Senior Manager – Field Inventory
DSI
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Own the overall field inventory strategy across all technician offices and field technicians, including establishing target inventory levels and days-on-hand standards at the technician, office and company-wide levels
- Design, implement, and enforce standardized processes for tracking serialized and non-serialized inventory throughout its full lifecycle, including receipt, deployment, transfer, recovery, and disposition
- Partner with procurement and ordering teams to align replenishment models and ordering behavior with defined inventory targets and operational demand
- Collaborate with analytics and utilize reporting technologies to define requirements and support the development of dashboards and reporting that provide clear visibility into inventory levels, usage, aging, and risk
- Enable field offices to actively manage inventory by providing actionable insights, clear standards, and consistent reporting tools
- Coordinate inventory rebalancing efforts across technicians and offices, including reducing excess inventory, resolving shortages, and facilitating transfers to optimize utilization
- Establish governance, audit, and escalation processes to ensure inventory accuracy, accountability, and compliance across the field organization
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce excess inventory, minimize shrinkage, and improve overall inventory efficiency
Requirements
- Proven experience managing inventory operations at scale within a highly distributed or field-based environment
- Strong background in inventory process design, controls, and lifecycle management for both serialized and non-serialized assets
- Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with procurement, credit, logistics, analytics, and field operations teams
- Data-driven mindset with experience defining reporting requirements and translating inventory insights into operational action
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence field and corporate stakeholders without direct authority
- Experience working with inventory management systems, ERP platforms, or similar field service tools
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with a strong focus on accuracy, accountability, and operational continuity
- Experience with Five9, Domo, and WebTracker preferred
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance are available on the first day of the month following your first day of employment – no extended waiting period!
- 401k Plan with employer matching
- Paid vacation, personal/sick days, and bereavement time
- DSI Bucks: Employee Profit-Sharing Program
- 50% AT&T wireless discount
- Paid training
- Advancement opportunities: We prefer to promote from within!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
inventory managementprocess designlifecycle managementdata analysisreporting requirementscontinuous improvementinventory controlsoperational action
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcross-functional collaborationinfluencing stakeholdersaccountabilityoperational continuitydata-driven mindset