Inventory Manager - Oakland CA - Urbana

Urbana is one of California's leading cannabis dispensary brands with two award-winning locations in San Francisco and an incredible new dispensary opening in Oakland this November!

Urbana was voted “One the best dispensaries to visit with your Mom” (which says a lot about our service and style). We're passionate about community, customer service and cannabis.

If you want to be part of building a new incredible store and caring for community in Oakland and San Francisco we'd love to meet you.

This role partners daily with existing and prospective suppliers, the inventory team, staff analyst, retail managers and patient consultants. Experience working in a high-volume retail or wholesale environment with a large number of SKUs and vendors is essential. California cannabis inventory management experience is essential for this role.

Qualities We Are Seeking:

• Detail-oriented
• Capacity to take on a heavy workload, extremely organized and able to meet tight deadlines
• Build trust with members, patients, and vendors. Assist with managing customer SKU issues
• Excellent communicator
• Mathematical mindset, for invoices and pricing

Qualifications:

• Prior inventory management experience (2-5 years)
• Prior management experience leading large teams (1-3 year)
• Bachelor's Degree in Business or previous cannabis management experience
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check (after signed offer letter)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the medical cannabis industry
• Experience working in the health & wellness industry
• Proven ability to manage teams effectively and ensure excellence in training and performance
• Proficiency in G Suite (Google Drive, Google Sheets)
• Proficiency in Metrc (Cannabis Track and Trace Software)

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and organize day to day operations of the inventory department
• Partner with buying team to ensure the appropriate selection of salable products are compliant and available at all times
• Provide employees with guidance, growth opportunities and product knowledge. Ensure a safe, positive and productive work environment
• Demonstrate leadership and compassionate management. Delegate duties and responsibilities to staff and supervisors
• Build trust with vendors and team.
• Prepare for asset protection in case of major incidents, emergencies, natural disasters and crises.
• Stay abreast of all cannabis industry specific legislation, actions and enforcement
• Create and maintain work schedules that accommodates the needs of the organization, scheduled inventories and team members
• Ensure dispensary compliance with internal, local and state regulations
• Ensure department equipment is functional and maintained
• Use discretion with sensitive and confidential security and business information
• Attend meetings as necessary

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive Rate of Pay
• Excellent Benefits Package (Health, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO)
• Staff Discounts
• Commuter Benefits

We support the San Francisco Equity Program. If you meet these qualifications http://www.officeofcannabis.sfgov.org, please let us know.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Work Remotely

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