VMI Manager

VMI Manager

Location:

Richmond Branch

Schedule:

Monday – Friday | 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Pay Range: $70,000 – $75,000 annually (based on experience and qualifications)

Reports To:

VMI Regional Manager

About Shepherd Electric Supply Since 1892, Shepherd Electric Supply has been the first call when complex, time-critical electrical challenges need to be solved, and reliability truly matters. We move materials accurately and on time, so contractors stay on schedule, projects stay on track, and customers never have to wonder if we will come through. Our success comes from people who take pride in doing things the right way — safely, accurately, and with care for teammates and customers alike.

If you want to do work that matters at a company that notices, this is the place.

VMI — Vendor Managed Inventory — is one of the most visible ways Shepherd delivers reliability directly to contractor job sites. When replenishment is picked accurately, vehicles are staged and loaded correctly, and Specialists have what they need to serve customers in the field, projects stay on schedule and customers keep calling back. The VMI Manager owns that reliability end to end.

This is not a role that waits for direction — it sets the standard, builds the team, and owns the outcomes every day. You are responsible for the people, the inventory integrity, and the daily execution that keep the VMI program running clean, so Specialists show up prepared and job sites never stall waiting on Shepherd. At a program that supports multiple Specialists and vehicles out of the Laurel branch, VMI cannot afford to be reactive.

It has to be disciplined, organized, and accurate from the moment staging opens to the moment the last vehicle is loaded and every discrepancy is closed. You build a team that holds itself to that standard whether or not you are in the room.

• VMI Program Ownership & Daily Operations Own the daily rhythm of the VMI operation — staging open on time, priorities identified, and orders moving before Specialists arrive
• Set the operational tone every day so the program runs reliably without follow-up needed from branch leadership
• Ensure replenishment orders go out clean — right product, right quantity, complete and accurate — across every account the program serves
• Prioritize time‑critical and priority‑flagged replenishment with urgency and direct communication to affected Specialists and teams
• Team Leadership & Development Select, onboard, and develop the VMI team — including coordinators and Specialists — so the program executes without depending on heroics
• Coach and hold team members accountable through direct, consistent feedback — not just documentation
• Manage timecards, performance evaluations, and day‑to‑day accountability with consistency and fairness
• Delegate clearly, follow up on completion, and build a crew that holds itself to a standard
• Develop depth and continuity in the VMI function so the program is never dependent on a single person
• Escalate performance or conduct concerns to the Operations Manager promptly and without delay
• Inventory Integrity & Receiving Oversee inbound receiving for the VMI program — freight and stock replenishment received accurately, put away promptly, and manifests closed only after discrepancies are resolved
• Ensure PO shipments from UPS, Fed Ex, and trucking carriers are received and put away the same day
• Own the VMI team’s cycle count goals — hitting them monthly and using counts to protect inventory accuracy, not just to check a box
• Treat inventory discrepancies as signals requiring root cause investigation, not isolated incidents to close out
• Flag recurring discrepancy patterns to the Operations Manager for systemic review
• Ensure the wire area is managed to standard — reels tagged with lot numbers, empties replaced, organization maintained
• Outbound Fulfillment & Vehicle Readiness Ensure all replenishment orders going to VMI vehicles and job sites are picked, packed, and labeled accurately
• Oversee Direct Sales Order (SO) shipments tied to VMI accounts — proactive follow‑up with writers on open and pending items before they have to ask
• Ensure VMI vehicles are loaded…