Warehouse - Inventory Control Supervisor

About Sid Wainer 

For over 100 years, Sid Wainer has been a trusted partner to chefs—delivering exceptional ingredients that inspire menus and elevate kitchens. Family-founded in 1914, Sid Wainer has grown from a regional produce supplier into a leading curator of specialty foods. From peak-season produce to artisan cheeses, premium olive oils, fine chocolates, and center-of-the-plate offerings like meats and seafood, Sid Wainer sources the best of the best from around the world. Our relationships with farmers, producers, and food artisans—combined with a deep understanding of culinary trends—allow us to bring chefs exactly what they need to create standout dining experiences. Rooted in tradition and driven by innovation, Sid Wainer continues to serve New England’s finest chefs with integrity, passion, and a chef-first mindset.

Position Summary: The Inventory Control Manager is responsible for maintaining the quality and accuracy of inventory. Responsibilities will include inventory control management, quality assurance, canopy training, formula review, and all inventory planning activities.  The Inventory Control Supervisor will work closely with operations and sales to ensure proper inventory levels are maintained, and inventory health is managed closely (Damage, Rotation, DOH, Shelf-life, etc.).

What you’ll do:

• Develop Inventory Control Plan and IC Management Team
• Weekly Cycle Count Plan developed based on
  value and frequency..
• Develop IC Supervisor to manage cycle counters and execute cycle count schedule.
• Manage IC labor budget, to include supervisor and cycle counters.
• Develop job description and G&A’s for IC Supervisor and Cycle Counter positions.
• Work with Finance to develop and maintain IC budget.
• Create and Maintain Inventory Reporting and KPI’s, working closely with Ops to manage.
• Distribute Inventory Summary weekly.
• Create and review large adjustments report weekly with Operations.
• Review warehouse short report daily to determine cause and corrective actions.
• Weekly Damage/Expiration Date Report
• Distribute weekly cycle count update .

• Review all QA/QC reported deficiencies, and
  ensure products meet company standards.
• Manages the internal and external quality audit processes.
• Inbound audits on vendor and internal loads
• External audits on all outbound loads
• Create and manages all SOPs for the quality
  audit processes.

• Directly manages all quality audit personnel.

About you:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and/or equivalent experience preferred, Business degree or related field preferred.
• Increasing roles of responsibility in Food Distribution/Manufacturing industry strongly preferred
• 4-8 years of IC Management,
  Operations, Procurement, or comparable industry experience
• 3-5 years of Management experience required.
• APICS certification strongly desired
• Previous IC experience required.

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The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.