Inventory Manager

INVENTORY MANAGER

We are Blueprint Studios—Architects of Vibrant Experiences. At Blueprint Studios, we believe the key to our success is our team of passionate designers, craftspeople, and professionals who share our core values of vision, innovation, excellence, and integrity. We seek people who can think big and deliver on the smallest details. We are hiring an Inventory Manager for our growing Las Vegas and San Francisco locations. We want to hear from you if you are creative, adaptive, talented, and dependable!

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Blueprint Studios is seeking a collaborative and results-driven Inventory Manager who will lead the inventory control team, oversee the inventory management and control processes across multiple warehouses, and optimize product performance through PLC management, SKU performance analytics, and marketing strategies. The ideal candidate should have a thorough understanding of inventory management systems, PLC management, and SKU performance analytics and be able to manage the warehouse inventory effectively.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Leadership skills for hiring employees, resolving conflicts, and keeping employees on task and motivated.
• Critical-thinking skills to establish action plans and routinely assess their effectiveness.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple moving pieces, people, orders, and data analytics.
• Problem-solving skills to anticipate problems before they happen and address them appropriately as they arise.
• Strong analytical capabilities to review, understand, and formulate a strategy based on the reporting data available.
• Knowledge of PLC management techniques and their application in inventory optimization.
• Proficiency in SKU performance analytics to assess product performance and make data-driven decisions.
• Experience in implementing marketing strategies to optimize product performance and market trends.
• Data entry skills excel expertise, fast learner, impeccable organizational skills, clear and confident communication skills, attention to detail, proactive demeanor, leadership/management skills, professionalism, and team player.
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
• Able to deal with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Manage storage inventory and evaluate proper timing and usage of products.
• Utilize PLC (Product Life Cycle) management techniques to analyze product performance, identify trends, and optimize inventory levels accordingly.
• Conduct SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) performance analytics to assess individual products’ performance, identify improvement opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.
• Evaluate current processes and revise/develop new ones to improve efficiency, quality, and cost control.
• Ensure the product is ready, available, well organized, and controlled to support production and the goals of the business optimally.
• Advise and train team members on the care and preservation of items received, stored, and shipped; methods and use of equipment in handling, storing, maintaining, and shipping stock.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and optimal utilization of warehouse space.
• Manage control measures to ensure inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed, and resolved.
• Monitor and analyze SKU and market performance through competitive analysis, market research, and data analytics to identify selling strategies and emerging trends and optimize product performance.
• Perform quality inventory reconciliations across all warehouse locations to ensure accuracy.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop the company’s inventory management strategy to control costs within budgetary limits and optimize product performance.
• Work directly with the sales team to accommodate orders, recommend product substitutions when necessary, and maximize product availability and turn ratio.