Inventory Control Manager
About The Position
We’re excited about your interest in pursuing the next step in your career with US Foods! Your continuous growth and development is critical to our success. US Foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our US Foods Application Accommodation Line at 855-873-2468. You will be prompted to leave a message. Please state the specifics of the assistance needed and your contact information. A member of our HR department will return your call within two business days. https://www.usfoods.com/careers/job-application-accomodation.html NOTE: Before you begin your internal job search, please review the criteria you will need to start the process. Leader of inventory control team and responsible for ensuring the financial integrity of the market’s inventory. Work with cross-functional partners, using root cause analysis, to identify opportunities for improvement. Implement and drive company best practices/routines.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- 5 years minimum experience in inventory control or warehousing required
- Strong understanding of inventory control procedures
- Excellent analytical skills
- Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required
- Intermediate understanding of Microsoft Office Suite programs (Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Demonstrated supervisory experience and time management skills
- Inspires followership of peers and team members
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with timekeeping, warehousing and distribution back office systems
Nice To Haves
- Associates degree with management or supply chain background preferred.
- Forklift and HAACP training will be provided, certification within 1st 90 days required
- Experience in leading continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, etc.) preferred
- Experience in foodservice distribution preferred
Responsibilities
- Labor planning and scheduling of inventory control staff – Ensure all activities are completed timely, as labor availability and priorities change, utilizing all personnel effectively. Includes prioritizing and delegating ad hoc requests in cooperation with warehouse operations personnel
- Associate coaching and development – Attract, develop, and lead a highly skilled and motivated team
- Drive continuous improvement – Work with cross-functional partners to identify opportunities for improvement and develop/implement best practices/routines
- Cross-functional collaboration and influence – Identify and resolve root causes of inventory losses, working with cross-functional partners to problem solve and implement preventive measures
- Inventory Adjustments weekly Routine – Working with the Area Director of Finance; monitor and communicate performance metrics. Analyze significant cycle count adjustments to identify root causes and communicate with the team
- Reclamation of vendor packaging issues – Ownership of the reclamation process, coordinating with buyers for billback and/or on-site repackaging of product. Reviewing data and analyzing for trends and determining root causes for potential prevention measures
- Manage non-saleable (suspense) inventory – Ownership of inventory placed into suspense (Fresh to Frozen, recall, damage, etc.) and work with cross-functional partners to ensure timely resolution
- Review and approve customer credit requests; determine root causes for process improvement and prevent duplication
- SOx compliance – Effectively perform controls such as Inventory report review, open delivery route aging and reconciliation reports and 100% quarterly cycle count completion
Benefits
- Wireless reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
