Inventory Control Manager

Flex; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is a global manufacturing partner that helps brands design, build and deliver innovative products. The Inventory Controller at the Buffalo Grove site oversees inventory security and accuracy, handles excess and obsolete materials, and partners with Operations, Finance and Procurement to improve processes and governance.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 6 years of materials experience with MRP systems, along with strong analytical and leadership capabilities to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of materials experience with advanced MRP systems.
• Extensive knowledge of purchasing policies and practices.
• Demonstrates leadership, people and/or process management skills.
• Knowledge of multiple functional technologies/processes at the site.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret business materials.
• Ability to present information to groups of managers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensures high customer satisfaction by negotiating expectations and directing staff to meet them.
• Coordinates with customers, purchasing, project managers, and warehouse managers.
• Evaluates data from the MRP system and reviews site policies.
• Develops metrics to address site or corporate requirements.
• Implements cycle count operations and physical inventories.
• Manages disposition of excess and obsolete materials.
• Leads site inventory governance, SOX compliance, and audits.
• Drives cross-functional inventory improvements with Operations, Finance, Quality and IT.

Skills

Inventory management

MRP systems

Purchasing policies

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

General Purpose:

Responsible for security and accountability of inventory levels for the site. Oversees the evaluation and disposition of excess inventory and develops policy for reducing and controlling inventory.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Ensures a high degree of customer satisfaction through negotiations of customer expectations and managing and directing staff activities required to meet this expectation.
• Coordinates with customers, purchasing, project managers, business unit managers and warehouse managers.
• Evaluates various data extracted from the MRP system.
• Reviews and establishes the policies and procedures for the site with materials group.
• Designs, develops, and enhances metrics in response to site or corporate requirements.
• Responsible for accurate controls and procedures to be in place to properly implement cycle count operations and physical inventories
• Responsible for disposition of excess and obsolete materials.
• Inter-site materials evaluation and assessment of data.
• May evaluate and correct inventory count discrepancies.
• Evaluate excess inventory and negotiates with customer to reduce excess and obsolete material.
• Negotiates sales price and coordinates the sale of excess material.
• Reviews inventory portion of customer contracts.
• Owns inventory governance processes including adjustment approval controls, SOX compliance requirements, audit readiness, and inventory accuracy investigations.
• Establishes and maintains controls to ensure inventory transactions comply with financial and operational policies.
• Acts as site subject matter expert for inventory-related audits and compliance reviews.
• Leads cross-functional initiatives to improve inventory accuracy, material flow, warehouse processes, and supply chain performance.
• Partners with Operations, Finance, Quality, Program Management, Procurement, and IT to resolve inventory-related issues and implement sustainable process improvements.
• Owns site physical inventory strategy including planning, execution, reconciliation, audit support, and process improvements.
• Leads, coaches, and develops inventory control analysts and support personnel.
• Establishes performance expectations, training plans, and standard work to ensure team effectiveness and succession planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of materials experience with advanced experience using MRP systems.
• Extensive knowledge of purchasing policies and practices.
• Demonstrates advanced functional, technical and people and/or process. management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge of multiple functional technologies/processes, industries or functions and understanding of interdependencies of such processes at the site.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Preferred:

Master’s degree preferred.

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