Indirect Inventory Manager - Maintenance Team (Monday-Friday (Day Shift)

Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company 
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Paid time-off

Tuition reimbursement

On-site food options

Free shuttle

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Panasonic Avionics Corporation seeks an Indirect Inventory Manager to lead the inventory team, manage parts stocking, and drive process improvements across maintenance operations.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, ERP/CMMS usage, and collaboration with planning and production to prevent shortages and downtime.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in manufacturing environment leading Material Handling and Logistics operations.
• 5+ years’ experience in parts ordering, storing, and inventory control.
• Ability to summarize reports and present data to executive management.
• Ability to analyze failure modes and recommend prevention actions.
• Strong organizational skills and self-motivation.
• Experience with ERP, CMMS, and data extraction/analysis.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of GMP and Safety guidelines.
• Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Indirect Inventory Team including reports.
• Manage full lifecycle of exempt and nonexempt employees including reviews.
• Inventory control of maintenance parts and consumables.
• Develop reports to track parts warranty, shortages, and impounds.
• Develop enablers to avoid reactive shortages.
• Maintain organized parts storage areas to support plant ops.
• Coordinate with Planning team to forecast stock for maintenance and production.
• Preassemble parts kits for Preventive Maintenance.
• Create BOM and maintain it.
• Develop visual management for storerooms.
• Develop vendor managed inventory relationships.
• Develop a min/max and auto-order system for parts.
• Create PO requisitions and place orders with approvals.
• Use CMMS/ERP/Excel for storeroom flow.
• Match POs, receipts, invoices; ensure timely payments.
• Publish key supply metrics and reports.
• Ensure compliance with policies and safety procedures.
• Flexible for last-minute assignments.
• Goals: reduce downtime and improve inventory accuracy.

Skills

Material Handling Leadership

Inventory control

Data analysis

ERP systems

MS Excel/Access

Communication

GMP & Safety knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ERP system

CMMS

MS Excel

MS Access

Job description

Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Indirect Inventory Manager? Then we're looking for you! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today!

Responsibilities

Indirect Inventory Manager

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Shift: Monday-Friday

Department: Maintenance

Job Summary: The Indirect Inventory Manager is responsible for leading the Indirect Inventory Team which ensures indirect parts and materials are available when needed by the organization. The ideal candidate will know what a World Class Material Handling & Logistics Operations looks like and able to implement that vision into the current organization.

Essential Duties:

• Lead and manage the Indirect Inventory Team including Exempt and Nonexempt direct reports.
• Fully manage the full lifecycle of exempt and nonexempt employees including reviews, rewards, performance management and development.
• Manage inventories of all maintenance repair parts and manufacturing consumables.
• Implement required exception reports to assist in the above function (examples Parts Warranty tracking, Shortage & Impound reports).
• Develop required enablers to avoid reactive part shortages
• Control and maintain the parts storage areas in an orderly and organized way that efficiently supports plant operations to include visual management.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance Planning Team and maintenance/production supervisors to forecast and ensure required parts and consumables are in stock for scheduled maintenance actions and production runs.
• Preassemble parts kits for scheduled Preventative Maintenance (PM) actions.
• BOM creation/maintenance.
• Develop visual management process for main and satellite storerooms.
• Develop Vendor Managed Inventory relationships with suppliers to ensure best use of internal resources.
• Develop a robust cycle count process that can be tracked for deltas with Root Cause identification and adjustment of processes to remove failures.
• Develop min/max levels and ability to monitor parts being ordered by subcontracted suppliers
• Develop min/max levels for all parts and auto order where applicable for parts that hit min counts.
• Create purchase order requisitions and place orders with vendors after the proper approvals are in place.
• Utilize the computerized maintenance management and purchasing software systems proactively to ensure efficient flow of storeroom and parts.
• Know the department budget and stay within the budgetary limits.
• Match purchase orders, receipts, and invoices for correct and timely payments.
• Tracks and publishes key supply metrics, such as order fill rate, forecast accuracy, inventory accuracy, supplier reliability, and other common supply chain metrics.
• Prepares reports and analysis as required to support prevent reoccurrence of part shortage issues
• Responsible for operating within policies & procedures and maintaining compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements; including compliance with Occupational Health and Safety procedures and Safe Start practices.
• Flexibility to take on last minute job assignments
• Goal: No downtime due to spare part shortages
• Goal: Inventory to improved spare parts inventory accuracy; improved forecasting requirements accuracy
• Goal: Quality and Customer Satisfaction: reduced machine downtime awaiting parts, increased on-hand reliability of production consumables
• Goal: Safety is to work incident free
• Financial, EBITDA, cash flow: increased accuracy of stock requirements and improved control of assets

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Qualifications

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education

• Basic/Required: Bachelor’s degree

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in manufacturing environment leading Material Handling and Logistics operations
• Must have 5+ years’ experience in parts ordering, storing, and inventory control position(s).
• Able to summarize reports and present data to executive management
• Be able to analyze failure modes and recommend prevent reoccurrence actions
• Resilient and self-motivated, with strong attention to detail
• Able to complete and pass a Maintenance Competency test.
• Must have high level of organizational skills.
• Experience in leading Material Handling and Logistics Operations.
• Must have strong computer skills and experience in extracting and analyzing data using information system reporting tools such as an ERP system, computerized maintenance management system, or M/S Excel/Access.
• Must be a self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal, teambuilding and leadership skills
• Must have an awareness of and the ability to follow Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Safety guidelines.
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of lean manufacturing and six sigma methodologies through application
• OSHA10 Card
• Alignment to Panasonic’s seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)

Preferred Certification(s)

• Operator-level certification
• Green Belt Certified
• Mechatronics Tech or Similar
• ASET Degree

Physical Demands

Physical Activities: (Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to)

• Sit: 2%
• Walk: 20%
• Stand: 60%
• Lift: 3%
• Kneel 15%

Required Lifting and Carrying: (Required frequency is: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%)

• Up to 10 lbs.: Frequent
• Up to 20 lbs.: Occasional
• Up to 35 lbs.: Occasional
• Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Occasional

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You

Panasonic Energy prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs –Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
• On-site Food Options: Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events
• Free Shuttle: Rides to and from work!

Where You'll Be

For our onsite roles, Panasonic Energy is committed to fostering an ideal working environment that goes beyond the conventional. We understand the significance of moments that matter in your onsite experience, and we prioritize creating a workspace that not only promotes productivity but also ensures a fulfilling and positive work atmosphere. Join us at Panasonic Energy, where your onsite presence is valued, and we strive to make each moment count in your professional journey.

Who We Are

Meet Panasonic Energy! At Panasonic Energy, you'll do work that matters as we are dedicated to transforming the world through the acceleration of sustainable energy. By producing safe, high-quality lithium-ion batteries, you become part of a team that plays a crucial role in creating technologies that move us.

Our journey began in 2017, and now, as the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory, we are expanding operations to De Soto, Kansas, providing you with the opportunity to experience career growth in more ways than one.

As an innovative thinker, you'll thrive here, as we continually push the boundaries of lithium-ion battery technology and production capabilities to enhance efficiency and performance in EVs.

Being part of Panasonic Energy means positively contributing to society, aligning with our commitment to building a better world through sustainable energy solutions.

We care about what you care about, fostering an environment where your contributions make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation. Join us and be part of a team that values your work, encourages innovation, and actively contributes to a positive societal impact.

In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic Energy, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, submit your application!

Supplemental Information

Pre-employment drug testing is required.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America.

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