Production & Inventory Control Coordinator
About The Position
The Production & Inventory Control Coordinator develops daily production schedules and coordinates inventory flow to support customer service goals. The role makes tactical decisions to balance supply and demand by aligning material volumes and availability with anticipated and planned customer demand. It compiles and communicates production, inventory, and material-utilization reports for management and collaborates with departments across the company. The position supports production planning, inventory accuracy, purchasing coordination, bulk shipments, R&D activities, and annual inventory work. It also contributes to the company’s occupational health, safety, and environmental compliance and makes recommendations for improvements to the ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 integrated management systems.
Requirements
- A related degree plus one year of experience is ideal, or equivalent experience and knowledge in a manufacturing, distribution, or logistics-related environment is required.
- Good Microsoft experience, especially in Excel.
- Solid math and reasoning skills, including the ability to anticipate, analyze, and interpret data and trends.
- Confidence interacting with all organizational levels and making necessary recommendations.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and follow-up skills.
- Clear written and verbal communication with internal and external resources.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines efficiently while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Willingness to learn and cooperatively take on additional projects and responsibilities.
Nice To Haves
- ERP experience.
- APICS or ASCM Certified Production and Inventory Management certification.
- On-the-job DOT training.
Responsibilities
- Develop and monitor production schedules to meet internal and customer deadlines.
- Coordinate with customer service and sales regarding order updates that may require changes to production plans or material purchases.
- Generate work orders for production and R&D trials and enter required information and transactions into Sage.
- Compile production batch-time information for management.
- Participate in efforts to standardize the raw-material planning process.
- Manage and monitor inventory against stocking policies to ensure ingredients arrive in time for production.
- Process internal stock movements and transactions, verifying that products are accurately tracked and posted into and out of inventory.
- Prepare and process paperwork for bulk shipments and complete shipment transactions in the ERP system through the invoicing stage.
- Receive inventory into stock for recordkeeping.
- Manage safety stock and determine material and inventory reorder levels based on sales and production usage.
- Update ERP reorder points and minimum order quantities.
- Notify purchasing and/or management about required materials, quantities, and delivery dates.
- Participate on the material review board (MRB) and advise on stock-related decisions.
- Communicate aging and obsolete inventory to management and help determine necessary actions.
- Work with R&D on trials, off-specification consumption, formula updates, and new product development.
- Coordinate material staging so required R&D testing is completed before production runs.
- Participate in the annual inventory process.
- Comply with company occupational health, safety, and environmental legal requirements and report unsafe conditions or work-related injuries and illnesses to a leadership team member.
- Recommend changes and improvements to the ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 integrated management systems.
- Handle various projects as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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