Inventory Manager

Aramark - Dallas, TX

Full-time

Dallas, TX

Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

The Inventory Manager is accountable for the Market Center’s product inventory, purchasing, receiving, warehouse processes, and distribution of product through the execution of standard operational policies and procedures. This role involves leading the warehouse team by coordinating, coaching, and providing performance management to ensure that the team meets its objectives. The Inventory Manager is responsible for achieving financial objectives by managing key metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement, and developing action plans accordingly. Additionally, this position ensures that prompt, pleasant, and complete service is provided to both internal and external contacts needing products or information. Safety leadership is also a critical component of this role, as the Inventory Manager must support and implement safety protocols within the Market Center. In terms of responsibilities, the Inventory Manager participates in the budget process, manages key metrics, and identifies opportunities for improvement. They procure products by setting a purchasing schedule, coordinating with vendors, and utilizing the warehouse ordering tool to create purchase orders. Maintaining the warehouse system to reflect accurate par levels of product and inventory levels is essential, as is implementing food safety requirements through First-in, First-out (FIFO) product rotation. The Inventory Manager controls inventory levels and product costs by conducting weekly physical counts and collaborating with the Finance Manager to resolve any discrepancies in inventory. The role also requires optimizing inventory by analyzing trends and improving key product metrics such as product days-on-hand and client fill rate metrics. Effective communication with affected managers and front-line personnel regarding product changes is crucial, as is maintaining communication with vendors to ensure timely delivery of products and equipment. The Inventory Manager leads the warehouse workforce in receiving, stocking, rotating, and pulling products while ensuring that all work is completed safely. They participate in the hiring process for the warehouse team and are responsible for training, coaching, and performance management of team members. Monitoring workflow and ensuring proper inventories are pulled for daily routes is also part of the job, along with supervising the completion of all daily warehouse work. The Inventory Manager models and leads the Service STARS culture and safety leadership, fostering effective communication at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Achieves financial objectives by participating in budget process, managing key metrics, identifying opportunities, and developing action plans for improvement.
• Procures products by setting a purchasing schedule, coordinating with vendors, and using the warehouse ordering tool to create purchase orders.
• Maintains the warehouse system to reflect accurate par levels of product, inventory level and accurate product master set-up.
• Implements food safety requirements through First-in, First-out (FIFO) product rotation, managing date codes, and ensuring temperature requirements are met.
• Controls inventory levels and product costs by coordinating/conducting weekly physical counts and working closely with the Finance Manager to resolve inventory overages and shortages.
• Optimizes inventory by analyzing trends, and improving product days-on-hand, client fill rate metrics, and other key product metrics.
• Communicates with affected managers and front-line personnel regarding any voids, delays or other product changes that may affect client delivery as well as discussing alternative product needs where required to meet client demand.
• Communicates with vendors as needed to ensure timely delivery of ordered products and equipment.
• Leads warehouse workforce that receives, stocks, rotates, and pulls product and ensures that work is completed using safe practices.
• Participates in the hiring process for the warehouse team.
• Responsible for the training, coaching and performance management of each member of the team.
• Monitors workflow and ensures proper inventories are pulled for daily routes.
• Supervises the completion of all daily warehouse work.
• Models and leads Service STARS culture and safety leadership, and all key initiatives relating to these core values, to provide a positive Market Center environment.
• Owns and fosters effective communications at all levels of the organization.

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in warehouse or related operations.
• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Requires tact and courtesy dealing with internal and external contacts.
• Excellent teamwork, problem solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to learn recent technologies.
• Basic Microsoft Excel knowledge.
• Communication skills including verbal, written, and the ability to connect with a wide range of people and behavior styles.
• Must be physically able to lift, lower, push and pull objects up to 50 lb. unassisted.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb, bend, stoop, and crouch for extended periods of time.