Job Summary

A growing food and beverage distribution company in Kent, WA is seeking an experienced Inventory Manager - Food & Beverage for a direct hire opportunity. This role is ideal for a hands-on inventory leader who understands warehouse operations, food safety requirements, cycle counting, reconciliation, and inventory accuracy in a fast-paced distribution environment.

The Inventory Manager will play a key role in improving inventory control, reducing variances, supporting operational efficiency, and ensuring product availability across warehouse operations. This is a strong opportunity for a detail-oriented leader who enjoys building processes, developing teams, and partnering cross-functionally with operations, procurement, quality, and transportation.

Candidates can expect a collaborative, team-oriented environment with supportive leadership, opportunities for professional growth, and a culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

- Oversee daily inventory control activities, including inventory accuracy, transaction reporting, cycle counts, physical inventories, and reconciliation.
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, shortages, shrink, damaged goods, obsolete inventory, and product variances.
- Partner with warehouse leadership to support proper receiving, storage, product rotation, shipping, FIFO, FEFO, lot tracking, and shelf-life requirements.
- Develop inventory reports, KPIs, and performance metrics to identify trends, monitor inventory levels, and recommend corrective actions.
- Lead, train, and develop inventory control team members and warehouse personnel on inventory procedures, controls, and best practices.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety standards, audit requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $80,000 to $100,000 per year.
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Collaborative and team-oriented environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

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