Inventory Control Manager

ALLEN DISTRIBUTION • South Middleton Township, PA

2d • $70,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Maintain and monitor inventory levels and product movement for accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate product and packaging material inventory use.
• Do inventory audits and cycle counts as required.
• Ability to coordinate, problem solve, and communicate inventory issues to customers, vendors, and Production Planner.
• Coordinate the product recoup operation.
• Backfill on production lines as needed.
• Oversee all customers’ inventories and must be able to work in all facilities in assigned region.
• Follow established Dock Safety policy.
• Complete the Motorized Equipment Daily Inspection sheet.
• Report all equipment malfunctions to manager and/or maintenance immediately.
• Wear PPEs as required.
• Follow safety and security policies and SOPs.
• Ensure inventory counts are done correctly. This is true whether it's physical inventory counting, inventory cycle count, or data from perpetual inventory management software or an order management system.
• Inventory numbers need to be accurate, or they can damage a business' bottom line. Inventory control managers must perform audits regularly to uncover any problems.
• Confirm and secure all Hold Product identified by the Customer.
• Sustain accurate Receipt of Inventory
• Minimize inventory adjustments.
• Collect samples when requested by customers.
• Work with Production Planner to coordinate packaging material changes.
• Work with customers/vendors/Production Planner to resolve quality issues.
• Follow our Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and specific customer work instructions.
• Interface directly with customers and maintain a professional and courteous relationship.
• Ensure customer requests are responded to within an hour. Provide customer with an estimated time of completion including factual response.
• Immediately escalate to management customer’s complaint (i.e. inabilities to meet customer requests or customer reported error).
• Using the data gathered from inventory counting and sales, a manager needs to predict future trends. Done correctly, they can optimize the amount of product kept on hand and keep costs low.
• Ensure department employees are properly trained and working as a team.
• Optimize efficiency is achieving proper Inventory Control.
• Maintain an accurate Inventory exceeding agreed performance.
• Sustain a reconciled Inventory of the Allen WMS “Book of Record” within the DC to the Customer’s Inventory Record.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees