Equipment Manager (Inventory Coordinator)
Bloomington, IN, USA
Posted on Jul 21, 2026
ATHLETICS (BA-ATHL-IUBLA)
Department Specific Responsibilities
- Oversees day-to-day equipment inventory and equipment room operations for IU Athletics.
- Receives, logs, stores, issues, delivers, and tracks athletic equipment, apparel, mail, and related assets for assigned sport programs and department areas.
- May coordinate student or part-time staff in support of equipment room, inventory, laundry, and event operations.
General Responsibilities
- Manages day-to-day Athletics equipment room shipping, receiving, inventory, storage, issue, return, and delivery operations, including equipment, apparel, packages, mail, and related assets for assigned varsity sports and department areas
- Monitors the lifecycle of athletic equipment, apparel, and department assets and coordinates directly with coaches, staff, and department constituents to support appropriate issue, return, repair, replacement, retirement, or disposition of equipment. Provides reporting to management on equipment and asset status and ensures the accuracy and integrity of inventory and issue data.
- Inputs receiving, delivery, issue, return, and inventory information into department tracking systems and computerized inventory records; scans and attaches packing slips and related documentation to purchase orders as required
- Receives, tags, stores, issues, returns, retires, scans for annual physical inventory, and delivers department-related capital assets, athletic equipment, apparel, and related supplies.
- Provides process improvement suggestions for equipment room operations, inventory controls, receiving workflows, storage organization, issue/return procedures, and customer service to assigned sport programs.
- Tracks equipment issue, loan, return, lost/stolen, and billing documentation to ensure completion in a timely manner and within department, NCAA, Big Ten, and Athletics guidelines. Keeps equipment rooms, storage rooms, and related work areas clean, organized, secure, and in good working order.
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED).
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- 2 years of experience in related field.
SKILLS
Required
- Proficient communication skills.
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Highly thorough and dependable.
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate. It involves remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time as well as moving around the work environment. The position requires moving and assembling objects and placing objects on high and low shelving units and storage racks. The role requires the ability to detect details of objects and the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Career Level: Intermediate
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility
Job Family: General Services
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