Specialist, Inventory

# Specialist, Inventory Lorton, VA 22079## Overview Salary Range $56,700.00 - $69,300.00 Salary Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day## Description
** About the Organization:
** The Capital Area Food Bank works to address hunger today and create brighter futures tomorrow for more than a million people across the region experiencing food insecurity. As the anchor in the area’s hunger relief infrastructure, the food bank provided more than 60 million meals to people in need last year, by supplying food to hundreds of nonprofit organizations as well as directly to the community.

Creating long-term solutions to food security requires more than just food: it includes addressing the root causes of food insecurity by partnering with organizations that provide critical services like job training programs, health care, and education. To learn more, visit Food Bank for the Washington, DC, Region | Capital Area Food Bank.
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* Description:

** The Inventory Specialist – NOVA is responsible for maintaining the accuracy, integrity, organization, and traceability of inventory at the Capital Area Food Bank’s NOVA distribution facility.

This position serves as the primary day-to-day inventory control resource for the NOVA warehouse and is responsible for ensuring physical inventory accurately aligns with system inventory. The Inventory Specialist performs cycle counts, researches and resolves discrepancies, monitors inventory transactions and warehouse locations, supports receiving and put-away accuracy, coordinates replenishment, and ensures inventory is properly identified and controlled throughout the warehouse.

The Inventory Specialist works closely with NOVA Warehouse Operations leadership and employees, Receiving, Order Fulfillment, Food Resources, Programs, ERP/Systems, and other internal partners to identify and resolve inventory issues before they impact order fulfillment or distribution.

This is a hands-on warehouse position requiring regular physical inventory verification and direct engagement on the warehouse floor. The Inventory Specialist is expected to proactively identify inventory risks, investigate root causes, recommend corrective actions, and maintain continuous audit readiness.
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* Essential Functions:

**** Inventory Control & Accuracy
*** Cycle Counts & Physical Inventory
* Receiving and Put-Away Control
* Replenishment & Location Oversite
* Inventory Reconciliation & Discrepancy Resolution
* Order Fulfilment & Shipping Verification
* Product Rotation & Inventory Condition
* System & Transaction Accuracy
** Audit & Compliance Support
*** Maintain inventory records and warehouse conditions in a state of continuous audit readiness.
* Support internal, external, program, food safety, AIB, and other inventory-related audits.
* Provide requested inventory documentation and physical verification.
* Assist with corrective actions resulting from audit findings.
* Follow all applicable food safety, inventory control, warehouse, and regulatory requirements.
* Maintain clear documentation and traceability of inventory transactions.
* Immediately escalate inventory conditions that could create food safety, compliance, financial, or operational risk.
** Communication & Operational Partnership
*** Provide guidance regarding inventory locations, product status, replenishment, and inventory control procedures.
* Coordinate with DC Inventory, Food Resources, Programs, Finance, Compliance, ERP/System support, and other teams when cross-functional resolution is required.
* Support training of warehouse employees in inventory control procedures and system transactions.
* Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment as required to perform inventory verification, product movement, pulling…