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Inventory Specialist Career Market Report 2026

2,091 active jobs. 453 companies. Median salary $44K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,091
Active Job Openings
453
Companies Hiring
$44K
Median Salary (US)
77%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Inventory Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 77% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $44K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $38K to $99K.

Inventory Management is the most-demanded skill at 42%

SAP demand rose +9.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Crossmark leads hiring with 519 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$59K, +68%)

Salary increase: +$59K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior34$41K$48K$67K
Manager33$72K$87K$159K
Mid-Level20$51K$58K$75K
Senior12$50K$62K$99K
Lead9$52K$54K$130K
Entry-Level7$35K$35K$208K
Director3$120K$146K$170K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$59K (68%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States177$45KUSD
Canada6$44KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.2%
Remote1.6%
Hybrid0.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Inventory Management
42%
Supply Chain
22%
Logistics
18%
Procurement
14%
SAP
10%
Warehouse Management
8%
Forklift
7%
AI/LLM
6%
Data Analysis
4%
Bilingual
4%
SQL
2%
Quality Control
2%

Skills on the Rise

SAP ↑+9.5pp

Declining in Demand

Attention to Detail ↓-25.4ppExcel ↓-21.4ppJournalism ↓-18.8ppInventory Management ↓-14.5ppCustomer Service ↓-12.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Crossmark51924.8%
Carmax1396.6%
Copart432.1%
Aritzia311.5%
Jabil301.4%
Hdsupply251.2%
Onelineage221.1%
Sysco180.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,396
Canada25
United Kingdom20
Philippines17
Australia17
India16
Remote15
Singapore10

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree78.8%1,270
Master's Degree6.1%99
Bachelor's Degree6.1%98
High School / GED0.7%11
MBA0.2%4

Certifications

Forklift Certification (1%)

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