Top 170 Inventory Associate Jobs in Chicago, IL

Associate Director - Customer Strategy
High5 —Chicago, IL
- $160,000 - $200,000 a year
- Full-time
- Marketing
- Merchandising
- 3 years
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ARTEMIS SURGICAL —Chicago, IL
- $50,000 a year
- Full-time
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- Computer literacy
- High school diploma or GED
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- $65,000 - $75,000 a year
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Tovala —Chicago, IL
- $21.50 an hour
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Retail Services WIS Corporation —Chicago, IL
- $19 - $21 an hour
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- No degree
- Travel
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- Paid training
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Inventory Control Associate
Testa Produce —Chicago, IL
- $20 an hour
- Spanish
- Microsoft Excel
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid holidays
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SSA Group —Chicago, IL
- Part-time
- No experience needed
- Warehouse
- Fair chance
- Paid holidays
- Employee discount
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PM Inventory Control Associate
Testa Produce —Chicago, IL
- $22 an hour
- Spanish
- Microsoft Excel
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Retail Associate - Inventory
Retail Services WIS Corporation —Chicago, IL
- $18 - $21 an hour
- Part-time
- 18 years or older
- Merchandising
- No degree
- Travel reimbursement
- Paid training
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Inventory Operations Associate (REG FT)
Warner Bros. Discovery —Chicago, IL
- $19 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Merchandising
- Team management
- Entry level
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Inventory Associate Driver- Travel Team
Retail Services WIS Corporation —Chicago, IL
- $18 - $23 an hour
- Part-time
- 18 years or older
- Cash register
- Travel
- Travel reimbursement
- Paid training
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Quality and Inventory Control Associate
Conexus Food Solutions —Chicago, IL
- $23 - $26 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Spanish
- Microsoft Excel
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Automotive Parts Inventory Associate - DSI
DSI - Dealer Solutions —Chicago, IL
- Part-time
- 18 years or older
- Mid-level
- US work authorization
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Retail Inventory Associate - Mornings
Retail Services WIS Corporation —Cicero, IL
- $18 - $21 an hour
- Part-time
- 18 years or older
- Merchandising
- No degree
- Travel reimbursement
- Paid training
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Operations Associate
CB2 —Chicago, IL
- $17.05 - $21.25 an hour
- Part-time
- Merchandising
- English
- US work authorization
- Store discount
- Disability insurance
Warehouse Associate – Packing & Receiving
Grupo EOSOL —Chicago, IL
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- English
- High school diploma or GED
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Kestra Medical Technologies Inc. —Downers Grove, IL
- $2,800 - $3,800 a month
- Extended hours
- Background check
- Hospital
- HIPAA
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Obama Foundation —Chicago, IL
- $67,165 - $83,980 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Mid-level
- Office
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
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Associate Director - Customer Strategy

High5 -
Chicago, IL

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Job Details

Full-time
$160,000 - $200,000 a year
5 days ago

Qualifications

Customer communication
Teamwork
Customer behavior analysis
Merchandising
Managing data teams
Product assortment enhancement
Team development
Key Performance Indicators
Bachelor's degree
Leading team collaboration initiatives
Market research experience within consumer goods industry
Master of Business Administration
Data-driven decision making
Stakeholder relationship building
Cross-functional communication

Full Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Customer Category Strategy

Develop and deliver customer-specific category roadmaps that support category performance and long-term retailer and business objectives.
Integrate multiple data sources—including space analytics, syndicated data, retailer data, shopper insights, consumer research, and market trends—to identify opportunities and develop actionable recommendations.
Translate complex analyses into compelling customer-facing stories that influence retailer decisions and strengthen category leadership.
Build strategic recommendations focused on assortment, shelving, merchandising, space productivity, omnichannel execution, and the future evolution of the retail environment.
Identify category opportunities at national, regional, and local market levels through advanced analytics, retailer insights, and changing consumer behaviors.
Leverage retailer strategies, category trends, and market intelligence to develop forward-looking category roadmaps aligned to customer and business priorities.

Omnichannel Strategy, Space & Retail Excellence

Lead the development of omnichannel category roadmaps that connect physical retail, e-commerce, click-and-collect, digital merchandising, and emerging retail formats.
Evaluate changing shopper behaviors, channel dynamics, and retailer strategies to ensure category recommendations remain relevant across all points of purchase.
Partner with customer teams to identify opportunities that improve category performance through optimized space, merchandising, and omnichannel execution.
Assess the impact of evolving retail models, store formats, digital capabilities, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for category leadership and future store development.
Champion thought leadership around the future of retail, helping customers and internal teams understand how category strategies must evolve across physical and digital environments.
Incorporate emerging retail trends, technology, and shopper behaviors into category roadmaps and strategic recommendations.

Customer Partnership & Business Unit Support

Partner closely with Customer Teams and Business Unit Sales & Strategy (BUSS) teams to develop retailer-specific category strategies aligned with customer objectives.
Serve as the category, retailer, and space strategy subject matter expert for assigned business units and customer teams.
Provide category, retailer, and space insights that support commercial planning, strategic decision-making, and customer engagement activities.
Translate retailer feedback, category trends, space opportunities, and field insights into actionable recommendations that inform category roadmaps and business priorities.
Equip sales, BUSS, and customer teams with actionable insights, category stories, retailer intelligence, and space-based recommendations that can be effectively activated in-market.
Support key customer meetings, joint business planning sessions, category reviews, and executive business reviews through compelling, insight-based storytelling.
Establish feedback loops that continuously capture retailer and field perspectives to improve category recommendations, priorities, and execution.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Enterprise Collaboration

Lead strategic collaboration across Business Units (BU), Business Unit Sales & Strategy (BUSS), Commercial Capabilities, Retail Teams, Supply Chain, Marketing, Insights, Analytics, and Revenue Growth Management functions.
Align category roadmaps with broader commercial objectives while ensuring recommendations are operationally feasible, retailer-relevant, and grounded in category insights.
Partner with Commercial Capabilities teams to develop tools, frameworks, and best practices that strengthen category leadership and customer-facing effectiveness.
Collaborate with Supply Chain and business partners to ensure category recommendations consider inventory, fulfillment, and operational realities.
Influence innovation, assortment, merchandising, space planning, and go-to-market decisions through fact-based insights and retailer-informed recommendations.
Foster alignment across stakeholders to drive execution against shared business priorities.

Innovation, Test & Learn & Retail Solutions

Identify emerging retail opportunities, technologies, and industry trends that can unlock new sources of category value and competitive advantage.
Lead the development and coordination of test-and-learn initiatives designed to evaluate new retail solutions, merchandising concepts, space optimization approaches, future-store formats, and omnichannel execution opportunities.
Partner with customer teams and cross-functional stakeholders to design pilots, establish success metrics, measure results, and scale successful initiatives.
Create a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement by leveraging data and insights to validate new approaches and accelerate learning.
Share best practices, key learnings, and scalable retail solutions across business units and customer teams.
Monitor industry innovation and emerging retailer strategies to identify opportunities that shape the future of category management and retail execution.

Team Leadership & Development

Lead, coach, and develop a team of category strategy, insights, analytics, space planning, and retail intelligence subject matter experts aligned to a business unit.
Foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
Establish clear priorities, development plans, and performance expectations that drive business impact and employee growth.
Promote analytical rigor, strategic thinking, thought leadership, and storytelling excellence across the team.
Build organizational capability in category strategy, retailer strategy, space analytics, omnichannel execution, and future-of-retail thinking.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Analytics, Statistics, Consumer Behavior, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in category strategy, category management, category leadership, retail analytics, shopper insights, sales strategy, or related commercial functions.
3+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
Demonstrated ability to synthesize multiple data sources into actionable business recommendations and category roadmaps.
Strong understanding of retail, omnichannel commerce, category management principles, retailer strategies, and shopper behavior.
Experience working with syndicated data, retailer data, consumer insights, space analytics, and category performance metrics.
Proven success influencing senior leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, and external customer partners.
Exceptional communication, storytelling, presentation, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred

MBA or other advanced degree.
Experience working directly with national and regional retail customers.
Expertise in category strategy, omnichannel retail, space optimization, retail merchandising, future-store concepts, and advanced consumer insights.
Experience leading customer pilots, retail innovation initiatives, or test-and-learn programs.
Familiarity with Circana/IRI, NielsenIQ, retailer loyalty data, space planning tools, shopper panel data, and advanced analytics platforms.

Pay: $160,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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