Director of Inventory Management

Preferred Location: West Virginia | Onsite

Scope: Multi-site responsibility across West Virginia, Texas, and Arizona

Relocation Assistance: Available based on individual circumstances

Position Overview

Our client, a growing family-owned industrial manufacturer and distributor, is seeking a Director of Inventory Management to provide leadership and oversight of inventory across three U.S. manufacturing and distribution locations.

This is a newly created leadership position designed to support significant organizational growth and increasing operational complexity.

The Director of Inventory Management will oversee inventory across raw materials, work in process, and finished goods while helping determine how customer demand and manufacturing capacity should be allocated across the company’s facilities.

This individual will work closely with manufacturing, distribution, operations, sales, scheduling, and other internal teams to balance inventory availability, production capacity, customer lead times, ongoing business needs, and large project requirements.

The successful candidate will combine strong inventory-management expertise with analytical ability, operational judgment, leadership skills, and the ability to build strong relationships across multiple functions and locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead inventory management strategy and execution across three manufacturing and distribution locations.
• Provide oversight of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, and associated inventory-control activities.
• Maintain strong inventory-control practices, including cycle counting, inventory accuracy, and identification and resolution of inventory discrepancies.
• Evaluate inventory availability, manufacturing capacity, equipment capabilities, and customer requirements to help determine where orders should be produced.
• Coordinate inventory and capacity requirements across multiple facilities to support efficient product flow and customer service.
• Balance large project requirements with normal customer demand, available inventory, production capacity, and lead-time commitments.
• Partner closely with manufacturing, distribution, operations, sales, and scheduling teams to align inventory and production priorities.
• Improve inventory visibility, processes, controls, and cross-site coordination as the organization continues to grow.
• Use inventory and operational data to identify constraints, risks, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead and develop an inventory organization of approximately 10 team members, including scheduling and data-focused functions.
• Build strong working relationships across all three operating locations and serve as a key inventory-management partner to organizational leadership.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in inventory management, inventory control, supply chain, distribution, or a related operational function.
• Strong hands-on understanding of inventory-control principles, including cycle counts and inventory accuracy.
• Experience managing meaningful physical inventory within a manufacturing, industrial distribution, or comparable supply-chain environment.
• Experience working with raw materials, work in process, finished goods, or similarly complex inventory flows.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across operations, manufacturing, distribution, scheduling, sales, and other business functions.
• Leadership experience with the ability to develop employees, establish accountability, and guide teams through growth and change.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to use operational and inventory data to make sound business decisions.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to balance competing priorities in a growing, fast-moving operational environment.

Preferred Experience

• Cost accounting knowledge or experience.
• Multi-site inventory-management experience.
• Experience with production scheduling, capacity planning, or inventory allocation across multiple facilities.
• Experience within wire and cable, electrical products, metals, industrial manufacturing, industrial distribution, or a related environment.
• Experience balancing large project or customer requirements with ongoing production and inventory needs.
• Demonstrated success improving inventory accuracy, controls, visibility, or planning processes.

Leadership Profile

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative, hands-on leader who understands that effective inventory management extends beyond maintaining stock levels.

This individual should be able to connect inventory availability, manufacturing capacity, customer demand, production priorities, and broader business needs while building effective relationships across the organization.

The company values leaders who demonstrate sound judgment and accountability; work effectively as part of a team; and are interested in building a long-term career with the organization.