Inventory Manager
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Job Location:
Gaithersburg, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
USD 75000 - 85000
Posted on:
16-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ABOUT ALBERT USTER IMPORTS
Albert Uster Imports Inc. (AUI) is a privately held gourmet food company headquartered in the Washington DC area (Gaithersburg MD) with warehouse locations in Kansas City Las Vegas Miami Los Angeles San Francisco Gurnee and Gaithersburg. AUI falls under the Vestar Capital Partners portfolio with affiliate organization Roland Foods LLC.
Founded in 1968 the company offers over 1400 products from around the world. We serve leading hotels restaurants casinos cruise lines airlines and manufacturers with innovative high quality products and solutions to their most demanding culinary challenges. We operate a network of distribution centers across the U.S. and serve select international markets as well. AUI has a national direct selling organization of over 60 sales professionals and a staff of culinary experts (chefs and food scientists) adept at custom product solutions.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Inventory Manager role within AUI is responsible for measuring and monitoring the overall health of the Companys inventory. This role reports to the Director of Global Purchasing and Logistics and is highly collaborative across departments interacting on a regular basis with the Logistics Warehousing Food Safety Finance Sales Sales Operations and Innovations Teams.
As a response to the pandemic Albert Uster Imports office employees have transitioned to a hybrid working schedule requiring employees to report in-person Monday through Wednesday with the option to telework on Thursday and Friday each week. Due to the collaborative cross-functional nature of the organization employees at the Gaithersburg office are required to work in-person for the abovementioned days outside of any People & Culture-approved disability accommodation request.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage the weekly cycle count process across the Distribution Center Network (7 distribution centers). All inventory items are required to be counted at a minimum once per year with higher velocity items to be counted multiple times per year
- Manage wall-to-wall inventory counts as periodically required by the Companys Auditors
- Manage timely execution of LOT code corrections (weekly)
- Regular review of inventory across the network focused on LOTS that are short-dated or at-risk of expiring prior to sell-through (twice per month)
- Monthly review of the regional pipeline to identify products across the distribution center network that are aging and at risk of not selling prior to shelf life
- Monthly review in collaboration with FSQA Manager and vendors of inventory that should receive shelf-life extensions
- Weekly review of Purchase Order receipt LOTs
- Verification of printed Best Before Dates (monthly)
- Regular review (twice per month) of In-service and In-use sites across the distribution center network
- Monthly reconciliations of 3PL storage facilities
- Manage inventory reserve calculations in collaboration with the Finance Department providing early detection of potential issues
- Manage inventory write-offs and donations in collaboration with the FSQA and Finance Departments
- Manage product costing and inventory adjustments for repack and co-manufactured products. Quarterly review of costing for all repacks and co-manufactured products
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- 5 years of inventory management experience
- Proficiency in inventory management software and systems
- Strong Microsoft Excel skillset
- Ability to analyze data identify trends and make data-driven decisions
- Demonstrated working knowledge of inventory control and inventory management
- Proven analytical and investigative skills
- Proven ability to execute high-complexity projects on schedule and within budget
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
- Accounting and/or Financial Audit experience is a plus
- Experience with Business Central and PowerBi is a plus
- Ability to build cross-functional partnerships and engage in and lead cross-functional teams and initiatives
- Comprehensive business process and systems knowledge and the ability to identify and implement best practices
- Product knowledge specific to the AUI product portfolio and Food Industry experience is preferred
SALARY RANGE
Albert Uster Imports hires exceptional people to perform a wide variety of important functions that contribute to the success of the Company. One of the ways AUI does that is through a competitive compensation package. The base salary for this role will be $75000 - $85000.
This role will be bonus eligible.
Based on your qualifications previous experience and transferrable skills the Company will determine at its sole discretion the salary offered.
Founded by immigrants AUI & Roland Foods knows that diversity is the spice of life. We believe in the power of food to open minds spark adventure and bring diverse people are welcome at our table! We know the transformative value of food in individual lives and communities. Because of this we insist on obtaining the highest-quality ingredients and talent!
AUI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) marital status ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristic. AUI considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law. AUI is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact us at .
Please read Albert Uster Imports California Job Applicant Privacy Policy here.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Kanban
- Forecasting
- Inventory Control
- Math
- Warehouse Experience
- Microsoft Dynamics Navision
- Warehouse Distribution Experience
- Computer Literacy
- Warehouse Management System
- ERP Systems
- Supervising Experience
- MRP
