Inventory Control Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Meet export-compliance eligibility requirements for access to U.S. controlled technology under ITAR and EAR. Eligible categories include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, people admitted to the U.S. as asylees or refugees, nationals of countries not prohibited from access through a letter of assurance, or people approved for an export license by the governing agency.
• Any job offer requiring export-license approval is conditional on Materion determining that a license can be obtained within a timeframe consistent with its business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily stockroom functions, including kitting work orders, supporting planners, issuing materials, and fulfilling technician requests.
• Process incoming materials from Receiving and Incoming Inspection, ensuring accurate ERP transactions.
• Pull finished goods based on the Shipping Dispatch List and customer requirements.
• Conduct cycle counts, reconcile discrepancies, and maintain high inventory accuracy.
• Maintain consumables inventory, including VMI items, chemicals, customer-specific packaging, final inspection materials, glass stock variations, and chamber-related spare parts.
• Maintain stockroom cleanliness, organization, and 5S standards across both sites.
• Generate and maintain daily and weekly operational reports, including previous-day receipts, order point reports for high-usage materials, and the weekly shipping dispatch list.
• Monitor inventory levels, recommend reorder adjustments, and support optimization of stock parameters.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert for inventory accuracy, ERP data integrity, and material flow.
• Own the stockroom layout, organization, standards, and operational practices.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects, including stockroom redesigns, consumables room restructuring, finished-goods consolidation, barcode system development, and recycle/metal segregation room improvements.
• Partner with leadership to complete GEMBA action items, support safety initiatives, and implement operational improvements.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, improved space utilization, and streamlined material flows.
• Create work instructions, process flow charts, task files, and training for stockroom functions.
• Train new stockroom employees when hired and act as a mentor and subject-matter expert.