, remediation plans, and performance accountability.
  • Serve as a business subject-matter expert for enterprise resource planning, warehouse management systems, reporting, data governance, and automation enhancements; sponsor adoption and process discipline.
  • Lead cross-functional inventory initiatives, warehouse transitions, new-location launches, system implementations, and network changes.
  • Develop scalable standard operating procedures, policies, controls, and training programs that support growth and consistent execution across the network.
  • Build team capability and leadership depth through coaching, performance management, talent development, role clarity, and succession planning.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, business, finance, or a related field is preferred but not required.
  • SAP experience is preferred.

About the Company

Kinder's

Consumer-packaged BBQ sauces and seasonings brand

Kinder's makes barbecue sauces, marinades, rubs, and seasonings that are sold nationwide as consumer-packaged goods, and it also operates several California deli and butcher shops. Its products flavor meats and grilled foods using sauces, dry rubs, and marinades applied before or during cooking. The company stands out through its long family heritage and a dual model that blends local retail restaurants with broad distribution, making it one of the top BBQ sauce and seasoning brands in the U.S. Its goal is to continue growing the brand and reach while keeping the family-owned roots, with growth support from Kaulig Capital.

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