Inventory Specialist

Job Description

If you are not already on the Imperial Beverage career page, apply here:

Do you love monitoring processes from start to finish? Are you awesome at analyzing data to create plans for the future? We are a top beverage sales company looking for a proven professional to forecast, order, and track inventory for our vast portfolio to ensure we never run out of the products our customers need. Our Inventory Specialists tell us they love the sense of accomplishment this role brings, the ability to use numerical and beverage trends knowledge and their awesome co-workers!

Eat. Sleep. Order Beer, Wine and Spirits. Repeat: Our Inventory Specialists not only get to forecast product needs for our entire company, but they also verify inventory, monitor code dates, create plans for slow moving inventory, and use their beverage knowledge to help make decisions. We choose Inventory Specialists who feel the need to keep schedules, track progress, stay organized, and have strong analytical skills. This full-time position requires Monday-Friday availability.

Like a fine wine, Imperial Beverage has been getting better with age since 1933. We are a Michigan family-owned beverage distributor and we are passionate about helping others succeed at work and in the community. We only hire those with passion, integrity, customer focus and the desire for hard work. Once all the work is done at our fast-paced company, we also like to have fun and lots of it!

Will work for beer? Great! Working for a beverage distributor has its perks. Not only will you get to learn about and sample our products, but we also include health, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) match, a generous PTO policy, and awesome company events like tickets to baseball games and weekend camping trips.

A Day in the Life

Arrive to the office ready to be awesome

Use analytical skills and beverage knowledge combined with software data to forecast sales and place purchase orders with suppliers

Verify orders are accurate and communicate any discrepancies

Monitor code dates and communicate any issues

Identify any slow moving inventory so a plan can be created to increase sales

Make suggestions regarding product statuses

Monitor beverage trends

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent education and experience) in Business Administration preferred

One or more years' experience in forecasting preferred

18 years of age or older

Strong analytical skills and numeric ability

Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel

Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Ability to coordinate processes and work well with various departments

Must possess superior communication skills, both verbal and written

Ability to problem solve and make decisions quickly and efficiently while remaining calm and professional

Self-starter, highly motivated with a high productivity level

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Full-time