A commercial remodeling inventory specialist orders and tracks the drywall, ceiling tile, metal studs, flooring and fasteners each renovation needs, so crews start every shift with what they need on hand. They check deliveries, keep counts true in the system and chase vendors when an order runs late.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, commercial building contractors · BLS, May 2025
Annual pay: 10th percentile $45,470, middle half $51,840 to $73,150, 90th percentile $78,210. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Warehouse Manager
Department
Operations
Schedule
Weekdays 8 to 5, on call when busy · Weekday warehouse hours. Expect some overtime near deadlines and possible on-call duty in peak remodeling periods.
Responsible for ordering supplies, maintaining inventory accuracy, and ensuring job-site readiness to support commercial remodeling projects. Plays a critical role in streamlining operations and contributing to on-time project completion. Acts as the liaison between supply vendors and field teams to ensure quality materials are available when needed.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Order and manage inventory supplies to align with project timelines and budgets.
Maintain up-to-date stock records and perform regular audits to ensure accuracy.
Coordinate with project managers and field crews to assess on-site supply needs.
Monitor and report inventory trends to optimize ordering and reduce surplus.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Review and process supply orders in a timely manner.
Conduct daily inventory inspections to ensure job-site readiness.
Communicate with vendors to resolve supply discrepancies and expedite orders.
Update inventory management systems with current stock levels and delivery statuses.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Inventory Accuracy Rate: 99%.
On-Time Supply Delivery: 95% or above.
Cost Efficiency in Supply Orders: Maintain less than 5% variance from budgeted costs.
Job-Site Readiness: 100% readiness rate for scheduled projects.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
High school diploma or equivalent; an associate degree is a plus.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in inventory management or a related field.
Proficient in inventory management software and Microsoft Office suite.
Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
6. Preferred Experience
Experience in the home services or construction industry.
Familiarity with commercial remodeling project operations.
Previous role in a fast-paced, supply chain, or inventory-focused environment.
Exposure to procurement processes and vendor management practices.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift and move supplies up to 25 lbs.
Frequent walking, standing, and bending in warehouse or job-site environments.
Occasional exposure to outdoor work conditions and variable weather.
Capability to work in both warehouse and job-site settings.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Standard work hours: Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
Occasional overtime may be required to meet project deadlines.
Minimal travel between warehouse and job-sites.
On-call duties during peak remodeling periods may be expected.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Hourly rate: $18-$25 per hour based on experience.
Eligibility for performance-based bonuses or commissions.
Comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
401(k) plan with company match and additional fringe benefits.
10. Company Culture and Overview
We are a forward-thinking company dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement.
Our culture is built on collaboration, transparency, and growth – empowering team members to succeed.
We celebrate innovation and reward hard work, ensuring every employee can make a significant impact.
Join us, and be part of a dynamic team that values creativity, integrity, and commitment to quality remodeling projects.
11. How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria and want to be part of a growth-oriented company focused on customer satisfaction, please send your resume to [INSERT EMAIL HERE] or apply online at [INSERT WEBSITE LINK HERE].
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What changes when the stock feeds commercial renovations
Most of what a commercial remodeler buys goes into finished interiors that people use the next morning. That puts rules on what can sit on the shelf and on what ships to a site.
Paint on the shelf has to meet Maryland's VOC limits
Maryland's coatings rule bars supplying, selling or applying an architectural coating in the state if its VOC content tops the state's limits, and the limit counts the most thinner the maker recommends. A pallet of closeout primer bought out of state can't simply go on a Maryland wall. Check the VOC line on each product data sheet before buying, and clear any substitution with the project manager first. Source: COMAR 26.11.39.04: Maryland architectural coatings, VOC content limits.
Spare propane cylinders stay outside
Floor burnishers, scrapers and temporary heaters on remodel jobs often run on propane. OSHA's construction rule says storage of LP-gas within buildings is prohibited, so spare cylinders can't wait in the back room of the store you're renovating. Send what the shift will use, bring the rest back, and ask the property manager where an outdoor cage could go on longer jobs. Source: eCFR: 29 CFR 1926.153, liquefied petroleum gas.
Keys and construction cores are stock too
Commercial doors often get temporary construction cores during the job, and the client's locksmith puts in permanent cores at handover. Log every core, key and access card the way you log materials: who has it, which door it opens and when it's due back. A lost key to a bank branch or a medical office can mean rekeying the whole suite.
Set aside attic stock when the order goes in
Many commercial specs ask the contractor to leave extra materials for the owner, such as spare ceiling tiles, carpet tiles or wall base, so later repairs match. Read the spec when you order, add the extra to the purchase and label it for turnover. Pulling it from a later batch risks a color that doesn't match, and the punch list grows.
How much commercial remodeling inventory specialists make
The closest BLS group for commercial remodeling inventory specialists is shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks who work for commercial and industrial builders earned a median of $29.17 an hour ($60,670 a year) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s above the $45,260 median for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in all industries. About 730 of the 816,870 shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in that survey work for commercial building contractors.
Hourly, plus the bonus or commission eligibility in the template. In BLS data, commercial building contractors pay this job more than the template does: its top rate sits below the BLS median, and its low end falls under the bottom tenth. Check local rates before posting.
Commercial building contractors
$60,670$60,670 median Middle half $51,840–$73,150 10th–90th $45,470–$78,210
All industries
$45,260$45,260 median Middle half $38,200–$51,570 10th–90th $34,650–$62,190
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
10th–90th percentileMiddle halfMedianAnnual pay, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Annual pay by percentile
Group
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Commercial building contractors
$45,470
$51,840
$60,670
$73,150
$78,210
All industries
$34,650
$38,200
$45,260
$51,570
$62,190
BLS doesn’t publish pay for commercial remodelers on their own. These figures cover nonresidential building construction, which include them. Post a real range for your market in the ad.
The pay line in the template above is an example from our Role Blueprint. Set yours from these figures and what local companies pay.
Skills to hire for, and what you can teach
Hire for these
Counts and records stock without skipping steps
Reads a takeoff or materials list and spots what's missing
Follows up with vendors by phone until there's a firm date
Comfortable in inventory software and spreadsheets
Keeps the stockroom labeled so night crews can find things alone
Teach these on the job
Ceiling grid, stud and track sizes and how they're sold
Your vendors' cutoff times and delivery windows
Reading product data sheets for VOC content and fire ratings
Your purchase order and job cost codes
Each client building's receiving rules
Expect inventory or purchasing software, often inside the company's construction platform, plus barcode scanners and supplier web portals. A pallet jack, hand truck and drywall cart handle most moves, along with a forklift if the warehouse has one.
Two of the 6 questions we'd ask, and what a strong answer sounds like. Ask every candidate the same questions, and rate each answer on your own before you compare notes.
Situational · Rollout order errors
A retail client's rollout needs the same fixtures at five stores, and the vendor shipped the wrong finish to two of them. What do you do?
A strong answer: Confirms with photos and the PO, gets replacements and dates from the vendor, tells the project manager, checks the other three stores' shipments, and helps adjust installs.
Behavioral · Spotting cost patterns
Tell me about a time you noticed a pattern in supply use or pricing that saved money.
A strong answer: Explains the pattern (repeat rush orders, a creeping price, overstocked items), how they found it, and what it saved.
These targets came with the template as examples only. Choose numbers that fit your own order volume, and look at them together each month.
Inventory Accuracy Rate
Pick a few shelves each week for a cycle count, then check those counts against the software. Log every gap with a cause, such as a missed pull or a receiving error.
On-Time Supply Delivery
For each order, compare the promised date on the purchase order with the day it reached the warehouse or the site. Report late orders by vendor.
Cost Efficiency in Supply Orders
Compare what each job's materials actually cost with the materials line in its estimate, from your job cost report. Show rush freight and reorders separately.
Job-Site Readiness
Before each scheduled start, confirm the crew's materials list is staged or delivered. Ask field supervisors to report any shift that waited on a missing item.
Career path
Yard hand at a drywall and ceiling supply houseLearns the products, pulls orders and loads trucks.
Inventory specialistOrders, counts and stages materials for every active job.
Purchasing agentNegotiates prices and sets vendor terms for the company.
Warehouse managerLeads the warehouse team, its trucks and the daily loads.
Who checks a delivery that lands at a job site after the warehouse closes?
Decide before the order goes out. Usually the field supervisor or crew lead signs, counts against the packing slip and texts a photo of the slip and any damage that night. Next morning, the specialist checks it against the purchase order and opens any shortage or damage claim with the vendor. Without a named person, deliveries sit on a loading dock where building staff may move them.
How much does a commercial remodeling inventory specialist make?
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks who work for commercial and industrial builders earned a median of $29.17 an hour ($60,670 a year) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $51,840 and $73,150 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and overtime.
What hands-on test suits a commercial remodeling inventory specialist?
Give them a short materials list for a small office suite and two vendor quotes with different pack sizes, such as boxes of ceiling tile and bundles of track. Ask how many units they'd order, which vendor costs less once freight is in, and what they'd hold back for the owner. Watch how they handle pack math and whether they ask about the delivery window.
What does the inventory specialist do with materials left after a job?
Bring full boxes and bundles back, count them in and tag them for the next job. Open boxes of finish items go to the owner if the contract asks for extra stock; otherwise they're recycled or donated. Unopened special orders can sometimes go back to the vendor, often with a restocking fee, so ask before shipping them.
What work fits the inventory specialist template's 25-pound, walking and weather lines?
Pulling boxes of screws and anchors, cartons of wall base and rolls of plastic sheeting off the shelves; walking the aisles for a count; bending to read labels on low racks; and stepping out to a truck or a job-site container in rain or cold. Full sheets of board go on a cart or a lift. Walk through these tasks in the interview. The lawful question is whether the candidate can perform them, with an accommodation or without one.
