Inventory Manager

Inventory Managers oversee the organisation’s inventory and warehouse functions, ensuring that product stock is adequate for all distribution channels and can cover future customer demands. They are focused on waste reduction, lifecycle efficiencies, and strategies that will improve profitability and overall financial performance.

As Inventory Manager you could be organising a stock transfer between warehouses to maintain adequate inventory levels, carrying out a review of inactive inventory items and identifying obsolete items, arranging the disposal of surplus inventory, developing a report that monitors Inventory Management Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), or preparing a weekly stock report to submit to senior management.

To succeed in this job role you will need to be proficient in inventory planning software, have outstanding attention to detail, and be able to make sound decisions using inventory models and forecasting tools.

Future demand Medium
Average yearly income $72,800
Skill level Unknown

How do I become a inventory manager?

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TLI50422

Diploma of Materiel Logistics

Blended
24 months
Unavailable
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Additional requirements may apply.
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TLI60222

Advanced Diploma of Supply Chain Management

Blended, On Campus
12 months
$0 - $11,000
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Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
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