Inventory Auditor- 1st Shift

Newell Brands•Wichita, KS

About The Position

The Inventory Auditor administers and assists with the movement and verification of products in warehouse and manufacturing areas. The role tightly controls inventory, researches and resolves discrepancies, and performs final verification of materials and products received, produced, or shipped, assigning items to designated areas or transportation modes. The position handles inventory transactions and records, supports production schedules through material planning and vendor coordination, and works with purchasing, accounts payable, warehouse, and production teams to resolve issues. It also operates or routes material-handling equipment as needed, including forklift work, railcar unloading, and urethane tanker unloading. The role supports PEAK and SEAL activities and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Ability to work independently with little supervision.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, and PkMS.
Data-entry skills required; SAP experience preferred.
Forklift experience and a license required, or ability to obtain one; must complete internal training to obtain forklift and standup licenses.
Ability to work overtime as needed.
Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions in English.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and job instructions, bills of materials, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and communicate effectively with other employees.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems, interpret written, oral, diagram, and schedule instructions, and interpret transactional history to determine root causes.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Frequently walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear; occasionally stand, sit, and climb or balance.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and, with help, occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

SAP experience.

Responsibilities

Get job instructions.
Handle materials to and from designated areas and workstations.
Assist Warehouse Associates in locating, obtaining, stacking, and moving materials and products.
Verify cube and weight information for domestic warehouses.
Verify counts, material numbers, and serial numbers, and sign or obtain signatures for received, produced, or shipped materials.
Maintain scanner equipment used in the Distribution department.
Determine and affix identifying information to products.
Authorize delivery shortages as needed.
Complete paperwork to maintain accurate records of stock receipt and disposition.
Observe and report damaged materials.
Route and/or operate material-handling equipment to move materials to designated areas.
Contact authorized sources to release railroad cars and unload railcars with vacuum pumps into silos.
Unload urethane tanker trucks and maintain unloading documents.
Research and resolve missing inventory issues.
Adjust warehouse and factory inventory records.
Identify improper SOPs and instruct warehouse and manufacturing employees on proper SOPs.
Maintain the warehouse bin address system.
Transact daily scrap reported by production or warehouse damage in SAP and PkMS.
Review schedule attainment and proactively order quantities of material from vendors for identified stock release items to support production schedules.
Proactively notify purchasing and production management of potential vendor supply issues.
Report Bill of Material usage and call-out issues.
Post Good Receipts, Good Issues, and Inventory Adjustments into SAP and PkMS.
Work with purchasing and accounts payable to resolve receiving and invoice discrepancies.
Coordinate inter-plant transfers when necessary.
Analyze schedules and print UPC codes on POS labels to support future production.
Maintain time in Manhattan labor management software.
Support PEAK and SEAL activity.
Perform other duties as assigned.