Inventory Control Manager – Manufacturing Ops

Panasonic North America; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America is seeking a Production Manager – Inventory Control to lead SQCDP performance across PECNA Operations. You will drive inventory accuracy, material availability, and control discipline while collaborating with upstream and downstream teams to maintain healthy WIP and FIFO.

You will build capability, train stakeholders, and own weekly cycle counts with a focus on safety, quality, and compliance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related technical field.
• Master’s degree (MBA or MS) in a related discipline
• Lean Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt or higher)
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry certification
• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-shift execution and drive plan attainment.

Responsibilities

• Owns execution and governance of incoming/outgoing inventory for operations to ensure material availability, inventory accuracy, and compliant transactional discipline.
• Maintains visibility of RAW/WIP/FG positions and validates inventory status/location controls enable production execution.
• Runs dashboards and early warning triggers to prevent stockouts, excess, or unhealthy WIP.
• Drives discrepancy investigations and corrective actions; documents and sustains countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
• Partners with Finance and Supply Chain to align inventory reporting, reconciliation, and audit readiness.
• Builds capability and accountability for inventory discipline across operations teams and material movement partners.
• Trains stakeholders on inventory control routines, system transactions, and escalation triggers.
• Coordinates with Receiving/Shipping, Production, Quality holds, and Supply Chain to ensure inventory integrity and FIFO discipline.
• Ensures inventory handling and storage follow safety rules and quality requirements; maintains audit-ready records.
• Leads inventory control analysts/specialists or assigned team members; owns weekly cycle count governance.

Skills

5+ years manufacturing leadership

Multi-shift execution

Inventory discipline

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or related field

Master’s degree (MBA or MS) in related discipline

Lean Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt or higher)

OSHA 30-Hour General Industry certification

Tools

ERP/MES/WMS inventory systems

Job description

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America is seeking a Production Manager – Inventory Control to lead SQCDP performance across PECNA Operations. You will drive inventory accuracy, material availability, and control discipline while collaborating with upstream and downstream teams to maintain healthy WIP and FIFO.

You will build capability, train stakeholders, and own weekly cycle counts with a focus on safety, quality, and compliance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.