http://www.reusablebags.com/careers.php?id=27

About us: Small, fast-growing, profitable, "green" e-commerce company dedicated to serving the triple bottom line has an immediate need for an outstanding person to fill the Inventory Manager position. We offer a selection of smart, innovative, eco-friendly products that help people consume less, thus giving consumers pragmatic solutions and intelligent alternatives. We target the rapidly growing $209 billion LOHAS market. Our first site ReusableBags.com has established a strong brand, a large passionate customer base, and is generating enormous buzz - recent highlights include Reader's Digest, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Chicago Tribune, CNN, ABC News, NPR's Marketplace and an endorsement in An Inconvenient Truth.

Description: ReusableBags.com Inventory Manager is responsible for the day to day management of the inventory lifecycle. They will support the purchasing process; manage open purchase orders and product delivery to warehouse; and oversee fulfillment house partner in receiving, storage, and order fulfillment & shipping. The goal is to make all inventory management processes effective, efficient, stable, & scalable, and to ensure accurate information is available at all times for inventory levels, product availability, purchase order status, etc. to allow better management decisions.

A few musts:

• effectively utilize on-line tools to track and maintain inventory for ~500 different products
• maintain effective relationships with 30+ vendors to ensure accurate product availability information
• maintain productive relationship with 3rd party fulfillment house to improve joint process efficiencies and reduce inventory discrepancies
• provide timely and accurate product availability information to purchasing and customer service
• track many different projects at one time and thrive in a growth environment
• work in multiple Chicago locations each week (requires own transportation)

Candidate must be able to excel and adapt in a rapid growth, small business environment. Must be able manage competing and shifting priorities.

Education: Bachelors Degree

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 2 - 4 years relevant work experience
• At least 1 year experience directly managing inventory (as described above)
• Experience working with warehouse/fulfillment partner highly preferred
• Ecommerce experience preferred; mail order management a plus
• Experience with osCommerce and Wiki a plus
• Must be internet savvy
• A great "numbers" person
• Results-oriented self-starter
• Great, "can do", positive attitude

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Efficiently manage the PO lifecycle (from planning / creation to receipt of goods to payment by the bookkeeper)
• Create purchase orders to replenish inventory
• Manage inventory budget
• Manage the timing and delivery of purchases
• Manage the best pricing and terms for purchases
• Manage the vendor relationship (including PO follow up and resolving any shipment or defect issues)
• Work with the bookkeeper to resolve any billing discrepancies
• Monitor inventory levels and work with other departments to understand merchandising plans, new product searches, and sales and marketing efforts
• Analyze item sales, inventory turns and vendor turnaround to determine ordering requirements and profitability
• Track product availability and forecast potential issues using internal reports
• Monitor web pricing to ensure it meets vendor requirements & is competitive
• Manage order returns and communicate product issues (i.e. defects, negative feedback) to vendors
• Know all products well and work with fulfillment partner to receive purchases and troubleshoot any errors that arise
• Work with fulfillment partner to ensure accuracy of reported inventory levels
• Provide accurate and timely inventory level reports and analysis to Management
• Monitor and analyze fulfillment partner performance to help safeguard the company brands (quality of order processing, etc.)
• Spend 2 - 3 days per week on-site with the fulfillment partner (more during sales surges)

We offer a very competitive compensation package based on experience including a base salary and strong incentive/bonus program with upside potential.

We have an entrepreneurial work environment with a lot of autonomy. While a casual environment, work is fast paced and outstanding results are expected. This position is a 40+ hour work week. Approximate hours: M-F, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.

We are an ethics-driven organization and pride ourselves on having a workplace with open communication, mutual respect and the golden rule. We are very selective - whether selecting products, vendors or hiring employees in order to insure a good fit.

We look forward to hearing from you. Please complete the Inventory Manager Applicant Questionnaire and email it along with your resume to Careers@ReusableBags.com. Please do not call at this time or email to any other email addresses, no exceptions. All email will be answered.

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