Inventory & Planning Manager

Innovation starts with a bond. Since 1981, Chem-Impex has served as a partner to the researchers and scientists shaping the future of life sciences. As a family owned business, we have built a legacy on grit, integrity, and a commitment to people over transactions. Honoring this 40 year history requires moving with constant intention. Because disciplined inventory management is an important need for our customers, we are refining our quality systems to better support the global research community. This evolution creates a unique opening for a manager who values both precision and purpose-someone ready to make a visible impact within a collaborative team that values heart as much as excellence.

What You'll Own

• Overall health and performance of Chem-Impex's inventory
• Reorder logic, safety stock targets, and SKU governance
• Management of inventory aging, expiration risk, and obsolescence
• Inventory metrics, dashboards, and decision visibility
• Optimizing service, cash flow, and operational risk

What Success Looks Like

Within your first 12-24 months, you will:

• Increase inventory turns by 15%
• Reduce expiration-related losses by 20%
• Maintain 98%+ fill rates for Strategic SKUs while lowering on-hand inventory
• Launch a live inventory health dashboard to support weekly buy / no-buy decisions

What You'll Do (Day to Day)

• Segment and govern inventory using ABC/XYZ and shelf-life risk frameworks
• Define, enforce, and monitor reorder points, safety stock, and exceptions
• Guide Purchasing on timing and quantities of orders using data-driven insights
• Track slow-moving, aging, or at-risk inventory and lead mitigation efforts
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Warehouse, Sales, Finance, Customer Service, and Purchasing
• Translate inventory data into actionable insights

What You Bring

• 5+ years in inventory management, supply planning, or operations; experience with shelf-life or batch-controlled products preferred
• Strong analytical skills with practical business judgment
• Experience bringing structure to complex or imperfect systems
• Comfort in prioritizing competing demands across service, cost and risk
• Clear, direct communicator who can influence across teams

You'll Be a Strong Fit If You...

• Take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks
• Care about details like expiration dates and count accuracy
• Proactively identify and fix problems
• Speak openly about risk, losses, and tradeoffs
• Enjoy working cross-functionally in an operational environment

Work Environment

• Combination of office and warehouse settings
• Regular interaction with chemical inventory in controlled environments

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation (commensurate with experience)
• Medical, dental, and short-term disability insurance
• Optional vision and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and holidays
• A role with real influence and visibility in the company