Inventory Control Lead

Schweid & Sons; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweid & Sons in the United States is seeking an Inventory Control Lead to maintain real-time inventory accuracy across materials and finished goods, with a strong focus on FIFO and cold-chain integrity in a food production environment.

This role reports to the Warehouse Manager and requires coordinating with Operations, Quality, and Planning to minimize waste and reconcile discrepancies, while ensuring regulatory compliance and product safety.

Qualifications

• Inventory management experience preferred.
• Familiarity with FIFO and cold-chain handling.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience with cycle counts and system reconciliations.
• Knowledge of food safety standards (HACCP, GMPs) a plus.
• Ability to collaborate across departments.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with inventory software systems.
• Ability to work in a refrigerated environment.
• Organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory accuracy for materials and products through cycle counts, physical counts, and system reconciliation.
• Enforce and monitor FIFO rotation across all product categories to minimize spoilage, expiration, and waste.
• Use Schweid’s inventory systems to track material movement from receiving through production and shipment.
• Manage and verify product locations, ensuring items are stored in correct locations and that warehouse data matches the system.
• Monitor lot codes, production dates, and expiration dates; flag aging inventory and coordinate with Quality and Planning.
• Work with Operations and Warehouse to investigate inventory discrepancies and identify root causes.
• Uphold cold-chain integrity and temperature-controlled handling standards for frozen and fresh products.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and quality requirements (HACCP, GMPs, FDA/USDA) and maintain related records.
• Communicate inventory status, validate shortages, and provide feedback to Scheduling and Operations.
• Collaborate with other departments and influence behaviors without formal authority.

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Inventory Control Lead

Hourly_GA Manual Labor College Park, GA, US

Inventory Control Lead

Reports to: Warehouse Manager

Employment type: Full-time

Work environment: Food production and distribution facility (refrigerated, and freezer areas)

Position Summary

The Inventory Control Lead is responsible for maintaining accurate, real-time inventory records across raw materials, fresh-finished, and frozen-finished products. The role requires strict First-In-First-Out (FIFO) rotation to protect product quality, food safety, and Customer satisfaction. Reduction in rework and scrap (improving the overall yield), and cycle-count accuracy will be two of the KPI’s associated with the success of this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory accuracy for materials and products through cycle counts, physical counts, and system reconciliation.
• Enforce and monitor FIFO rotation across all product categories to minimize spoilage, expiration, and waste, and to ensure the oldest eligible stock is used or shipped first.
• Use Schweid’s inventory systems to understand material / product movement and adherence to scanning expectations from receiving, through production and shipment.
• Manage and verify product locations, ensuring items are stored in the correct locations, and that the physical warehouse matches the data in the system.
• Monitor lot codes, production dates, and expiration/code dates, flagging aging or at-risk inventory for prompt action including working with Quality and Planning to assign aging product codes to current orders.
• Work with Operations and Warehouse to investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies. Collaborate to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Uphold cold-chain integrity and temperature-controlled handling standards for frozen and fresh product.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and quality requirements (e.g., HACCP, GMPs, and applicable FDA/USDA guidelines) and maintain accurate related records.
• Communicate inventory status, validate shortages, and provide feedback to Scheduling and Operations.
• Assist with periodic reporting on dry inventory levels and reconcile with usage to identify shrinkage / waste.
• It is expected that this role will collaborate with other departments and influence (without authority) the behaviors of those making inventory moves.