Job Description

Job Title: Inventory Specialist
Location: Monrovia, CA (Onsite, 5 days a week)
Duration- 4-6 months contract 

About the Role:
We are seeking a detail-oriented Inventory Specialist  to join our retail operations team on a temporary assignment covering 4–6 months, with the possibility of extension or conversion. This role will be responsible for processing a high volume of purchase orders (POs), ensuring product moves efficiently between warehouses, and identifying any capacity or data concerns. You will work closely with the Floor and Warehouse Capacity Manager in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process and track high-volume purchase orders 
• Monitor product movement between warehouses and identify discrepancies
• Apply problem-solving and analytical skills to validate and maintain accurate data
• Ensure deadlines are met while following established processes and procedures
• Collaborate with warehouse and operations teams to resolve PO or capacity-related issues
• Utilize Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables preferred) for referencing and validating data

Qualifications:

• Prior experience with purchase order (PO) processing (required)
• Proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP required; pivot tables a plus)
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to handle high-volume data
• Problem-solving mindset and strong math/analytical skills
• Ability to follow structured processes while also identifying issues when data doesn’t align

Preferred:

• Background in inventory planning, order processing, or buyer/planner roles
• Exposure to retail, grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, or CPG environments
• Familiarity with ERP or merchandising systems (GOLD or similar a plus)

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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