Inventory Manager

InProduction

$80K — $90K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in inventory management or related field
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in Office 365 and IBM Notes
  • Basic understanding of warehousing and trucking operations
  • Ability to analyze data effectively
  • Self-motivated with strong multitasking abilities

Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain accurate inventory counts across multiple warehouses
  • Optimize inventory control procedures for efficiency
  • Utilize Warehouse Management System for inventory tracking
  • Record equipment counts during picking and returns
  • Identify and fulfill equipment shortages through transfers
  • Conduct future material planning with Bill of Materials (BOM)
  • Collaborate with field technicians and design teams to resolve equipment issues
  • Provide inventory updates to sales team for customer satisfaction
  • Supervise and train the Assistant Inventory Specialist

Benefits

  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Comprehensive Health Care (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off including Vacation, Sick Leave, and Public Holidays
Full Job Description
Manages product and company resources; ensuring accurate inventory held by the company, and those shipped to other locations. Recognizes and resolve quantity discrepancies, make quantity reports, create request tickets as needed, and prepare extensive quantitative statements that help with inventory control duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Maintain accurate inventory counts in all warehouses, communicating with Warehouse Managers and having cycle counts conducted as needed
  • Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures
  • Use the Warehouse Management System to create inventory lists used in the warehouses for picking and returning gear
  • Record the actual counts of equipment picked and returned by warehouse personnel
  • Identify shortages of required equipment and arrange transfers from other warehouses to fill shortages
  • Conduct future planning, ensuring that the company has sufficient materials for mission accomplishment of future jobs providing Bill of Materials (BOM) for purchases, as needed.
  • Work closely with field technicians to solve equipment shortage issues on site
  • Work closely with the Design team to cure equipment shortages and determine best use of available equipment
  • Work as needed with the Sales team; provide updates on gear outlook and availability, as well as specific equipment needs to ensure customer satisfaction
  • Participate in company meetings and provide recommendations on how to make inventory control responsibilities more efficient
  • Supervise and train the Assistant Inventory Specialist

Requirements
  • Creative thinker with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Self-Motivated
  • Ability to prioritize and determine what needs resolved first in the provided timelines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Organized and highly detailed
  • Data Analysis
  • Complete computer and internet fluency, Office 365 and IBM Notes is preferred
  • Ability to communicate and work closely with a diverse group of employees across the country
  • Basic understanding of the warehousing and trucking
  • Ability to Travel 10% of the time


Education Requirements
  • High School or equivalent


Physical Demands

The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. While performing duties of this job, would occasionally be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools or controls.
  • Tolerance for the physical demands of working outdoors
  • Ability to stand continuously for long periods of time
  • Able to lift-up to 75Ibs


Compensation: Salaried $80K- $90K annually.

Benefits
  • Retirement Plan (401k)
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

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