Manager - Inventory (Program Management)

Wesco•Santa Fe Springs, CA

About The Position

As the Manager - Inventory, you will be responsible for a particular customer program, including oversight and management of purchasing, warehouse management, and other contract compliance activities. You will coordinate with purchasing, planning, sourcing, and supplier relationships to ensure contractual requirements are met and that the customer program receives a high level of service to enable sales growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or a business-related field required.
Three years of increasing-responsibility experience in inventory management required.
Three years of supervisory or leadership experience required.
Knowledge of commonly used purchasing and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures.
Strong interpersonal skills to demonstrate teamwork, leadership, and flexibility while working with all levels of the organization.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure completion.
Strong mathematical, analytical, and computer skills.
Strong time-management skills.
Ability to work independently, exercise good judgment, and find solutions.
Ability to explain and teach policies, procedures, and practices.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
APICS or ISM certification preferred.
Lean Blue, White, or Yellow certification preferred.
Five years of increasing-responsibility experience in inventory management preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor and adjust order review points (ORP) and economic order quantity (EOQ) levels, and make appropriate stocking decisions.
Standardize and maintain inventory attributes for purchasing and inventory systems and databases.
Use reports, inventory applications, and processes to achieve and exceed fill-rate and on-time-delivery objectives.
Create, implement, and execute inventory optimization plans and programs to achieve working capital objectives for asset management.
Rationalize and standardize the supplier base within assigned locations to increase preferred supplier utilization and purchasing leverage.
Review on-time deliveries, supplier fill rates, and error reports to evaluate supplier performance, and work to improve supplier performance as warranted.
Use reports, applications, and programs to monitor and maintain stocking levels; make stocking decisions; conduct branch shuffles and supplier returns of excess and inactive inventory; dispose of inactive inventory according to established procedures and policies; and minimize inventory write-offs.
Assist in the recruitment, selection, training, and coaching of personnel.
Develop and train employees in activities related to job-function requirements, including purchasing procedures, PC knowledge, and the quality system.
Provide strong leadership to personnel to meet and exceed performance objectives, encourage professional development and future growth, and reduce turnover.