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Golden State Foods · 7 hours ago

Inventory Control Manager

Conyers, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Golden State Foods is a distinguished leader in the foodservice industry, offering an extensive array of products and services to a diverse clientele. The Inventory Control Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of inventory management in a custom food manufacturing environment, ensuring compliance with food safety standards and optimizing material flow to meet customer specifications.

Food and BeverageFood Processing

Responsibilities

Ensures compliance with company inventory accuracy targets, financial reporting and auditing requirements

Maintain inventory control procedures, such as executing daily cycle counting activities, scanning audits and performing periodic physical inventory counts to ensure consistent and predicable inventory accuracy

Owns and manages the materials hold process. Coordinates with QA, Warehouse and Operations to manage product release or disposal decisions, ensures all held products are traceable and dispositioned accurately, and maintains full documentation for audits

Manages timing and execution of finished goods rework and inspection process ensuring finish goods meet customer specific requirements

Develops and executes inventory control strategies tailored to custom food production. Ensure raw materials and packaging inventory support dynamic production schedules, minimize waste, and meet shelf-life requirements through the administration of Allergen Control, FEFO / FIFO adherence and expiration management

Lead daily and weekly reporting of material availability, usage, inventory levels, and production yields. Collaborates with finance and operations to reconcile variances and drive continuous improvement initiatives

Investigate inventory variances, discrepancies, stockouts, and other inventory related issues while driving process failures and material losses to root cause and execution of corrective actions

Partners with Quality Assurance, Production, R&D, and Customer Service teams to align raw material availability with production runs, manage spec changes, and LTO exposure

Leads and develops an inventory team that fosters a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement. Provides training, coaching and guidance to associates whose role impacts inventory management

Ensures full compliance with FDA, HACCP, BRC/SQF, and customer-specific food safety standards. Leads audit preparation related to materials and inventory, including raw material traceability and product recall readiness

Oversee the maintenance and improvement of ERP/MRP systems (e.g. SAP, D365, or similar) to support real-time inventory visibility, lot tracking, and integration with QA and production records

Manages the departmental budget, identifies cost-saving initiatives, and improves material usage efficiency without compromising quality or compliance

Qualification

Inventory managementFood safety complianceERP systemsAPICS certificationTraceability systemsLeadership experienceVendor negotiationCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in: Supply Chain Management, Food Science, Business, or related field required

3 - 6 years in food manufacturing, with 3+ years in materials or inventory management

Current or previous leadership experience

Strong experience managing food holds, traceability systems, and regulatory compliance

Deep understanding of custom food production workflows and ingredient-level traceability

Strong working knowledge of food safety systems (HACCP, SQF, BRC) and related regulatory frameworks (FDA/USDA)

Skilled in ERP systems, lot tracking, and warehouse operations in a food environment

Proven leadership in managing diverse teams and collaborating cross-functionally

Excellent communication, problem-solving, and vendor negotiation skills

Interpret purchasing or inventory anomalies and identify appropriate solutions

Communicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external customers verbally and in writing

Read and process written information with a high degree of accuracy

Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service

Act in accordance with GSF's Values and Creed

Preferred

APICS, CPIM, or HACCP certification preferred

Benefits

People First: At Golden State Foods, we're not just a company; we're a dynamic community where your talents are celebrated, and your ambitions are nurtured.

Values Driven: Our core values drive everything we do, creating a culture of innovation, integrity, and excellence. But we're not content with just being great; we strive for greatness in every aspect of our work.

People Development: At GSF we strive to continually develop our people to prepare us all for the needs of tomorrow.

Philanthropy & Sustainability: We're committed to making a difference beyond our walls through philanthropy and sustainability efforts across all our locations around the globe.