Inventory Control Manager
Job Summary
The Inventory Control Manager is responsible for overseeing and maintaining accurate inventory levels across 5–7 Moon Valley Nurseries locations . This role ensures product accuracy, efficient stocking practices, and strong organizational controls to support sales, operations, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate has experience managing high-SKU environments, excels in data accuracy, and is comfortable working both indoors and outdoors in a nursery environment.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Inventory Management & Controls
- Oversee all inventory processes across assigned locations, ensuring accurate counts and proper stock rotation.
- Conduct regular audits, cycle counts, and variance investigations for thousands of live-goods SKUs.
- Develop and implement inventory control procedures to reduce shrink, loss, and mis-tagged product.
- Maintain real-time data accuracy in inventory systems, ensuring counts and availability align with sales needs.
- Identify aged, damaged, or non-saleable inventory and coordinate disposition or corrective action.
Location Support & Operational Oversight
- Support 5–7 retail nursery locations with proper stocking levels, tagging, barcode accuracy, and SKU placement.
- Partner with Sales, General Managers, and Operations to forecast inventory needs and seasonal adjustments.
- Coordinate transfers, internal shipments, and allocation of high-demand plant material.
- Ensure best practices in product organization, spacing, and presentation to support sales readiness.
Process Improvement & Reporting
- Analyze inventory trends and discrepancies to recommend systematic improvements.
- Prepare weekly and monthly inventory accuracy reports for leadership.
- Use data to optimize ordering, reduce waste, and improve inventory flow between locations.
Team Training & Leadership
- Train location teams on inventory processes, tagging standards, and count accuracy.
- Provide coaching, guidance, and accountability for staff involved in inventory movement or control.
- Ensure all locations follow standardized inventory protocols.