diff --git a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/hooks/use-combobox-data.tsx b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/hooks/use-combobox-data.tsx
index 213a68cf5c..10cb4e0fec 100644
--- a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/hooks/use-combobox-data.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/hooks/use-combobox-data.tsx
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ export const useComboboxData = <
 }) => {
   const { searchValue, onSearchValueChange, query } = useDebouncedSearch()
 
-  const queryIntialDataBy = defaultValueKey || "id"
+  const queryInitialDataBy = defaultValueKey || "id"
   const { data: initialData } = useQuery({
     queryKey: queryKey,
     queryFn: async () => {
       return queryFn({
-        [queryIntialDataBy]: defaultValue,
+        [queryInitialDataBy]: defaultValue,
         limit: Array.isArray(defaultValue) ? defaultValue.length : 1,
       } as TParams)
     },
diff --git a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/i18n/translations/en.json b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/i18n/translations/en.json
index b63f1bcbc7..bf7034aa18 100644
--- a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/i18n/translations/en.json
+++ b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/i18n/translations/en.json
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@
       },
       "inventory": {
         "heading": "Inventory kits",
-        "label": "Inventory kit"
+        "label": "Inventory kit",
+        "itemPlaceholder": "Select inventory item",
+        "quantityPlaceholder": "How many of these are needed for the kit?"
       },
       "variants": {
         "header": "Variants",
@@ -1659,6 +1661,7 @@
     "discountable": "Discountable",
     "handle": "Handle",
     "subtitle": "Subtitle",
+    "item": "Item",
     "limit": "Limit",
     "tags": "Tags",
     "type": "Type",
diff --git a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-variant/components/create-product-variant-form/create-product-variant-form.tsx b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-variant/components/create-product-variant-form/create-product-variant-form.tsx
index f25a528f97..a8bc59714d 100644
--- a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-variant/components/create-product-variant-form/create-product-variant-form.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-variant/components/create-product-variant-form/create-product-variant-form.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ export const CreateProductVariantForm = ({
     resolver: zodResolver(CreateProductVariantSchema),
   })
 
-  const { mutateAsync, isLoading } = useCreateProductVariant(product.id)
+  const { mutateAsync, isPending: isLoading } = useCreateProductVariant(
+    product.id
+  )
 
   const handleSubmit = form.handleSubmit(async (data) => {
     const parseNumber = (value?: string | number) => {
diff --git a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/components/product-create-details-form/components/product-create-details-variant-section/product-create-details-variant-section.tsx b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/components/product-create-details-form/components/product-create-details-variant-section/product-create-details-variant-section.tsx
index 97e0caba78..be1dd43939 100644
--- a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/components/product-create-details-form/components/product-create-details-variant-section/product-create-details-variant-section.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/components/product-create-details-form/components/product-create-details-variant-section/product-create-details-variant-section.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export const ProductCreateVariantsSection = ({
         should_create: hasUserSelectedVariants ? false : true,
         variant_rank: newVariants.length,
         // NOTE - prepare inventory array here for now so we prevent rendering issue if we append the items later
-        inventory: [{ title: "", quantity: 0 }],
+        inventory: [{ inventory_item_id: "", required_quantity: "" }],
       })
     })
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export const ProductCreateVariantsSection = ({
           options: {
             "Default option": "Default option value",
           },
-          inventory: [{ title: "", quantity: 0 }],
+          inventory: [{ inventory_item_id: "", required_quantity: "" }],
           is_default: true,
         },
       ])
diff --git a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/components/product-create-inventory-kit-form/components/product-create-inventory-kit-section/product-create-inventory-kit-section.tsx b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/components/product-create-inventory-kit-form/components/product-create-inventory-kit-section/product-create-inventory-kit-section.tsx
index f752bea5eb..acb8e98905 100644
--- a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/components/product-create-inventory-kit-form/components/product-create-inventory-kit-section/product-create-inventory-kit-section.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/components/product-create-inventory-kit-form/components/product-create-inventory-kit-section/product-create-inventory-kit-section.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next"
 
 import { ProductCreateSchemaType } from "../../../../types"
 import { Form } from "../../../../../../../components/common/form"
+import { Combobox } from "../../../../../../../components/inputs/combobox"
+import { useComboboxData } from "../../../../../../../hooks/use-combobox-data"
+import { sdk } from "../../../../../../../lib/client"
 
 type VariantSectionProps = {
   form: UseFormReturn<ProductCreateSchemaType>
@@ -21,6 +24,16 @@ function VariantSection({ form, variant, index }: VariantSectionProps) {
     name: `variants.${index}.inventory`,
   })
 
+  const items = useComboboxData({
+    queryKey: ["inventory_items"],
+    queryFn: (params) => sdk.admin.inventoryItem.list(params),
+    getOptions: (data) =>
+      data.inventory_items.map((item) => ({
+        label: item.title,
+        value: item.id,
+      })),
+  })
+
   return (
     <div className="grid gap-y-4">
       <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-x-4">
@@ -34,8 +47,8 @@ function VariantSection({ form, variant, index }: VariantSectionProps) {
           type="button"
           onClick={() => {
             inventory.append({
-              title: "",
-              quantity: 0,
+              inventory_item_id: "",
+              required_quantity: "",
             })
           }}
         >
@@ -53,30 +66,49 @@ function VariantSection({ form, variant, index }: VariantSectionProps) {
                 size="xsmall"
                 weight="plus"
                 className="text-ui-fg-subtle"
-                htmlFor={`variants.${index}.inventory.${inventoryIndex}.title`}
+                htmlFor={`variants.${index}.inventory.${inventoryIndex}.inventory_item_id`}
               >
-                {t("fields.name")}
+                {t("fields.item")}
               </Label>
             </div>
-            <Input
-              className="bg-ui-bg-field-component hover:bg-ui-bg-field-component-hover"
-              {...form.register(
-                `variants.${index}.inventory.${inventoryIndex}.title` as const
-              )}
+
+            <Form.Field
+              control={form.control}
+              name={`variants.${index}.inventory.${inventoryIndex}.inventory_item_id`}
+              render={({ field }) => {
+                return (
+                  <Form.Item>
+                    <Form.Control>
+                      <Combobox
+                        {...field}
+                        options={items.options}
+                        searchValue={items.searchValue}
+                        onSearchValueChange={items.onSearchValueChange}
+                        fetchNextPage={items.fetchNextPage}
+                        className="bg-ui-bg-field-component hover:bg-ui-bg-field-component-hover"
+                        placeholder={t(
+                          "products.create.inventory.itemPlaceholder"
+                        )}
+                      />
+                    </Form.Control>
+                  </Form.Item>
+                )
+              }}
             />
+
             <div className="flex items-center px-2 py-1.5">
               <Label
                 size="xsmall"
                 weight="plus"
                 className="text-ui-fg-subtle"
-                htmlFor={`variants.${index}.inventory.${inventoryIndex}.title`}
+                htmlFor={`variants.${index}.inventory.${inventoryIndex}.required_quantity`}
               >
                 {t("fields.quantity")}
               </Label>
             </div>
             <Form.Field
               control={form.control}
-              name={`variants.${index}.inventory.${inventoryIndex}.quantity`}
+              name={`variants.${index}.inventory.${inventoryIndex}.required_quantity`}
               render={({ field: { onChange, value, ...field } }) => {
                 return (
                   <Form.Item>
@@ -84,9 +116,6 @@ function VariantSection({ form, variant, index }: VariantSectionProps) {
                       <Input
                         type="number"
                         className="bg-ui-bg-field-component"
-                        placeholder={t(
-                          "inventory.reservation.quantityPlaceholder"
-                        )}
                         min={0}
                         value={value}
                         onChange={(e) => {
@@ -95,10 +124,13 @@ function VariantSection({ form, variant, index }: VariantSectionProps) {
                           if (value === "") {
                             onChange(null)
                           } else {
-                            onChange(parseFloat(value))
+                            onChange(Number(value))
                           }
                         }}
                         {...field}
+                        placeholder={t(
+                          "products.create.inventory.quantityPlaceholder"
+                        )}
                       />
                     </Form.Control>
                     <Form.ErrorMessage />
diff --git a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/constants.ts b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/constants.ts
index 0d54af2df6..a77e63b669 100644
--- a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/constants.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ export const ProductCreateSchema = z
           variant_rank: z.number(),
           prices: z.record(z.string(), z.string().optional()).optional(),
           inventory: z
-            .array(z.object({ title: z.string(), quantity: z.number() }))
+            .array(
+              z.object({
+                inventory_item_id: z.string(),
+                required_quantity: optionalInt,
+              })
+            )
             .optional(),
         })
       )
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ export const PRODUCT_CREATE_FORM_DEFAULTS: Partial<
       options: {
         "Default option": "Default option value",
       },
-      inventory: [{ title: "", quantity: 0 }],
+      inventory: [{ inventory_item_id: "", required_quantity: "" }],
       is_default: true,
     },
   ]),
diff --git a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/utils.ts b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/utils.ts
index a6e845343e..6eb320e877 100644
--- a/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/admin-next/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create/utils.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,20 @@ export const normalizeVariants = (
     sku: variant.sku || undefined,
     manage_inventory: variant.manage_inventory || undefined,
     allow_backorder: variant.allow_backorder || undefined,
-    // TODO: inventory - should be added to the workflow
+    inventory_items: variant
+      .inventory!.map((i) => {
+        const quantity = castNumber(i.required_quantity)
+
+        if (!i.inventory_item_id || !quantity) {
+          return false
+        }
+
+        return {
+          ...i,
+          required_quantity: quantity,
+        }
+      })
+      .filter(Boolean),
     prices: Object.entries(variant.prices || {})
       .map(([key, value]: any) => {
         if (key.startsWith("reg_")) {