Inventory Control Specialist

Central Garden & Pet Company; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k match

Paid vacation

Holidays

Sick time

Employee assistance

Education assistance

Referral bonus

On-demand pay

Parental leave

Job summary

Central Garden & Pet Company is seeking an Inventory Clerk in Fort Wayne, IN, to support material handling, counting, and inventory processes. The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and collaboration with production and warehouse teams.

The candidate should have inventory experience, good math and communication skills, and be open to forklift training. A strong focus on maintaining clean receiving areas and contributing to annual inventory counts is required.

Qualifications

• Prior inventory experience required.
• Proficient in basic math; counting and basic equations.
• Strong verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills; interaction across levels.
• Comfortable looking up information in databases; proficient with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Solutions oriented and flexible in approach.

Responsibilities

• Check in material shells and organize shelves.
• Use Production Plan spreadsheet to pull material shells for production.
• Pull material shells for STOs.
• Cycle counts.
• Keep the receiving area neat and organized.
• Put away surplus or unused production shells.
• Annual full-cycle Inventory count support.
• Support other production and warehouse functions as needed.

Skills

Inventory experience

Math skills

Communication

MS Office

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Forklift experience

Job description

Central Garden & Pet Company is seeking an Inventory Clerk in Fort Wayne, IN, to support material handling, counting, and inventory processes. The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and collaboration with production and warehouse teams.

The candidate should have inventory experience, good math and communication skills, and be open to forklift training. A strong focus on maintaining clean receiving areas and contributing to annual inventory counts is required.