Field Inventory Manager

Supply Chain Field Inventory Manager

LGG INDUSTRIAL is a solutions-driven national distributor of hoses, gaskets, and conveyor products. Our skilled colleagues serve customers in various industrial segments to improve their operations and reduce their total cost of ownership. With locations across the United States and Canada, we aim to deliver consistent service and support across North America.

We desire to create an employee-centric place to work, a place where you can develop your skills and grow as a professional. We provide training and advancement opportunities to build a career and life-work integration to keep you at your best.

Our philosophy is that the success of our business is directly dependent upon the health and safety of our associates. We focus on maintaining a safe work environment and strive to achieve zero injuries through our safety-first culture.

Job Location:

Pittsburgh, PA/Remote

Job Type: Full-Time

Status:
Exempt

The Field Inventory Manager is responsible for supporting inventory performance across assigned districts and branch locations. This role partners closely with Operations, Sales, Procurement, Buyers, and Supply Chain leadership to maintain appropriate inventory levels, support customer commitments, improve replenishment accuracy, and reduce excess and obsolete inventory.

• Manage inventory planning and field inventory support for assigned districts and branch locations.
• Review and execute field inventory requests, including validation of customer commitments, usage history, forecasts, and stocking recommendations.
• Assist in setting and maintaining replenishment parameters, including LP/OP, min/max, planner settings, manual parameters, and stock/nonstock status.
• Review inventory needs for critical customers and provide buy recommendations to buyers and branch leadership.
• Support inventory planning for new business opportunities, customer onboarding, turnarounds, maintenance shutdowns, and other one-time events.
• Support inventory actions related to lost business, including parameter adjustments, stock status changes, and rehoming customer-specific inventory where appropriate.
• Review high-value purchase order lines as required and coordinate with buyers on recommended changes to replenishment parameters or purchase quantities.
• Develop and execute activities to minimize excess, obsolete, slow-moving, and inactive inventory.
• Identify and coordinate excess inventory transfer opportunities across branches and districts.
• Support setup and system requirements for customer VMI and other customer-specific inventory programs.

• Support standard inventory management processes across assigned locations.
• Serve as a cross-functional coordinator between Branch Operations, Sales, Procurement, Buyers, Field Inventory Managers, and corporate Supply Chain.
• Prepare for and support recurring backlog, SIOP, stock/nonstock, excess inventory, and inventory performance reviews.
• Identify process gaps, recurring issues, and opportunities to improve inventory planning, replenishment accuracy, and branch execution.
• Help standardize inventory practices and support consistent use of tools, reports, and processes across assigned districts.
• Partner with Supply Chain leadership and IT, where applicable, to support system improvements and process enhancements.

• Review, analyze, and summarize inventory data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Use historical usage, forecast data, customer commitments, replenishment settings, and branch feedback to support inventory decisions.
• Develop recommendations related to stocking levels, nonstock status, excess inventory, customer-specific inventory, and replenishment parameters.
• Prepare and maintain reports, files, and analysis to support backlog reviews, SIOP meetings, inventory reviews, and branch performance discussions.
• Track key inventory performance metrics and support action plans to improve service levels, inventory turns, excess inventory, and overall inventory health.
• Present findings, recommendations, and follow-up actions to Supply Chain,…