POSITION SUMMARY

Under the general direction of the Director of Manufacturing, the Inventory Control Specialist works as an integral part of the production, procurement, warehouse, and distribution teams to ensure that finished goods, supplies, and packaging inventory stock levels are reflected accurately. This will be accomplished through proper shipping and receiving procedures, physical verifications, cycle counting, reconciling, and recording approved counts in the system. All warehouse associates also help drive a culture of Continuous Improvement by helping identify wastes/ inefficiencies/ errors, assessing root causes, and then working with the teams to eliminate the issues.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Regular and reliable attendance
• Ensure accurate material inventory
• Validate received material for: correct items, case counts, total quantities, lot validations, and paperwork.
• Direct and perform cycle counts and verify different sections of inventory on a rotating basis.
• Reconcile discrepancies.
• Work with the Supply Chain Team to ensure compliance with labeling, palletization, delivery, & quality requirements.
• Conduct daily analysis to identify potential inventory issues.
• Review inventory for short shelf life, obsolescence
• Report on inventory activities, variances, and damages.
• Develop and implement inventory control procedures and best practices.
• Establish and execute cycle-count schedules that are in alignment with operational objectives.
• Maintain cycle-count records for management review and provide reports related to the cycle-count activity.
• Communicate inventory information with other business units.
• Support Continuous Improvement by helping identify wastes/ inefficiencies/ errors in the production, receiving & shipping processes, and then working with the teams to resolve the issues.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Non-Exempt Exempt

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of warehouse or shipping/receiving related experience preferred
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience working with ERP systems; experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 a plus
• Demonstrated oral and written communications skills to effectively interface with customers, vendors, and all levels of Company management and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, process control plans, quality plans and standards.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret documents, instructions, engineering drawings, and procedure manuals.
• Demonstrated reasoning ability to solve practical problems.
• Demonstrated ability to perform basic technical math skills including algebra, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percent, and ratios.

REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, OR KNOWLEDGE

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear.
• Occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Regularly required to interface with customer and vendors.

SAFETY HAZARDS OF THE JOB

Manufacturing environment requiring appropriate personal protection

Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles

Exposure to high noise level in the work environment requiring hearing protection

Limited exposure to vibration