Inventory Control Specialist

Windigo Logistics LLC•Tolleson, AZ

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Assists in maintaining an accurate record of inventory in order to prevent and resolve inventory discrepancies. This role promotes a safe work environment, conducts annual site cycle counts, and reports on operational errors impacting inventory performance. The specialist is responsible for new item setup, various inventory tasks, allocating product to outside storage, coordinating special events, and ensuring food safety. They also ensure receiving proficiency, interact with operations regarding shipping and receiving issues, maintain open communication, perform equipment tracking, arrange pickups for donations/transfers/returns/disposals, allocate orders, release work to the warehouse floor, balance workflow, and manage order cuts/adds. The role prioritizes Lift Truck Operator tasks, resolves order product shortages, evaluates system effectiveness, and trains users on relevant systems. Other duties as needed, requested, or assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus one (1) year office experience; or equivalent combination of training and/or experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, preferred.
Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
Ability to work any shift assigned with potential overtime required.
Outstanding customer service skills.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with numerical ability to do metric unit conversions.
Able to handle multiple tasks at once, be organized and demonstrate a high sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment
Must be able to maintain a professional manner and effectively handle all situations
Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues, management, the customer, vendors, etc. in a professional manner
Excellent inter-company relations.
Ability to maintain professionalism during periods of high volume and stress
Ability to work with all levels of management, staff, suppliers and service technicians
Acts with a flexible and team-oriented approach
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Proactive in nature
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Walking, standing, bending, lifting, stooping, sitting
Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions
Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending
Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work
Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks
Requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
May require visiting facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing
May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 65 pounds
Requires the use of various electronic tools

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

Assists in maintaining an accurate record of inventory in order to prevent and resolve inventory discrepancies.
Promotes a safe work environment through personal actions by identifying and reporting on any safety concerns.
Conducts annual site cycle counts.
Reports on operational errors impacting inventory performance through incident reports and proficiency in Warehouse Management Systems.
Responsible for new item setup (dimensions, weight, storage, automation, slotting) and forward pick setups (max/replenishment levels, multiple FPs, large movement, CAD, pick/replenishment type).
Conducts various inventory tasks such as checking code dates, item rotation, odd balls, location labels, discontinued items, LIMBO loads, zero BOH items, tipped pallets, adjusting inventory quantities, identifying problem locations, and communicating findings to Operations.
Allocates product to outside storage to be either sent or retrieved based on capacity vs. demand, creating/verifying/relocating pullbacks as needed, and investigating/resolving discrepancies.
Coordinates special events such as DSD events, holiday peak shaving, holiday kits, and product distributions.
Ensures food safety by monitoring for cross contamination, HAACP, product temp, recall process, inventory checks, communication, handling of product, and code date/tolerances.
Ensures receiving proficiency by creating/closing RCNs, adding POs/items, calculating/entering catch weights, OS&Ds, and researching discrepancies. Identifies incorrect product when product is on bill but not on PO, and coordinates rejections, zoned product, crossdocks, receiving paperwork storage, and inbound appointment scheduling.
Interacts with operations regarding miscellaneous shipping and receiving issues during the shift for packaging changes, slot moves, missing door drops, and forward pick exceptions.
Ensures open lines of communication between employees, management, multiple 3rd parties, and buyers/merchandising.
Performs equipment tracking by checking in/out operational equipment.
Arranging pick-ups for donations, transfers, vendor returns, and product disposals.
Responsible for allocating orders, releasing work to warehouse floor, balancing workflow, and ensuring outbound truck turn times are within acceptable levels for multiple departments/sites.
Manages order cuts/adds and communicates with stores as appropriate.
Prioritizes individual Lift Truck Operator (LTO) tasks along with Dock Supervisors.
Resolves order product shortages by creating handbills and ensuring shipment when directed to do so.
Evaluates effectiveness of systems and recommends changes where appropriate.
Trains users on relevant systems.
Performs other duties as needed, requested, or assigned.