Inventory Control Specialist

Maker’s Pride, LLC; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Maker’s Pride, LLC is seeking an Inventory Coordinator responsible for managing inventory activities, ensuring accuracy in cycle counts, and maintaining inventory records. The role requires strong communication and math skills, along with a detail-oriented approach. Candidates should have experience in manufacturing, particularly in inventory control, and a strong proficiency with SAP and Excel. This full-time position offers competitive pay and opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Experience in cycle counting and inventory control is mandatory.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate weekly cycle counts and month-end activities.
• Identify root causes of inventory discrepancies.
• Document inventory cycle counting records and support reconciliations.

Skills

Communication

Math Skills

Detail-oriented

Collaboration

Computer Skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Job Summary:

Responsible for coordinating weekly cycle counts as well as coordination of month end activities. Identify root causes of inventory discrepancies and work cross functionally to resolve. Proactively work to prevent unnecessary aging of materials to prevent loss. Conduct regular cycle counts and update perpetual inventory.

Job Duties:
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Reconcile raw materials consumption per production order, capture over consumption and investigate the root cause;
• Correct production posting errors in SAP;
• Monitor and correct production posting errors daily;
• Monitor and adjust Tank/MISC inventory;
• Monitor weekly Kanban SKUs cycle counting, update metrics and may send out POs to replenish Kanban items;
• Schedule inventory cycle counting sheets for warehouse inventory counters to hit company monthly target;
• Update weekly/monthly Maker’s Pride inventory cycle counting and HTL count metric;
• Post inventory adjustments and cycle counting data in SAP;
• Process weekly inventory disposition form upon approval;
• Document inventory cycle counting records, inventory disposition forms and production order RECO sheets for internal and external audit;
• Join meetings with customer, respond inventory related inquires in time;
• Support Supply Chain Manager, Plant Controller and customer’s inventory team for monthly and year-end inventory reconciliation and clean up variance in time;
• Other tasks assigned;

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in English
• Ensure collaborative relationships with internal and external customers
• Work effectively with all levels of the organization
• Work in a detailed oriented fashion
• Follow Maker’s Pride health and safety policies and procedure;
• Work is primarily done in an office and warehouse setting.
• Frequent production environment exposure which includes noise, dust, moving machinery, fork lifts, and fluctuations in temperature.
• Must be able to work overtime and during weekend / month-end based on business requirements;

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting at a work station for extended periods of time
• Stand, walk, climb stairs on a frequent basis
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds on an infrequent basis

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required, but Bachelor’s degree or Diploma preferred
• 2 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment required. Food or CPG manufacturing experience is preferred
• Previous experience in cycle counting and inventory control is mandatory;
• Demonstrated math skills
• Demonstrated computer skills; MS office and email experience with an intermediate to advanced skill set with Excel is required.
• Large ERP or WMS system experience is mandatory. SAP experience is a plus.
• Forklift experience is nice to have

The pay range for this full-time, salaried position is $55,0000 - $59,000/year. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. The position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance.

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