inventory management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-15, inventory management appears in 360 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 14% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-15

Postings · last 90 days
360
Demand vs prior month
down 14% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 16% require it
Top hiring metro
Costa Mesa

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Frequently asked questions about inventory management

+Is inventory management in demand in 2026?

Yes. inventory management appears in 360 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, with demand down 14% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (16% of Product Manager postings list it).

+What jobs require inventory management?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, the job titles most likely to require inventory management are Product Manager (16% of postings list inventory management), Program Manager (6% of postings list inventory management), Solutions Analyst (5% of postings list inventory management).

+What skills are commonly paired with inventory management?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-15), inventory management most often appears alongside SQL, Power BI, ERP, Data analysis, demand planning.

+Where is inventory management most in demand?

As of 2026-09-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring inventory management are Costa Mesa, New York City, Austin, Atlanta, Hayward, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring inventory management — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Job titles most likely to require inventory management

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Product Manager5715.8%
Program Manager236.4%
Solutions Analyst195.3%
Demand & Supply Planner133.6%
Engineering Manager92.5%
Operations Engineer92.5%
Materials Program Manager82.2%
Applied Scientist71.9%
Business Analyst71.9%
Software Engineer71.9%

Top metros hiring for inventory management

NamePostingsShare
Costa Mesa287.8%
New York City133.6%
Austin113.1%
Atlanta71.9%
Hayward51.4%
London51.4%
Munich51.4%
Ashville41.1%
Bengaluru41.1%

Skills commonly paired with inventory management

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index