Administration - Inventory Analyst

BlueLinx•Tulsa, OK

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inventory Control Administrator is responsible for maintaining the balance of inventory and demand, monitoring available materials and ensuring the accuracy of inventory. The role carries responsibility for working with sales and dispatch to ensure necessary functions are carried out correctly. This role also requires working with logistics and dispatch to handle routing exceptions for customer deliveries and working directly with the Oracle Transportation Management System Planner. The Inventory Control Administrator will work directly with the OTM system planner to verify and amend daily logistics routes for the branch. They will work with the sales and Operations team to ensure customer orders are routed appropriately with all changes or exceptions included in the driver routes for the following day. This role involves communicating daily routes to the sales staff each day. The administrator will analyze inventory levels and work with sales staff to ensure product availability and minimize inventory costs. Responsibilities include performing regular cycle counts and ensuring adjustments are made when necessary, identifying and processing damaged inventory using BlueLinx processes and procedures, and maintaining accurate records of inventory levels and location for easy retrieval. The role requires balancing inventory daily with yard/warehouse personnel and adjusting inventory to physical count. The administrator will assist yard/warehouse staff in locating items that may have incorrect locations or inventory numbers. They will ensure work orders are correct and fully completed and that all stock has been allocated to the job correctly. Collaboration with sales staff is required when revising production schedules due to material shortages, backlogs or other interruptions. The administrator will ensure materials are ready and available for remanufacturing production when required and chase any materials that are holding up remanufacturing production until received. Processing remanufacturing orders after material is released from Reman and costing the finished product accordingly is also part of the role. Participation in physical inventories and reconciling inventory records for a complete and accurate count is expected. Coordinating drop-off and pick-up of trucks and trailers in/out of the shop, dispatching tire repair and roadside service as needed, and communicating with drivers on delivery discrepancies are also key functions. Adjusting delivery routes in coordination with the Route Planner and providing Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly inventory control reporting to the Operations Manager and GM are required.

Requirements

HS Diploma with 2-4 years experience in the lumber distribution business
Prior inventory related experience
Exceptional skills in recordkeeping and product maintenance
Ability to pay attention to details
Competent in managing a huge volume of data
Able to foresee supply patterns with the use of analytical thinking

Nice To Haves

5+ years preferred experience

Responsibilities

Maintain the balance of inventory and demand
Monitor available materials
Ensure the accuracy of inventory
Work with sales and dispatch to ensure necessary functions are carried out correctly
Work with logistics and dispatch to handle routing exceptions for customer deliveries
Work directly with the Oracle Transportation Management System Planner
Verify and amend daily logistics routes for the branch
Ensure customer orders are routed appropriately with all changes or exceptions included in the driver routes for the following day
Communicate daily routes to the sales staff
Analyze inventory levels and work with sales staff to ensure product availability and minimize inventory costs
Perform regular cycle counts and ensure adjustments are made when necessary
Identify and process damaged inventory using BlueLinx processes and procedures
Maintain accurate records of inventory levels and location for easy retrieval
Balance the inventory daily with yard/warehouse personnel and adjust inventory to physical count
Assist yard/warehouse staff in locating items that may have incorrect locations or inventory numbers
Ensure work orders are correct and fully completed and that all stock has been allocated to the job correctly
Collaborate with sales staff when required to revise production schedules due to material shortages, backlogs or other interruptions
Ensure materials are ready and available for remanufacturing production when required
Ensure any materials that are holding up remanufacturing production for whatever reason are chased and followed up until received
Process remanufacturing orders after material is released from Reman and cost the finished product accordingly
Participate in physical inventories and reconciling the inventory records for a complete and accurate count
Coordinate drop-off and pick-up of trucks and trailers in/out of the shop
Dispatch tire repair and roadside service as needed
Communicate with drivers on delivery discrepancies
Adjust delivery routes in coordination with the Route Planner
Provide Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly inventory control reporting to the Operations Manager and GM