Inventory Control Specialist

RR Donnelley • Houston, TX

16h • $52,500 - $93,400 • Onsite

About The Position

RRD is looking for an Inventory Control Specialist to join their team in Houston. This is an onsite position, Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 4 pm. The role involves gathering, entering, managing, and analyzing information to support manufacturing operations. The specialist will interact with customers, suppliers, management, manufacturing team members, and other departments and plants, completing assigned tasks and responsibilities.

Requirements

• Minimum - High School or GED - HS Diploma
• Minimum - 5+ years of relevant administrative/operational support in manufacturing operations
• At least 3+ years experience working with inventory is strongly preferred.
• Must have very good knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office and Google Suite
• Must have very good oral and written communication skills
• Requires very good organizational skills
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment

Nice To Haves

• Inventory software experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain accurate inventory levels across locations and systems
• Perform cycle counts, physical inventories, and root-cause analysis for variances
• Manage excess inventory and determine ways to prevent overproduction
• Analyze inventory levels and production plans to ensure product availability and cost-efficient manufacturing and inventory
• Analyze inventory trends, aging material, and excess/obsolete stock
• Partner with operations to improve staging, replenishment, and material flow
• Ensure system transactions (receipts, moves, shipments) are completed accurately
• Develop reports and dashboards to track inventory performance and KPIs
• Support audits and maintain compliance with inventory control procedures
• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements to reduce discrepancies
• Forecast demand and support production and replenishment planning
• Evaluate process efficiency and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Track shipments, material availability, and risks to customer delivery
• Build and maintain reporting tools for leadership visibility and decision-making
• Support system/process changes (ERP, Amazon, etc.) and SOP development
• Communicate cross-functionally to resolve supply, inventory, and logistics issues

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• paid time off
• disability insurance
• 401(k) with match
• life insurance
• other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
• tuition assistance
• maternity leave
• adoption assistance
• employer/partner discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees