Director of Inventory Control

Socket.dev; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

RJW Transport, Inc. is seeking an experienced Inventory Control Director to oversee daily inventory operations across multiple facilities and ensure accurate stock levels in line with cycles and policy.

The role requires leadership of a team, extensive data analysis, and strong communication with both internal and external stakeholders. The position reports to the General Manager of Warehousing and emphasizes collaboration with QA, production, and operations to resolve inventory issues, drive

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of Warehouse Management experience.
• 3PL Experience a Plus.
• Synapse WMS Experience a Plus.
• Ability to report/track trending and historical data.
• Strong business writing and case analysis skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Excel with basic Knowledge of Access.
• Experience in warehouse safety and safety training.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain physical inventory of external customers with timely communication on variances.
• Develop and execute the cycle count program to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Train production management and QA personnel on inventory control procedures.
• Lead labor planning and staffing for the warehouse team.
• Generate weekly reports on inventory accuracy and KPI performance.
• Ensure compliance with FDA & AIB and related policies.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Problem solving

Data analysis

Education

Experience in Warehouse Management

Tools

Synapse WMS

Microsoft Excel

Access

Job description

Job Purpose

Inventory Control Director is responsible for managing the daily operations of the department across multiple facilities and ensuring that adequate inventory of products and services are in accordance with inventory cycles and organizational philosophy.

The person in this position conducts daily inventory analysis to solve inventory problems as well as implement inventory control procedures. Coordinates and manages daily physical counts along with training and managing the team.

This position reports to the General Manager of Warehousing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain physical inventory of external customers. Timely communication with customer representatives regarding inventory issues including the existence, cause and resolution of inventory variancesImplements and maintains policy and procedures relating to inventory control, to include ensuring the accuracy of warehouse inventory and analysis of product flow. Ensures that division follows government regulations (FDA & AIB) and compliance.
• Maintains AIB policy and procedures.
• Perform all recall and quality holds for operation -- assign and release holds based on feedback from QA or QRC Responsible for employee development through training on policy & procedures.
• Creates a cohesive organization by keeping lines of communication open.
• Setting up warehouses; pick fronts, storage, allocations, chaining, etc.
• Recognizes signs of operational problems and provides detailed action steps required to correct them.
• Develop and consistently execute the cycle count program to insure inventory and location accuracy, including (but not limited to aisle audits, empty slot report, and special counts for high value items).
• Success in this area is achieved when these counts and the corresponding system entries are performed thoroughly and accurately and provides benefit to the overall operation.
• Train production management and QA personnel on the proper methods for resolving quality, production and inventory related issues in the site's warehouse management system.
• Labor Planning.
• Timely communication of inventory issues with the Operations Manager, Shift Managers and Shift Supervisors Special project request from clients.
• Generation and distribution of weekly reports that summarizing inventory accuracy through the use of cycle counts.
• Peco & Chep pallet management.

Job Complexity

• Management skills and the ability to manage a staff of employees.
• 7 Direct ReportsHire, Train, Coach, and Mentor.
• Hold all warehouse staff accountable.
• Ability to lead or support IT modification projects.
• Ability to maintain an organized, neat and orderly operation as it pertains to Inventory Control.
• Ensures that all project and client KPIs are met or exceeds expectation.
• Requires knowledge of reporting requirements as it pertains to co-pack.
• Good communication, problem resolution, and people skills.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of Warehouse Management experience.
• 3PL Experience a Plus.
• Synapse WMS Experience a Plus.
• Ability to report/track trending and historical data.
• Must have strong business writing and case analysis skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Excel with basic knowledge of Access, data entry and general computer abilities.
• Experience in warehouse safety and safety training.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in front of others.
• Regularly work in an indoor/office environment and required to sit and/or use repetitive hand motion. Frequently required to talk, hear, stand and walk.
• Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
• Must be able to work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

Employer Rights

This job description is intended to provide general information about the IC Directorr position. The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of the job duties to be performed by an associate holding the position of IC Director, nor are the lists of the physical requirements and environmental conditions exhaustive. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties. Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform. As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Employment-At-Will

It is the Company's policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Company's Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period. Just as our associate's, reserve the right to resign their employment at any time for any reason the Company reserves its right to terminate an associate any time for any reason either with or without cause. Neither this Job Description nor any of its individual terms constitutes commitments between the Company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing Employment-At-Will relationship.