Materials Controller - AMPS Warehouse
About The Position
The Materials Controller administers the Residential Aftermarket Parts Department policies to consistently achieve desired service levels. Reporting to the Manager, Business Development (Residential Generators), this role communicates directly with suppliers to expedite parts, confirm availability, and obtain order status in support of customer delivery metrics. It serves as the lead materials coordination resource for the Home Energy AMPS business and helps ensure aftermarket parts availability and customer support. The position requires onsite work at Rehlko’s Hattiesburg, Mississippi location, with occasional travel to Wisconsin potentially required for AMPS meetings, warehouse support, training, or project implementation.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Operations, Management, or a related field is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
- Previous experience in materials planning, inventory control, purchasing, warehousing, or production scheduling is preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
- Strong pick, pack, and ship experience is essential.
- Forklift experience is required.
- Ability to work comfortably in a highly physical, hands-on warehouse environment.
- Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
- Willingness to work overtime as necessary to support business needs.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a global manufacturing environment is preferred.
- SAP experience is strongly preferred.
- Generator industry experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Execute decisions from AMPS Team Meetings.
- Expedite parts needed to complete customer orders.
- Review part stocking levels for upcoming promotions, service bulletins, and safety stock requirements.
- Coordinate with AMPS Sales Coordinators to execute emergency part requests.
- Coordinate stock transfer orders to meet customer order date requirements.
- Create stock transfer orders to move products between Production (GH and EH) and Warehouse (GPS) facilities.
- Communicate daily with schedulers to support timely delivery to end customers and/or the warehouse.
- Maintain and analyze production order and stock transfer reports for all parts, and publish results to manufacturing management.
- Maintain a database of open stock transfer orders.
- Track and publish stock transfer on-time delivery metrics to AMPS.
- Maintain purchasing reports.
- Analyze open purchase order reports and work with vendors on past-due orders.
- Analyze blocked purchase order reports and help resolve invoicing and quantity-receipt issues that cause orders to be blocked.
- Coordinate service parts shipping and receiving.
- Assist receiving personnel with purchase order delivery overages and shortages.
- Help shipping and receiving personnel identify incorrectly labeled parts.
- Assist shipping, receiving, and production personnel with service-parts quality issues and identify their root causes.
- Assist the Manager, Business Development, with special projects and initiatives as required.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Work-life flexibility.
- Recognition and rewards.
- Development and career opportunities.
- A safe and inclusive workplace.
- Health, vision, and dental benefits.
- 401(k) with Rehlko matching.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
