Purchasing & Inventory Manager

About Maverick Distillery Maverick Distillery is Ontario’s largest private craft distillery and one of Canada’s fastest-growing independent spirits companies. We are hiring an Inventory & Purchasing Manager to lead, professionalize, and optimize how inventory is planned, purchased, controlled, and deployed across our growing operation.
This is not a clerical inventory role.
You will own inventory and purchasing end-to-end—from forecasting and materials planning through supplier management and purchasing execution. You’ll balance service levels, production needs, supplier constraints, and cash efficiency, ensuring the business scales without shortages, excess inventory, or reactive buying.
Inventory & Materials Planning
Forecast and plan materials and inventory requirements based on sales forecasts and production plans
Establish and manage safety stock, reorder points, and inventory targets
Purchasing & Supplier Management
Own purchasing execution for raw materials, packaging, and related supplies
Issue, manage, and track purchase orders in line with planning assumptions
Manage supplier lead times, MOQs, pricing, and delivery performance
Proactively identify supply risks and resolve constraints before they impact production or sales
Inventory Control & Optimization
Own inventory policies, controls, and ERP discipline
Lead cycle counts, physical inventories, and variance resolution
Reduce obsolete, aged, and at-risk inventory
Improve inventory turns, DIO, and working capital efficiency
Performance, Data & Systems
Own inventory and purchasing data integrity inside the ERP system
Build visibility into inventory positions, open POs, risks, and future requirements
Use data to improve planning accuracy, purchasing discipline, and decision-making
Align demand, production schedules, purchasing plans, and inventory availability
Represent inventory and purchasing at the leadership table with clarity and accountability

5–10 years experience in inventory management, purchasing, materials planning, or supply chain roles within manufacturing, CPG, or beverage alcohol

• Proven experience owning both inventory planning and purchasing execution
• Commercially minded: understands the trade-offs between inventory, service levels, supplier terms, and cash
• Beverage alcohol or regulated manufacturing experience is a strong asset.

Inventory and purchasing plans are predictable, disciplined, and trusted across the business
Inventory turns and DIO materially improved
Fewer shortages, fewer expedites, and reduced excess or obsolete inventory
Purchasing is proactive, cost-conscious, and aligned to forecasts
ERP data is accurate, visible, and decision-ready
Inventory and purchasing are no longer constraints—they are competitive advantages

Competitive compensation aligned with responsibility and performance
Bonus potential tied to inventory and purchasing KPIs