Inventory Management Specialist Jobs

At Outdoor Research®, we built a company from a feeling: the urge to get out. It's what drives us. We love coming to work every day and inventing ever better solutions to what nature throws our way. But we're more than just the gear we build. We're part of a community of friends whose lives are connected by our common need to be outside. Our community is devoted to exploring our outdoor passions and challenging ourselves in the mountains, water, and deserts of the planet we love so much.

And we want you in it because we're pretty sure that the bigger our community gets, the better off the world will be.

Values:

Curiosity – We are constantly striving to learn and improve ourselves. In our products, as a brand, as a team, and as individuals.

Passion - We love what we do and take pride in sharing our work with others.

Innovation- We are complex problem solvers.

Collaboration - We are better together.

Community – We embrace the collective impact we can have from our diverse perspectives; on each other, society, and our environment.

About this role:

The Inventory Management Specialist is responsible for control and maintenance of inventory at both retail store locations (Seattle & Des Moines). This will require a split schedule between both locations each week. Inventory includes first quality, second quality and sample quality goods, as well as third party products in our flagship store.

What you will do:

• Develop and maintain an organizational system for inventory control for both retail store locations.

• Daily restock of retail sales floor

• Shrink/theft management through daily/weekly cycle counts.

• Receive shipments both physically and through POS system.

• Maintain product liquidation and procurement via sale rate monitoring – with a focus on both hot sellers and markdown plans for surplus/slow moving styles.

• Partner with the dealer services team to maintain a routine inventory flow.

• Responsible for planning seasonal inventory assortment

• Act as the main partner with marketing on in-house merchandising.

• Provide support and relief to the OR retail store sales team as needed.

• Opening and/or closing the store independent of supervision

• Other duties as assigned by the Store Manager and/or Assistant Manager.

• This position is expected to be on site at both the Des Moines and Seattle location.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally “share lift” and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

What you should bring to the table:

• Previous experience managing inventory in a retail or similar environment

• Previous cash handling/transaction experience

• Strong analytics and reporting skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Good computer skills with spreadsheets, MS Office Suite, and Point of sale systems

• Ability to maintain excellent attendance and punctuality record

What do we bring to the table?

• 11 paid holidays each year and 3 floating holidays

• Transportation benefits

• PTO

• Paid volunteer time

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans

• 401K with discretionary match

• Product discounts