Inventory Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Inventory Manager for a direct hire opportunity in Newbury Park, CA. This is a hands-on warehouse inventory leadership role supporting a high-volume clothing and textile operation with more than 1 million units across multiple warehouse locations.

The Inventory Manager will take full ownership of inventory accuracy, inventory flow, cycle counts, physical counts, warehouse location discipline, movement control, and inventory investigations. This is an excellent opportunity for a warehouse inventory leader who enjoys being on the floor, solving operational issues at the root cause, training teams, and building strong inventory control standards across a fast-moving distribution environment.

This role is ideal for someone who brings strong leadership, urgency, accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset. The environment requires close partnership with warehouse leadership, operations teams, picking, packing, replenishment, returns, transfers, and other departments to ensure inventory processes are followed consistently. Candidates who thrive in active warehouse settings, enjoy improving processes, and want to make a measurable impact on inventory accuracy will find this opportunity highly rewarding.

Key Responsibilities

- Own inventory accuracy across multiple warehouse locations, including active pick, reserve, bulk, overflow, transfer, and non-pickable inventory areas.
- Lead cycle counts, physical counts, location audits, movement audits, inventory investigations, and reconciliation efforts.
- Review inventory movement history to confirm system transactions match the physical flow of inventory throughout the warehouse operation.
- Investigate discrepancies, shortages, overages, incorrect locations, missing units, unexplained adjustments, and repeat process failures.
- Train, lead, and hold the inventory team accountable for inventory procedures, location control, count accuracy, system transactions, and escalation standards.
- Partner with warehouse leadership to improve inventory placement, reduce unnecessary touches, improve pick flow, and correct root causes that impact accuracy.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary: $100,000 to $120,000 per year.
- Job Type: Direct Hire.
- Location: Newbury Park, CA.
- Work Environment: Warehouse-based leadership role working between three locations in Newbury Park.

This company offers growth and a great group of people to work with.