Inventory Control Process Manager

Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM About SunOpta SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America. Job Summary The Inventory Control Process Manager leads SunOpta’s enterprise inventory control Center of Excellence, setting standards for inventory accuracy, material traceability, transaction integrity, and material flow across manufacturing and warehouse locations. This role develops and governs enterprise processes, procedures, audits, training materials, and system practices related to inventory management, warehouse execution, receiving, scanning, material movement, and inventory transactions. Partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, IT, and Continuous Improvement, the role drives standardization, compliance, system optimization, and continuous improvement to improve inventory visibility, operational efficiency, and financial accuracy. Essential Functions of the Job Inventory & Process Governance Own and govern enterprise-wide inventory control and material management processes across all manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and adjacent storage locations. Develop, implement, and maintain standardized operating procedures, work instructions, process documentation, and governance standards related to inventory management and material flow. Serve as the corporate process owner for inventory-related transactions and material movement processes within Oracle ERP, WMS (future), and associated shop floor systems. Establish enterprise standards for inventory controls, transaction accuracy, material traceability, and inventory-related compliance requirements. Receiving & Material Flow Management Define and govern standard processes for raw material, ingredient, packaging, and supply receiving, including receiving transactions, labeling, scanning, and inventory disposition processes. Partner with operations and warehouse teams to optimize material movement, inventory storage strategies, replenishment processes, and manufacturing material flow. Establish standards for warehouse scanning, barcode usage, inventory identification, lot control, and transaction execution to ensure material visibility and traceability. Support standardization of inventory-related processes from receipt of materials through production consumption, finished goods completion, storage, and customer shipment. Training & Capability Building Develop enterprise training programs, certification requirements, and process education materials for inventory and warehouse personnel. Provide leadership, coaching, and continual training to site personnel on inventory management, ERP transactions, warehouse processes, and inventory control best practices. Ensure new processes, system enhancements, and operational changes are effectively documented, communicated, and deployed throughout the organization. Audit & Compliance Design and execute an enterprise inventory process auditing program to assess compliance with corporate standards and identify process gaps. Conduct periodic site audits evaluating inventory controls, receiving processes, scanning compliance, warehouse execution, cycle count effectiveness, and transactional accuracy. Develop corrective action plans, monitor closure of audit findings, and drive sustainable process improvements. Monitor compliance with internal controls, GMP requirements, inventory management standards, and company policies. Inventory Management & Accuracy Lead enterprise efforts to improve inventory accuracy through cycle count governance, reconciliation processes, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. Monitor inventory accuracy…

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