Assistant Inventory and Purchasing Manager Details

Assistant Inventory and Purchasing Manager

Lightshade Labs - Denver, CO

Employment Type : Full-Time

POSITION TITLE: Assistant Inventory and Purchasing Manager

DEPARTMENT: Inventory

LOCATION: Denver, CO

SUPERVISOR: Inventory and Purchasing Manager

SALARY: $47,000

CLASSIFICATION: Full Time/Exempt

Note: This is an ever evolving document. Job responsibilities and duties can change per needs

of the business.

SUMMARY:
The Assistant Inventory and Purchasing Manager will work with the Manager and Director to

oversee inventory levels, processing yield tracking, manage Inventory Specialists, distribute

Lightshade products, and purchase all wholesale consumables, flower, and concentrates. This

position will work very closely with the Manager of Inventory as well as Production to establish

needs, identify gaps, and fulfill inventory needs of the entire company. This position also works

closely with Finance, Marketing, Compliance, and Operations. The primary responsibilities will

include managing the Distribution of Inventory and department employees. Another main

component will be the ordering for, and reporting sales of, all promotional campaigns.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and/or RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coordinate with Manager of Inventory, and Production Department to order the inventory from

Production that is needed for stores

Coordinate the logistics of the finished product movement Forecasting harvest schedules from

grow facilities to accurately anticipate future trim allocation.

Work with Inventory and Purchasing Manager and Director to forecast weekly inventory needs

and coordinate Purchase Orders for all inventory orders

Oversee intake of all sellable products at the stores including but not limited to: Flower, Edibles,

Non-Edibles, Accessories, Merchandise, Cleaning Supplies, Packaging and Compliance needs,

etc. in all of our systems: Metrc, Flowhub/LeafLogix, Xero, etc.

Generating sales reports of promotional campaigns and delivering internal numbers to various

departments in addition to vendors. Inputting and maintaining Lightshade Promo Tracker sheet

used to capture and record historical promo sales data.

Maintaining accuracy of POS system and standardized product catalog. This includes company

wide price changes for promotional campaigns or updates to standardized pricing in our catalog.

Using standardized operating procedures, coordinate delivery of products throughout enterprise

including but not limited to/from; Retail Stores, Cultivation Facilities, Infusion processors, etc.

Setting up all bulk trim/adulterated flower/display flower for infusion processing

Inputting and maintaining accuracy of Official Concentrate Tracker form utilized by the

company to track yields/quality/costing analysis.

Ensure smooth operation of Inventory department, shipping and receiving, purchase order

tracking, etc.

Communication to stores/operations/marketing/compliance teams about product offering changes

or availability

Execute any outgoing wholesale order sales and pick ups/deliveries

Any other duties assigned.

OTHER DUTIES and/or RESPONSIBILITIES:
Works in a safe manner by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.

Able to work independently with little supervision.

Exceptional internal and external customer service skills

Knowledge of basic computer skills, Metrc, Flowhub, Excel, Google Suite

Strong attention to detail and must have a team-player mentality

Ability to deal with problems and resolve in a professional manner.

Must be able to accommodate scheduling expectations including weekend, evening, and

holiday shifts and store location movement

Must have reliable transportation for occasional courier deliveries to/from the

stores/grows/distribution center.

Must be able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities described below.

Must be able to follow state, federal and company guidelines.

Other assigned duties as assigned or deemed necessary.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent and one year inventory experience or retail experience in a

MMJ/retail store environment.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Key badge through the Medical Marijuana Enforcement

Division

Must have a valid driver license with no major offenses and current liability car insurance.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee

encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may

be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The

term “qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who, with or

without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position. While

performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate

professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move

about the office and company, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or

otherwise identify, observe and assess. Must be able to stand, bend stoop, squat, etc. for periods

of time. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 30 pounds unless otherwise specified