Inventory Supervisor

Imperial Dade, a leading North American distributor, has a Inventory Supervisor role available in Kranz, WI! Join a strong and continuously evolving group, helping to continue to grow our business. If you’re eager for your next opportunity, Imperial Dade is a great place to take that next step.

The Inventory Supervisor will support our onsite vendor managed inventory program in Northern Illinois. This role oversees the onsite inventory replenishment and stocking models based on approved schedule and targets set within our customer agreements by managing and leading our team of Inventory Control Associates. This role also validates the accuracy of product transferred between facilities, researches and resolves discrepancies, monitors adjustments in the warehouse management system, and conducts analysis to forecast potential inventory issues.

Imperial Dade is the leading independently owned and operated distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies in North America. As a provider of customized supply chain solutions, we serve customers in many business-to-business market segments including restaurants, grocery stores, healthcare, sports and entertainment, and cruise lines. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in New Jersey, Imperial Dade serves as a mission-critical partner to more than 120,000 customers through our footprint of 130+ branches.

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You will

• Lead a team of 4 to 5 Inventory Control Associates
• Initiate customer invoicing and facilitate billing
• Maintain positive customer relationship in partnership with sales team
• Set cycle counts of inventory, researches and clears any discrepancies
• Plan layout of storerooms, customer closets, and other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, and related factors of items stored
• Trace history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records and recommends remedial actions to resolve discrepancies
• Supervise employees through staff development, assigning duties and examining work to ensure compliance of the organization’s policies, procedures and applicable laws; manage labor hours and payroll in electronic timekeeping system
• Serve as primary backup to onsite staff to cover time off and short staffing
• Recommend process improvements within the warehouse or distribution center which will improve accuracy of inventory and/or productivity
• Work well cross-functionally with all departments

You have:

• 3+ years of direct inventory control experience, ideally in distribution operations
• Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience preferred
• Experience with warehouse management systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• High school diploma or GED (general education diploma) 
• Position requires the ability to lift 40lbs and requires frequent bending, reaching, and stretching.

We offer a dynamic environment for our more than 7,500 employees to work, learn, and grow professionally. We value our people and strive to create rewarding career opportunities by offering competitive salaries and benefits (medical, dental, vision), a 401(k) program with company match, a shared ownership program, life insurance, a generous paid time off package, educational reimbursement, paid family leave, and adoption assistance. We are excited to invite talented individuals with a passion for excellence to join our team.

Imperial Dade is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.