Inventory Control Analyst

Flex•Columbia, SC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner that helps market-leading brands design, build, and deliver innovative products. This role supports SpinCo, a new independent company focusing on critical digital infrastructure, power, and thermal management solutions for AI data centers. The Inventory Control Analyst will support daily inventory control activities to ensure inventory accuracy, security, and integrity across manufacturing and warehouse operations. This role collaborates with Supply Chain, Materials, Planning, Operations, and Warehouse teams to perform cycle counts, analyze discrepancies, maintain data, and support inventory management processes. The analyst will research and assist in the disposition of excess and obsolete inventory, recommend ways to reduce variances, and help implement process improvements to enhance inventory control, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will use analytical skills, reporting tools, and continuous improvement methodologies to maximize inventory performance.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of materials experience, with advanced experience using MRP systems or related fields.

Responsibilities

Identifies root cause integrity discrepancies in the warehouse/stores.
Retrieves and researches information from the Manufacturing Requirements Planning system.
Liaises with other departments and senior department staff to highlight errors and implement improvements as required.
Carries out direct cycle count activities on site and coordinates count staff to ensure count schedules are maintained.
Assists in development of process improvements on site in relation to inventory related process steps and hold up for implementation.
Oversee and performs regular internal audits and external audit preparation in accordance to company's best practices and external required standards.
Produces statistical management information and key performance indicators measuring inventory performance and service levels provided to each customer.
Monitors procedural compliance; holds up implementation of new procedures in conjunction with management and operations.
Liaises with internal and external customers and deals with requests and issues.
Research excess inventory by customer and makes recommendations for reducing excess and obsolete material including coordination of movement of excess material back to the customer.
Negotiates sales price and coordinates the sale of excess material.
Provides escalation point to inventory management in relation to unresolved issues.
Maintains metrics acknowledge to site or corporate requirements and produces reports as needed.