Inventory Control Coordinator - Warehouse Shipping - Shift 2

NEW CARROT FARMS LLC•Bakersfield, CA

3d•$24 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Inventory Control Coordinator will be responsible for the management of shipping and receiving coordination procedures and inventory systems/reports. In addition, the coordinator will handle accounts and recordkeeping activities in the Warehouse department.

Requirements

High School/GED or 3-5 years’ experience in inventory control or warehouse operations or combination of both education and experience.
Forklift Certification or must be able to obtain forklift certification within 30 days of hire
Candidates must have a verifiable history of safe vehicle operation and meet company standards for driving eligibility. This includes maintaining a clean driving record, which will be verified through a background check.
Must be able to demonstrate an excellent eye for detail.
Must have strong math skills.
Must be able to demonstrate critical thinking abilities.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to obtain a forklift certification.
Ability to work overtime and weekends when business needs arise.

Nice To Haves

Experience using a warehouse management system, including located inventory.
Inventory control experience.
Scheduling/planner experience.
Knowledge of related business systems: Windows, MS Office Suite, WMS/ERP systems, JD Edwards, Red Prairie (JDA), WMS/LMS.

Responsibilities

Review and identify continuous improvement opportunities in safety, quality, processes, performance, training, and participate in or lead related projects.
Coordinate activities with onsite and regional production plants, co-packers, 3rd party warehouses, customers/carries, Marketing, Purchasing, Quality Control, Sales, Transportation, and Warehousing operations to ensure product and orders are scheduled and processed within appointment time parameters to facilitate meeting the company’s key performance indicators.
Process inbound, outbound, and returned orders, as well as inventory adjustments.
Investigate claims and discrepancies, identifying root cause.
Initiate/implement corrective action.
Communicate product/materials shortages and delays to customers/carriers, purchasing, sales and supply chain management.
Monitor and manage onsite and offsite inventory to assure proper rotation, adherence to proper storage/handling requirements (GMPS, allergen, etc.) and to minimize loss, and offsite storage costs.
Adjust storage configuration setup, and/or coordinate product movements to offsite storage as needed to facilitate efficient operation, within defined warehouse capacity parameters.
Review historical data, tends, projections, customer dating requirements, and current on-hand/in-transit inventory to establish target inventory levels.
Monitor inventories to ensure they meet dating requirements, that they are on the correct inventory status for processing, and to ensure target inventory levels are fulfilled.
Work with Production and Quality for the proper handling of hold and rework product to ensure adequate and timely disposition.
Review system reports and applications to ensure data integrity and proper operation of WMS and ERP systems, which includes reconciliation of inventory and transactions.
Complete process audits to monitor the adherence of procedures. Investigate deviation to identify root cause and communicate to necessary parties to initiate corrective action.
Report warehouse operational discrepancies.
Complete various warehouse requests.
Create WOs and track through completion.
General trouble shooting of issues, including systems, and equipment.
Perform and participate in internal and external audits, and inspections.
Assist with on-boarding and training of associates, including tracking of trainings.
Continuously review improvement opportunities.
Work individually, and as a team to meet and/or exceed individual and departmental, goals, objectives, and KPIs.
Demonstrate successful performance of prerequisite training tasks, performing periodically, and as needed.
Other assigned duties and/or projects to support business needs.