Job Title: Inventory Control Specialist
Department: Operations
Reports To: Operations Manager
Location: Fairfax, VT (on-site)
Wage Range: $28 to $35 per hour, commensurate with experience
Work week: 5 days a week, 8 hours per day, occasional overtime required
Why Runamok
Runamok exists to bring a little more joy to everyday life. We are not really in the maple syrup business. We are in the business of creating reasons to celebrate ordinary moments, with inventive, beautifully crafted products found everywhere from local shops to shelves around the globe. You will not just clock in here. You will join a team that values craft, curiosity, and looking out for one another, people who take the work seriously without taking themselves too seriously.
The Opportunity
As our Inventory Control Specialist, you own inventory accuracy across raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods. You will run cycle and physical counts, reconcile what is on the floor with what is in the system, investigate discrepancies, and build the processes that keep our numbers trustworthy. You will work across operations, production, procurement, warehouse, accounting, and QA.
Why take this job? Because right now our counts are not always right, system visibility is a challenge and we are trusting you to fix that. This is not a seat-warmer role. It is a rare chance to walk in, own inventory accuracy end to end, and build the system instead of just working inside someone else’s. You bring the expertise we do not have in house today, get the mandate to set the standard, and see your fingerprints on numbers the whole company relies on.
Schedule & Compensation
Full-time, on-site, Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime. Non-exempt and hourly.
Competitive hourly pay (commensurate with experience) plus benefits: medical, dental, and vision coverage, IRA matching contributions, paid time off, product discounts, and flexible scheduling.
What you’ll do
- Establish and enforce best-practice cycle counting and physical inventory processes, including how they run, how often, how they are verified and do so on a regular basis.
- Diagnose why counts have been off, roll out the fixes that prevent it, and document clear standard operating procedures.
- Maintain accurate records across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods through disciplined counts, audits, and reconciliations.
- Investigate discrepancies and route well-supported adjustment proposals for approval before posting. No surprise adjustments.
- Master the ERP and use AI to speed analysis, surface anomalies, and turn data into recommendations leadership can act on.
- Run receiving and FIFO rotation, and support QA, procurement, and production planning as needed.
- Partner with accounting on reporting for accurate financial statements and lead support for annual inventory counts.
- Receive and manage bulk syrup inventory, a specialized category that arrives in a short, intense window and takes real finesse and attention to detail to handle well.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
What you’ll bring
- Proven inventory control experience in manufacturing, where you personally completed cycle and physical counts and put best practices in place, not just following someone else's.
- Strong command of cycle counting, reconciliation, adjustment controls, and FIFO, plus real ERP fluency and the ability to learn new tools fast, including AI-assisted ones.
- Sharp attention to detail, the persistence to chase a discrepancy to its source, and clear communication across operations, accounting, and QA.
- Knowledge of food safety regulations and GMP is a plus; a supply chain or business degree is nice but not required.
- A positive, team-first attitude and comfort with priorities that shift throughout the day, especially around counts and month-end.
Our commitment
Runamok Maple, LLC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel welcome, valued, and respected. We believe a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce and are committed to hiring and promoting from all backgrounds.
Pay: $28.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Inventory control: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Fairfax, VT 05454 (Required)
Work Location: In person
