Network Inventory Manager
Network Inventory Manager
Join our Dynamic Team
Overview
The Network Inventory Manager plays a critical role in driving efficiency, cost savings, and service excellence across the Parksite Interiors Business Unit (APC and Surfaces). This position is responsible for optimizing inventory movement across the network—ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time, while minimizing freight, handling, and operational costs. You’ll serve as a key strategic partner to Purchasing, Operations, and Sales leadership, balancing service, speed, and cost efficiency through data-driven decisions and strong cross-functional collaboration.
Why join our team?
Build your career in a thriving industry
- Be at the center of a fast-paced distribution network, directly impacting service levels, cost efficiency, and customer satisfaction across multiple business units
- Work in a highly collaborative environment where your decisions influence Purchasing, Operations, and Sales strategies at a leadership level
- Gain exposure to advanced supply chain optimization, inventory strategy, and network-wide decision-making in a growing, industry-leading organization
Comprehensive Benefits Package
- 401(k) Program to secure your financial future
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Insurance Plans
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
- Bonus Incentives for employee referrals
Professional Development
- Expand your expertise in supply chain strategy, inventory optimization, and cost management through hands-on leadership experience
- Develop cross-functional leadership skills by partnering with Purchasing, Operations, and Sales teams across the organization
- Gain visibility with executive leadership through monthly reporting, KPI ownership, and strategic recommendations
What you’ll do
- Establish and implement transfer policies in partnership with Business Unit leadership and Purchasing to maximize inventory availability while maintaining cost efficiency
- Collaborate closely with Purchasing to align transfer strategies with supplier orders, buying reports, and overall sourcing plans
- Evaluate and approve or deny internal transfer requests based on cost, service impact, and established inventory rules
- Maintain and refine standardized transfer policies and approval workflows to ensure consistency across the network
- Identify high-frequency transfer items and convert them into stocked items by optimizing reorder parameters
- Partner with Operations to reduce redundant transfers and improve freight mode efficiency
- Analyze transfer and inventory data to identify cost reduction opportunities and improve product placement strategies
- Deliver monthly performance reports to leadership highlighting trends, savings opportunities, and operational improvements
- Ensure customer demand is met through proactive inventory placement and strategic sourcing decisions
- Continuously monitor and adjust inventory sourcing rules to improve service levels and reduce costs
What you bring
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
- 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in distribution, purchasing, inventory management, or operations
- Proven background in inventory management, supply chain strategy, or network optimization
Skills & Abilities
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills with high attention to detail
- Ability to balance cost efficiency with customer service and operational performance
- Effective communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional teams
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods of time
- Capability to occasionally move throughout warehouse or operational environments as needed
- Ability to perform tasks that may require light lifting or movement of materials when necessary
Pre-Employment Requirements
- Ability to pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check
- Authorization to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working within multi-location distribution networks or supply chain environments
- Familiarity with ERP systems, inventory management software, or supply chain analytics tools
- Demonstrated success in reducing costs and improving service levels through process improvements
- Experience developing or managing inventory policies, transfer strategies, or sourcing rules
Work Environment
- Fast-paced, data-driven office environment with frequent collaboration across departments
- Regular interaction with Purchasing, Operations, and Sales leadership teams
- Hybrid exposure to both office and warehouse/distribution environments
- Dynamic setting where priorities may shift based on business needs and customer demand
- High level of autonomy with accountability for network-wide inventory performance
- Opportunity to influence strategic decisions and operational improvements
- Continuous focus on efficiency, cost savings, and service excellence
- Collaborative culture that values innovation, accountability, and teamwork
About Our Companies
Parksite
Parksite is a premier sales, marketing, and distribution company serving the building industry with a focus on both interior and exterior products. We supply top fabricators and building material dealers with category-leading products for residential, commercial, and remodeling markets. Our unique marketplace niche is education. We identify products with distinctive applications and educate architects, builders, and designers on their value. This approach has made us an industry leader with each product line we represent. We combine marketing expertise and industry knowledge to create demand for our supplier business partners. We help build brands.
Atlantic Plywood Corporation (APC)
Since 1974, Atlantic Plywood Corporation has delivered the highest quality and best value to our customers. This philosophy has helped us grow into a regional industry leader, distributing a wide range of quality hardwood plywood and panel products throughout the Eastern United States. Our many satisfied customers know that Atlantic Plywood offers not only dependable products and services but also a convenient, cost-effective partnership that helps their business grow.
Career Growth Opportunities
- Advance into senior supply chain, operations, or business unit leadership roles
- Take ownership of larger network optimization initiatives and strategic planning efforts
- Gain exposure to executive-level decision-making and long-term business strategy
- Develop expertise in cost reduction, logistics optimization, and inventory analytics
- Expand your leadership influence across multiple business units and functional areas
Ready to Build Your Future with Us?
Join a team where your hard work is recognized and rewarded. As a Parksite Associate, you'll gain valuable skills, work with quality products, and become part of an employee-owned company that invests in your success. We are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building diverse and inclusive teams.
How to Apply
If you're ready to join a dynamic team in the wholesale building materials industry, we want to hear from you! Apply today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with growth potential.
Qualifications are a guide, not a checklist. If you think you can make an impact here, we want to hear your story.
