Inventory Control Analyst, Days

Van Drunen Farms • Crown Point, IN

7d • $32 - $38 • Onsite

About The Position

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is growing! This role is responsible for coordinating and maintaining efficient material flow throughout the facility to support production and customer requirements. It involves partnering with various teams to manage shipping, receiving, inventory control, and production readiness. The position requires monitoring and maintaining inventory accuracy through physical counts, reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting. Ensuring the availability of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, finished goods, and packaging supplies according to established practices is key. The role also involves generating, analyzing, and communicating various reports, as well as investigating inventory discrepancies and supporting continuous improvement efforts.

Requirements

• Three or more years of inventory control experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Associate degree required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.
• Advanced organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments and with external partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• ERP system experience preferred.
• Bilingual English and Spanish skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain efficient material flow throughout the facility to support production and customer requirements.
• Partner with Purchasing, Logistics, Production, and Site Leadership teams to manage shipping, receiving, inventory control, and production readiness.
• Monitor and maintain inventory accuracy through physical counts, reconciliations, variance analysis, and inventory reporting.
• Ensure raw materials, work-in-process inventory, finished goods, and packaging supplies are available and consumed according to established inventory control practices.
• Generate, analyze, and communicate inventory, production, throughput, downtime, and consumption reports to internal stakeholders and customers.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies, overages, shortages, damages, and 3PL inventory issues while supporting customer communication and continuous improvement efforts.

Benefits

• Supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs, contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree