Inventory Manager
Location
United States
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Job Description
Role Description
We are hiring an Inventory Manager to own the inventory function end-to-end for our growing beauty business. This role is highly cross-functional and will be responsible for maintaining inventory health, ensuring product specs remain accurate, managing shelf life, and strengthening our factory partnerships through performance tracking and vendor scorecards. This person will serve as the “source of truth” for inventory and factory performance.
- Own inventory management across all SKUs and manufacturing partners
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Track and maintain:
- Inventory levels
- Months on hand
- Shelf life/expiration / batch risk
- Product specs tied to current inventory
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Build and maintain factory/vendor scorecards, including:
- COGS competitiveness
- Payment terms
- Quality consistency
- Timeline reliability
- Communication and partnership health
- Manage and document factory agreements and operational terms
- Identify inventory risks early (aging stock, expiring units, overproduction, slow movers)
- Partner with Ops + Demand Planning to align replenishment decisions
- Improve SOPs for inventory tracking, documentation, and reporting
- Provide leadership-level reporting on inventory health and vendor performance
Qualifications
- 4+ years in Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Operations, or Vendor Management
- Experience in beauty, skincare, cosmetics, or consumer packaged goods
- Proven ability to manage external factory relationships and performance
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Strong understanding of:
- Shelf life management
- Vendor terms
- Inventory health metrics
- Production + replenishment cycles
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and systems-minded
- Experience with international manufacturing partners (Particularly China and Korea)
- Experience building vendor scorecards from scratch
- Familiarity with ERP/inventory platforms (NetSuite, Cin7, TradeGecko, etc.)
Company Description
Job Requirements
- 4+ years in Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Operations, or Vendor Management
- Experience in beauty, skincare, cosmetics, or consumer packaged goods
- Proven ability to manage external factory relationships and performance
- Strong understanding of: Shelf life management Vendor terms Inventory health metrics Production + replenishment cycles
- Shelf life management
- Vendor terms
- Inventory health metrics
- Production + replenishment cycles
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and systems-minded
- Experience with international manufacturing partners (Particularly China and Korea)
- Experience building vendor scorecards from scratch
- Familiarity with ERP/inventory platforms (NetSuite, Cin7, TradeGecko, etc.)
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