Inventory Manager

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage all inventory control activities within the facility.


• Establish and maintain inventory control procedures, processes, and standards.


• Ensure inventory records accurately reflect physical inventory levels.


• Develop and manage cycle count programs and periodic physical inventory activities.


• Investigate inventory discrepancies and identify root causes.


• Review and approve inventory adjustments in accordance with company procedures.


• Monitor inventory accuracy, shrinkage, damages, shortages, overages, and obsolete inventory.


• Maintain accurate inventory records within the warehouse management system (WMS), ERP, and/or other applicable systems.


• Partner with Operations leadership to identify and correct inventory handling issues.


• Analyze inventory data and trends to identify recurring problems and opportunities for improvement.


• Ensure inventory transactions are completed accurately and timely.


• Develop and maintain inventory-related reports, metrics, and performance dashboards.


• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including inventory accuracy, cycle count accuracy, adjustment activity, and inventory variance.


• Coordinate with customers regarding inventory discrepancies, reconciliations, and inventory-related concerns.


• Ensure proper identification, labeling, storage, movement, and control of inventory.


• Establish controls to minimize inventory loss, damage, misplacement, and unauthorized adjustments.


• Conduct audits of inventory processes and ensure compliance with company and customer requirements.


• Support internal and external customer audits as needed.


• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, security, and operational policies and procedures.


• Identify opportunities to improve inventory processes, reduce costs, and increase productivity.


• Lead or participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to inventory management and warehouse operations.


• Collaborate with Finance and Operations during month-end and year-end inventory reconciliation activities.


• Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained for inventory adjustments and discrepancies.


• Provide training, coaching, and development to Inventory Control personnel.


• Establish performance expectations and hold team members accountable for achieving department goals.


• Manage staffing, scheduling, workload distribution, and daily priorities for the Inventory Control team.


• Address employee performance issues in partnership with People Support/HR and Operations leadership.


• Promote a culture of accountability, accuracy, teamwork, and continuous improvement.


• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Education: Bachelor’s degree.  Courses in material management/inventory control are preferred.

• Experience: Two (2) to three (3) year’s related experience.  Prior WMS experience preferred.


• Computer Skills: Intermediate personal computer skills including electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc. Strong working knowledge of MS Office to include Outlook, Excel and Word. Ability to master internal computer systems

 POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Attendance - Ability to work required schedule and arrive at work on time and work alternative schedules to accommodate the needs of the business.


• Communication - Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally in a courteous and professional manner with others. Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instruction.


• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.


• Relationship Building - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, co-workers and management.


• Active Listening – Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.


• Empathetic – Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feeling of others.


• Coaching and Development – Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.


• Mathematics - Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.


• Language - Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical journals, financial reports and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management.


• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.


• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task and prioritize tasks. Ability to handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.


• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem. Ability to understand and interpret financial information.


• Research Skills - Ability to design and conduct a systematic, objective, and critical investigation.


• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.


• Reliability – Ability to be dependable and trustworthy.


• Responsibility – Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.


• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.


• Business Acumen – Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.


• Decision Making – Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.


• Strategic Planning – Ability to develop a vision for the future and create a culture in which the long-range goals can be achieved.


• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.


• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.


• Self-Motivated – Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.


• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect Team Member safety

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.