Inventory Control Specialist

Tessco • Hunt Valley, MD

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inventory Control Specialist coordinates and oversees inventory accuracy across multiple warehouse locations. The role does not perform physical counts; instead, it manages cycle-count programs, investigates discrepancies, and ensures corrective actions are implemented. It serves as a central point of control for inventory integrity and works with warehouse operations, purchasing, and finance to maintain accurate, auditable inventory records. This position is on-site in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of inventory control experience in a distribution or warehouse environment.
• Experience managing multi-site inventory operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Experience with ERP/WMS systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NetSuite and RF-SMART.
• Knowledge of ABC cycle counting.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting principles.
• Experience building dashboards or reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor ABC cycle-count programs across warehouse locations.
• Schedule and assign counts to site teams, and ensure count frequency and completion targets are met.
• Audit count results for accuracy and compliance with standard operating procedures.
• Track and report cycle-count completion and accuracy KPIs.
• Investigate inventory variances using system transactions, adjustments, and history; perform root cause analysis.
• Partner with warehouse teams to validate findings and implement corrections.
• Recommend and track corrective and preventive actions, and identify trends or systemic inventory-accuracy issues.
• Maintain inventory accuracy in NetSuite and RF-SMART; review and approve inventory adjustments in accordance with company policy.
• Support lot control, bin management, transaction integrity, and master data accuracy, including item setup, bins, and units of measure.
• Produce weekly and monthly inventory reports, including accuracy by location, shrink and variance reporting, and cycle-count completion rates.
• Build dashboards to monitor high-risk SKUs, repeated variances, and location performance, and provide actionable insights to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve inventory accuracy, cycle-count efficiency, and warehouse processes.
• Develop and maintain inventory-control SOPs, standardize processes across locations, and support system enhancements and testing.
• Collaborate with warehouse managers, operations leadership, purchasing and supply chain, and finance and accounting.
• Provide site teams with guidance and training on cycle-count procedures, inventory best practices, and compliance expectations.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans.
• Tuition subsidy.
• Positive workplace culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed