Purchasing and Inventory Optimization Manager

Production Facilities • Dallas, TX

9d

About The Position

Are you the planner everyone trusts when the clock is ticking? If you can read OM Partners schedules like a roadmap, balance inventory to the piece, and keep vendors and carriers moving in lockstep, this role is for you.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 3–5 years of purchasing experience.
• Inventory management experience in Retail, Packaging, or Industrial Distribution.
• Detail‑driven analyst comfortable with large data volumes.
• Proven multi‑tasker who performs well under pressure.
• Excel expert; AS400 familiarity preferred.
• Solid computer data entry and understanding of products and production processes.
• Hands‑on experience with warehouse operations and scheduling.
• Language: Confident reading sales reports, operating instructions, and manuals; capable of writing concise reports and correspondence.
• Math: Comfortable with basic arithmetic; able to compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and calculate discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes.
• Reasoning: Able to interpret written, oral, and diagram instructions; solves diverse problems where limited information or standardization exists.
• Requires walking, talking, hearing, standing, and sitting.
• Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
• Exposure may include wet/humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles.
• Noise level is usually loud.

Responsibilities

• Translate OM Partners production schedules and inventory reports into clear supply plans.
• Guarantee on‑hand inventory accuracy across the plant.
• Own the Open PO report and actively push/pull purchase orders to meet shifting priorities.
• Partner with the Warehouse Manager to track daily inbounds and brief management on status changes.
• Create and place purchase orders to replenish stock at optimal levels.
• Accelerate shipments with suppliers and resolve shipping issues quickly.
• Coordinate with freight carriers to ensure on‑time delivery and fix invoice discrepancies.
• Drive SCARs to completion: identify root causes, implement corrective actions, secure credit for nonconforming inventory, and finalize dispositions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees