Pricing and Inventory Manager
Description
IPS is seeking talented individuals to join our team where your expertise and dedication will be valued and drive our success. Here, you’ll find a dynamic environment that offers job stability, professional growth, and competitive compensation. As a crucial member of our team, you’ll support our locations around North America, partnering to ensure continued success. If you’re detail-oriented, dedicated, and thrive in a rapidly evolving setting, IPS is the perfect place for you to make a real difference.
Responsibilities and Expectations:
Integrated Power Services (IPS) is seeking an experienced Inventory Manager to support our Protection & Controls operations. This role is responsible for managing inventory processes, driving strategic purchasing decisions, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. The Inventory Manager will collaborate across departments to maintain operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and inventory accuracy.
- Develop and maintain inventory performance metrics and reporting tools to monitor accuracy, turns, and stock health.
- Manage surplus inventory purchasing to optimize cost savings and leverage available market opportunities.
- Support inventory operations across multiple IPS locations, ensuring consistency in processes and standards.
- Oversee inventory control processes, including cycle counts, audits, and discrepancy resolution.
- Implement best practices and SOPs for inventory management and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate inbound and outbound inventory flows, ensuring timely and accurate loading and stocking.
- Partner with procurement to develop strategic purchasing plans based on inventory trends and business needs.
- Align inventory availability with project timelines and requirements, ensuring efficient allocation of parts and materials.
- Collaborate with sales, engineering, operations, and finance to integrate inventory strategies with business objectives.
- Prepare regular reports on inventory health, purchasing effectiveness, and improvement opportunities for leadership.
Qualifications and Competencies:
- Proven experience in inventory management and strategic purchasing.
- Results oriented professional with a proven history of success and career progression.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to leverage data for decision-making.
- Ability to leverage supply chain spend and negotiate optimized procurement agreements.
- Solid financial, business strategy and strategic planning skills.
- Excellent business management written, verbal and presentation skills.
- BS/MS in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Finance or similar degree.
You’ll thrive at IPS if you…
- Lead with integrity and prioritize safety. You demonstrate high standards and commit to a safe, ethical workplace.
- Value teamwork and accountability. You work well with others, take responsibility, serve others, and deliver on your commitments.
- Focus on the customer. You are dedicated to providing an unmatched customer experience and exceeding expectations.
- Have an entrepreneurial spirit. You’re proactive, innovative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Communicate effectively and with purpose. You keep everyone informed with clear, concise communication.
- Stay curious and love to learn. You continuously seek new knowledge and grow personally and professionally.
Who We Are:
IPS opened its doors in 2007 to become the industry's leading service provider, offering single-source electromechanical and power management solutions to enhance the reliability of critical infrastructure. Today, IPS has the industry's largest network of remanufacturing locations, distribution centers, and field service offices across North America and the United Kingdom, serving over 30,000 customer locations across a wide range of end uses, including power generation, utilities, water and wastewater, petrochemicals, air separation, oil and gas, metals, mining, paper, aggregates, cement, hospitals, universities, commercial buildings, and data centers.
IPS offers excellent career growth opportunities and is expanding its talented workforce to meet rising demand. By joining IPS, you'll learn from industry experts and discover your potential while being part of a team committed to our shared values: Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Customer Focus, and Entrepreneurial Spirit.
Benefits:
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401k Employer Match
- Bonus Incentives
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- And more!
IPS is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background and driving record investigation. As a federal contractor, our company is committed to maintaining a safe and drug-free workplace. Candidates for this position are required to complete a pre-employment drug screen successfully. The drug screening process will include testing for substances that may impair one's ability to perform the job safely and effectively.
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