Inventory Manager

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2026-07-10
Location:Administration or As Assigned

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students.

CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of  our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.
THE OPPORTUNITY:

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Executive Director Academic Resources
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 4
Compensation: $ 49,035.00 - $ 68,650.00
**Internal applicants are required to upload a resume to their application**
The Inventory Manager is responsible for delivering, managing inventory, planning and organizing curriculum resources.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directs and manages inventory, often working collaboratively with other CMSD personnel and community stakeholders
• Plans and executes project work plans with multiple contributing stakeholders; tracks project milestones and deliverables
• Develops expertise about CMSD initiatives, systems and curriculum
• Leads a process for the acquisition of instructional materials, supplies, equipment and textbooks to support the Pre K – 12 Education
• Negotiates pricing for instructional resources
• Represents the District or the Curriculum & Instruction Department on selected committees and/or at selected meetings
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with vendors to support District goals and program objectives.
• Engages in continuous learning through professional reflection and active collaboration with colleagues
• Organizes textbook inventory at the CMSD warehouse
• Develops and implements a tracking system for all CMSD textbooks
• Delivers textbooks to all schools at the start of each school year and throughout the year as new students enroll and additional textbooks are needed

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of the operations and dynamics of urban school districts; specific familiarity with CMSD-adopted curriculum preferred
• Strong sense of accountability and responsibility for results
• Ability to interact professionally with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Minimum of 3 years successful project and/or inventory management experience
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks, projects and responsibilities and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Smartsheet
• Excellent critical thinking, oral and written communication skills
• Superior ability to build collegial relationships and collaborate with District leadership, peers, and staff at all levels
• Ability to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate program goals and initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience in project management or related field

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS         

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Expected walking, bending, and climbing consistently with a warehouse environment and lifting up to 50 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal warehouse environment.
• Duties are performed in warehouse, school, and community settings.
• Execution of responsibilities may require work beyond the standard workday and workweek.
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings.

NOTE: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

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EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future.  CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.