Inventory Control Lead - Ownership & Bonuses

rjwlogistics; Lockport (IL); On-site; USD 51,577,000 - 63,039,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Ownership Program

Job summary

RJW Logistics Group is seeking an Inventory Control Lead in Illinois to supervise stock control activities in a warehouse setting. You will oversee inventory counts, accuracy, and cycle counts while coordinating with inventory specialists and transportation teams.

The role requires forklift and cherry picker/high lift experience, plus proficiency with Synapse WMS and MS Office. Strong reading/writing skills in English are essential for reporting and compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years related experience and/or training in Inventory Control.
• Minimum 1 to 2 years related experience and/or training in warehouse environment.
• Experience operating a forklift and cherry picker/high lift.
• Experience using WMS software (Synapse preferred).
• Working knowledge of Inventory Control practices; KPI reporting, Coordinating Cycle Count programs, Product rotation.
• PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Access Database.

Responsibilities

• Maintains layout of stockroom, warehouse, and other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, and related factors in items stored.
• Studies records and recommends remedial actions for reported non-usable, slow moving, and excess stock.
• Reviews records for accuracy of information and compliance with established procedures, and to determine adequacy of stock levels.
• Schedules work for special and periodic inventories.
• Prepares composite reports from individual reports of Inventory Specialists.
• Traces history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records and recommends remedial actions to resolve discrepancies.
• Issue written / oral instructions and expedites workflow with team members.
• Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
• Travel requirement to assist other facilities and having reliable transportation.

Skills

Inventory control

Forklift operation

WMS (Synapse)

Microsoft Office

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Synapse WMS

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Access

Word

Job description

RJW Logistics Group is seeking an Inventory Control Lead in Illinois to supervise stock control activities in a warehouse setting. You will oversee inventory counts, accuracy, and cycle counts while coordinating with inventory specialists and transportation teams.

The role requires forklift and cherry picker/high lift experience, plus proficiency with Synapse WMS and MS Office. Strong reading/writing skills in English are essential for reporting and compliance.