Food Warehouse/Inventory Manager

Job Title: Food Inventory/Warehouse Manager

Reports to: COO

Location: Bronx, NY

About Kommissary:

Kommissary is a social enterprise on a mission to spread joy through food. We deliver high volumes of diverse, high-quality meals to New Yorkers. As a proud minority-owned business, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion and foster a collaborative workplace.

Role Overview:

The Inventory/ Warehouse Manager oversees all aspects of inventory operations, ensuring efficient management, accuracy, and availability to support Kommissary’s high-volume food production. This role is vital to developing scalable inventory systems, maintaining stock integrity, and collaborating across teams to meet operational goals. Drawing on their extensive experience in inventory and warehouse management, they will oversee personnel and streamline operations, ensuring the precise and timely handling of inbound and outbound products. Their leadership will be key to achieving effective and secure warehouse and inventory operations.

This role requires commuting to both of our facilities in the Bronx and Long Island City, NY as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement efficient inventory management systems for high-volume food production.
• Monitor stock levels to ensure timely replenishment and prevent shortages.
• Analyze inventory performance and generate actionable insights to improve accuracy and reduce waste.
• Manage inventory in compact spaces, optimizing storage solutions.
• Train and lead the inventory team, fostering a culture of organization and accountability.
• Collaborate with production, procurement, and logistics teams to maintain alignment on inventory needs.
• Utilize tools such as RF scanners, Excel, and Google Suite to track, document, and report inventory metrics.
• Operate pallet jacks or forklifts to manage stock as needed.
• Support additional projects and perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years of inventory/ warehouse management experience, preferably in food distribution or high-volume operations.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Google Suite, and inventory management tools.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Experience with pallet jacks, forklifts, and RF scanners required.
• Ability to work in varying temperature conditions, including hot and cold environments.
• Flexibility to work AM, Mid, and PM shifts, including weekends.
• A valid driver's license and ability to obtain DOT certification to operate DOT regulated vehicles.
• Client interaction, communication, organization/time management, multi-tasking, detail-oriented, accuracy-driven, and proficient computer skills.
• Industry background in vending, food service, route distribution, or retail.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary: $74,500–$85,000 per year.
• Health insurance, PTO, and professional development opportunities.
• A mission-driven, inclusive workplace with growth opportunities.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time. They must be able to ascend and descend staircases, ladders, and/or step stools and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. The employee may also be regularly required to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for 85% of the time; regularly operate office machinery. The employee must be able to travel up to 50% of the time. Travel may vary in frequency and duration. The employee must demonstrate the ability to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or up to 50 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Lift up to 50lbs.
• Work standing or walking for long periods of time.
• Work bending and squatting.
• Fast paced movement.
• Be able to frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Kommissary does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Kommissary is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact us at HR@kommissary.com.