The Inventory Control Manager leads day to day inventory control activities for resupply central distribution.
- Responsible for compiling, assessing, and presenting comprehensive inventory reporting/data showing patterns, inventory needs, and availability to Leadership
- Works collectively with team members and Leadership to resolve inventory, ensuring business targets are achieved
- Establishes and maintains backup sourcing procedures for high-demand items
- Assesses inventory reports and order patterns to identify items in need and proactively seeks solutions to avoid shortages
- Sense of urgency in communicating possible shortages or providing important insight
- Provides actionable inventory reports/data to leadership on a daily
- Develops and maintains good working relationships with Vendors
- Partners with Purchasing Department to establish proper cadences to hit purchasing goals
- Maintains accurate daily records of goods received and orders placed
- Manages and maintains inventory process/system
- Conducts frequent spot and partial audits of physical inventory leveraging remote resources
- Assists with physical inventory audits as permitted
- Ability to operate warehouse tools and forklift (desirable)
- Ability to lift boxes over 40 LBS if work activity demands it
Requirements:
Education and Ecperience:
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a business-related field (Preferred)
- 5-7 years years of demonstrable Inventory Control experience in warehouse environment (Required)
- Experience in high volume shipment and large volume SKU across multiple sites (Required)
- Experience in high volume revenue organization (Required)
- Experience with inventory management and shipping software (Required)
- Experience in AS400/IBMi is a plus
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Computer proficiency including Microsoft Excel and ability to use various tools independently
- Ability to generate reports using Excel to provide daily insight and recommendations to Management
- Organization, planning, and strong communication skills
- Strong, background in inventory control procedures
- Highly process oriented-with experience in creating SOPs (desirable)
- Ability to travel (up to 25%) to different domestic locations (required)
- Work across several organizations fostering a culture of trust and respect, creating strong working relationships with Management
- Experience supporting multi-location warehousing and distribution, helping support a performance culture
- Microsoft BI/Tableau knowledge desirable