Inventory Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least two years of experience in inventory control, warehouse, distribution, or parts operations.
• Thorough understanding of inventory policies and procedures.
• Experience performing inventory transactions in an ERP or WMS platform.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including sorting, filtering, look-ups, and pivot tables for analysis.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to research and solve problems independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Forklift certification.
• Experience in a repair center, service parts, or spare parts distribution environment.
• Experience using RF scanners and barcode-based inventory processes.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily inventory cycle counts and analysis across the three repair center warehouses.
• Research, resolve, and document discrepancies, including count variances, negative on-hand balances, mislocated stock, and unposted transactions; escalate recurring root causes.
• Maintain the accuracy of SKU-level item master data, including part numbers, descriptions, units of measure, default locations, and supersession or alternate-part relationships.
• Partner with the planning team on end-of-life and newly introduced SKUs resulting from product model changes; set up new parts, maintain supersessions, and identify slow-moving or obsolete stock for disposition.
• Issue, stage, and kit parts for technicians completing service and repair orders, ensuring parts consumption is accurately transacted against each repair order.
• Monitor parts shortages and backorders that may affect repair turnaround time; communicate status and expected availability to technicians and coordinate with planning and purchasing.
• Prepare and maintain inventory performance reports, including inventory record accuracy, cycle count completion, adjustment value, and aged or obsolete stock.
• Train and guide warehouse team members on standard procedures for receiving, transfers, issues, and adjustments.