Inventory Control Slotting Manager

rjwlogistics; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RJW Logistics, Inc. is seeking an Inventory Control Slotting Manager to oversee multi-site inventory operations, optimize WMS-driven processes, and assign priorities for system improvements.

The role involves coordinating with warehouse teams, leading slotting initiatives, and ensuring KPI-driven performance across facilities. The position requires extensive experience in inventory control, WMS systems, and data analysis, with strong communication and leadership skills to mentor staff and drive

Qualifications

• 10 years or more progressively increasing responsibility within inventory and warehouse management systems.
• Ability to report/track trending and historical data.
• Strong business writing and case analysis skills.
• Intermediate algebra and financial math are a must.
• Experience in Inventory Control, Transportation Warehouse.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Excel including pivot tables, data analysis, and macro's.
• Highly skilled in WMS systems, setup, and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Reviews slotting recommendations for issues/concerns and addresses them.
• Implements and assigns slotting tasks, system parameter updates, and routine WMS maintenance.
• Ensures payroll time is correct.
• Communicates with internal and external clients.
• Reviews customer requests as SME and provides feedback.
• Coordinates slotting and maintenance efforts; attends strategic leadership meetings.
• Tracks KPI and documents facility efficiency updates in WMS.

Skills

Inventory management

WMS systems

Excel data analysis

Data reporting

Communication skills

Tools

Excel pivot tables

WMS setup

Data analysis tools

Job description

Job Purpose:

Inventory Control Slotting Manager is responsible for managing systemic inventory operations on a multi-site level. In coordination with site Supervisors, ensures that adequate inventory of products and services are in accordance with inventory cycles and organizational philosophy. The person in this position conducts daily inventory analysis to solve inventory problems. Develops and implements systemic changes within the WMS to increase productivity and efficiency. The manager will oversee and assign priorities for all aspects of system improvements and maintenance within the scope of inventory control. This includes labor, documentation/time requirements and operational demands. Works with slotting software and consultants to create, implement, and execute slotting efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Position requires a consummate professional who can represent Inventory Control both internally and externally. Frequently coordinates with warehouse operations, customer service, and consolidation teams.

Daily

• Reviews slotting recommendations for possible issues/concerns and addresses as appropriate
• Implements and assigns slotting tasks, system parameter updates, and routine maintenance in WMS
• Ensuring payroll time is correct
• Consistently communicating with internal and external clients.
• Reviews customer requests as a Subject Matter Expert and provides feedback.

Weekly

• Coordinates overall efforts related to slotting and systemic maintenance of WMS inventory parameters.
• Attending all strategic leadership meetings on a weekly basis.

Monthly

• Keeping track of all facility updates.
• KPI Tracking
• Maintaining and documenting facility efficiency updates within WMS.

Quarterly

• Ensuring that performance reviews, team goals and forecasting is documented and completed in a timely manner.
• Forecasts major slotting initiatives

Job Complexity

• Management skills and the ability to manage a staff of employees.
• Hire, Train, Coach, Mentor and hold all warehouse staff accountable.
• Ability to lead or support IT modification projects.
• Ability to maintain an organized, neat and orderly operation as it pertains to Inventory Control.
• Ensures that all project and client KPIs are met or exceeds expectation.
• Good communication, problem resolution, and people skills.
• Maintains AIB/SQF policy and procedures.

Qualifications

• 10 years or more progressively increasing responsibility within inventory and warehouse management systems.
• Ability to report/track trending and historical data.
• Must have strong business writing and case analysis skills.
• Intermediate algebra and financial math are a must.
• Experience in Inventory Control, Transportation Warehouse.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Excel including pivot tables, data analysis, and macro's.
• Highly skilled in WMS systems, setup, and problem solving.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to determine "root cause" of problem and determine corrective action.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.
• Must be able to stand; walk; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl.
• Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in front of others.
• Frequently required to talk, hear, stand and walk.
• Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
• Must be able to work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.
• Must have the ability to read and discern visual images on a variety of media with 20/20 corrected vision.
• Must be able to speak and communicate clearly over telephones.
• Must be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician with no evidence of the use of controlled substances.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

Employer Rights

This job description is intended to provide general information about the Inventory Control Slotting Manager position. The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of the job duties to be performed by an associate holding the position of Inventory Control Slotting Manager, nor are the lists of the physical requirements and environmental conditions exhaustive. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties. Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform.

As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Employment-At-Will

It is the Company's policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Company's Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period. Just as our associate's, reserve the right to resign their employment at any time for any reason the Company reserves its right to terminate an associate any time for any reason either with or without cause.

Neither this Job Description nor any of its individual terms constitutes commitments between the Company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing Employment-At-Will relationship.