Regional Inventory Manager

Inventory Planning & Control

• Develop and maintain inventory strategies to support equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and project demands.
• Determine proper min/max levels, safety stock, reorder points, lead times, and critical spares.
• Conduct ongoing ABC analysis, cycle counting, and root-cause analysis for inventory discrepancies.
• Identify obsolete, excess, and slow-moving inventory and execute rationalization plans.

Maintenance Support

• Coordinate closely with maintenance planners, reliability engineers, and operations to forecast demand for spare parts.
• Ensure critical spares lists are accurate and tied to assets.
• Support shutdown/turnaround planning with advanced materials kitting and readiness.

Procurement & Vendor Engagement

• Work with purchasing to source cost-effective parts while maintaining quality and reliability.
• Establish vendor-managed inventory programs (VMI), consignment stock, or long-term supply agreements when beneficial.

Warehouse & Materials Management

• Ensure the storeroom is organized, secure, and optimized for efficient picking, staging, and transactions.
• Oversee receiving, labeling, inspection, and proper storage of all materials.
• Implement and enforce standardized procedures for issuing parts, returns, and warranty tracking.

Systems & Data Integrity

• Maintain accurate data in the CMMS/ERP system, including part descriptions, BOMs, locations, and stock levels.
• Use KPIs to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and enforce storeroom procedures, safety practices, and inventory control policies.
• Train and supervise storeroom personnel.
• Lead initiatives to reduce downtime, improve inventory turns, and reduce carrying costs.

Education Requirements/Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, business, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-7 years of experience in MRO inventory management, maintenance planning, or industrial warehousing.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS/ERP systems (SAP, Maximo, Oracle, Infor, etc.).
• Understanding of maintenance practices, reliability principles, and industrial equipment.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, chemical processing, utilities, or heavy industry.
• Certification such as CPM, CPIM, CSCP, or CMRP.
• Familiarity with lean practices, Kanban, 5S, and reliability-centered maintenance.
• Experience implementing VMI, kitting, or storeroom optimization initiatives