Inventory Lead
FORGOTTEN HARVEST•Oak Park, MI
•Onsite
About The Position
The Inventory department at Forgotten Harvest manages the inventory levels within the Distribution Center, overseeing items from the time they are received into stock until their final destination. The Inventory Lead is responsible for tracking donated and purchased food within the Distribution Center. This role involves performing daily cycle counts and weekly audits on materials received and shipped by the receiving and shipping groups, and reporting any discrepancies to the Inventory Supervisor.
Requirements
- 3 years of warehouse experience
- High school diploma
- Must be able to drive a reach truck, scissor lift, Honeywell handheld scanner
- Experience working within a position responsible for inventory control
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to multi-task and be flexible
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Good time management skills
- Ability to interact effectively with individuals of diverse background, experiences, and personalities
- Ability to meet crises calmly, show attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and in a team environment
- Knowledge of inventory controls, audit practices, and root-cause analysis
- Experience improving processes through technology or workflow optimization
- Proficiency in inventory management systems or ERP/WMS platforms
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including sorting, filtering, pivot tables, and basic formulas
- Ability to generate, interpret, and analyze inventory reports
- Familiarity with physical count procedures, cycle counting, and variance analysis
- Data entry accuracy and comfort working across multiple systems
- Basic understanding of receiving, stocking, picking, shipping, and stock control workflows
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar
- Familiarity with reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau
Responsibilities
- Serve as a backup to the Inventory Supervisor
- Must be able to operate a reach truck
- Deliver effective training to employees and volunteers on fork-lift and hi-lo equipment
- Participates in weekly inventory and cycle counts with Finance by making and verifying inventory counts as well as investigating discrepancies
- Assures that receiving counts match donation/agency orders through packing slips
- Track the movement of inventory items from the time they arrive at Forgotten Harvest to the time they are sent to a partner agency
- Ensure the accuracy of all receipting of inventory and donated products by following procedures and form control
- Ensure that all shipping and receiving functions are completed accurately, matching receiving receipts and Agency Invoices
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and annual summaries related to inventory accuracy
- Review and report daily inventory adjustments and changes
- Develop, implement, and maintain all procedures and protocols in regard to proper inventory control for the purpose of maintaining accurate inventory
- Verify ongoing products by checking printed picks against pulled inventory tags
- Investigate missing product and weight discrepancies within the warehouse
- Reenter product previously shipped and returned from agencies, returning back to stock for shipping and record in the warehouse management system
- Assist warehouse order selector with finding product that is available in the system that cannot be found in the bin location
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
