Inventory Clerk

Wärtsilä; New Albany (OH); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Wärtsilä North America is seeking an Inventory Clerk to manage daily warehouse administration and inventory control at our Ohio site, ensuring accurate stock, efficient material handling, and compliance with safety standards.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years in logistics, warehousing or supply chain, strong communication, and experience with SAP or MAXIMO; you will maintain records, coordinate receipts and dispatches, and support continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in logistics, warehousing or supply chain management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Maintenance Management Systems (SAP or MAXIMO) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and maintaining procedures to optimize space, counting, retrieval, and tracking.
• Resolving discrepancies between physical stock and system data.
• Ensuring stock levels meet operations without overstocking or shortages.
• Maintaining accurate inventory records across SAP and MAXIMO.
• Coordinating receipt and dispatch of materials against purchase documentation.
• Ensuring items are labeled, stored, and handled per EHS standards.

Skills

Inventory management

SAP

MAXIMO

Communication

Tools

SAP

MAXIMO

Job description

As an Inventory Clerk, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day administrative and operational activities of the site warehouse to ensure accurate inventory control, efficient material handling, and compliance with company procedures and safety standards.

The ideal candidate for this position will have at least 2 years of experience in Logistics, warehousing or supply chain management, excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong attention to detail.

As an Inventory Clerk, you will focus on these responsibilities:

• Establishing and maintaining procedures to ensure optimization of space, efficiency of count and retrieval, and tracking.
• Resolving discrepancies between physical stock and system data.
• Ensuring that stock levels are optimized to meet operational demands while avoiding overstocking or shortages.
• Maintaining accurate inventory records across systems such as SAP and Maximo.
• Coordinating the receipt and dispatch of materials, verifying incoming goods against purchase documentation.
• Ensuring all items are properly labeled, stored, and handled according to established environmental, health, and safety (EHS) standards.

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in logistics, warehousing or supply chain management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Maintenance Management Systems (SAP or MAXIMO) preferred.

Why you and us

You will be a part of a global organization with local presence and work in an exciting and dynamic working environment with highly motivated and skilled co-workers. We offer interesting and challenging work tasks, as well as personal and professional development in a great team.

Candidates for regular U.S and Puerto Rico positions must be a U.S. citizen, national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee with valid work permit or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255a(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H1B, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Individuals hired for positions that require on-site customer interactions and/or in-person travel may be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or other country-specific vaccinations, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

Wärtsilä North America values our employees. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Wärtsilä North America is an EOE/AA employer.

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

Effective January 2025, Wartsila companies in the USA have implemented a new hybrid work model. Most employees who live within 40 miles of an office will work 2 days per week in office. This model will provide our employees the flexibility of working from home, while also providing the benefits of in-person collaboration twice a week. We will be happy to provide more information during your interview process.

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals, in more than 230 locations in 77 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe.