Inventory & Returns Specialist

Olympia Chimney Supply•Pittston Township, PA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Join our Supply Chain team as an Inventory & Returns Specialist and play a critical role in keeping operations running smoothly. You'll ensure inventory accuracy, analyze and resolve discrepancies, manage product returns, and collaborate across departments to support business success. If you're detail-oriented, analytical, and thrive on problem-solving, this is your opportunity to make a measurable impact every day. The Inventory & Returns Specialist has the primary responsibility of increasing and maintaining company profitability by maintaining accurate inventory levels while ensuring that optimal inventory is present and ready for use. In addition, this position ensures the returns process is executed timely and consistent with the Company’s plan. This position will assess returns and move product; and will effectively track, report and communicate with all Departments, Claims/Returns Customer Partner Associate, and Distribution Center (DC) to achieve optimal results. The ideal candidate will have well-developed analytical skills, be detail-oriented, and be able to work with a minimal amount of supervision. Additionally, she/he must be able to provide a strategic and forward-thinking vision to manage inventory.

Requirements

Humility: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance; putting the needs of another person before your own and thinking of others before yourself
Results Orientation (Get It Done): Having a work ethic and a way of overcoming challenges and getting things done without making excuses; delivering on results and does what he/she says they will do
Customer Focus: Meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers to achieve positive outcomes
Decision Making & Judgement: Makes timely, informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints and risks
Technical Expertise: certification on, or ability to become certified on material moving equipment, knowledge of ERP systems and inventory tracking, basic computer skills
Communication: Listening effectively, transmitting information accurately and understandably, and actively seeking feedback non-defensively
Professionalism: Dealing directly and forthrightly with people and problems, persisting to get the job done, and managing personal responses and stress
Dependability/Reliability: Following through on commitments, producing timely work to required – or higher - standards, and pitching in to get the job done.
Quality Orientation: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
Minimum of a high school education or GED equivalent
Proven experience in Receiving and Quality Assurance

Responsibilities

Develop a model to manage and maintain appropriate stock levels to support inventory turns, business seasonality, and promotions
Ensure that Inventory Counts and Cycle Counts are completed and adjusted in the ERP system daily.
Investigate reporting discrepancies and communicate issues, effectively and in a timely manner
Trains other employees in cycle counting and inventory control
Support business processes by partnering with other departments, including but not limited to Shipping, Receiving, Purchasing, Sales, etc. to proactively improve the accuracy and effectiveness of inventory forecasting.
Reviews and analyzes inventory shortage issues and provides data to determine the cause
Preparation of ad-hoc analyses and reports as required by management
Inspect returned product to determine damages, used product, and if product is in good condition
Ensure returned item matches the Return Material (RM) created by the Claims/Returns Customer Partner Associate, in item and quantity
Communicate effectively to other departments with findings on returned product which will include tracking and reporting in the Acumatica ERP system
Physically and electronically transfer returned product to correct DC via an Acumatica RMA to ensure accurate inventory
Complete RM’s in the Acumatica System
Cooperate fully with all company policies and procedures both verbal and written
Able to become certified on all necessary material moving equipment
Operate all material-moving equipment needed to complete the job
Assist with returns or material handling when needed
Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.