Inventory Operations Lead

Dover Corporation; Chesterfield Court House (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Food Retail is seeking an Inventory Planner to manage finished goods inventory across warehouses and production points. You will analyze inventory levels, forecasts, and lead-times, and maintain inputs to the inventory system.

The role requires coordinating with traffic, production planning, and warehouse teams to ensure proper routing and scheduling of goods. Responsibilities include supervising and training lower-level staff, handling non-routine situations under limited supervision, and

Qualifications

• Experience planning and controlling inventory of finished goods.
• Ability to maintain inputs to inventory system including lead-times and forecasts.
• Ability to work under limited supervision on non-routine situations.

Responsibilities

• Plans and/or controls inventory of finished goods for sales warehouses, distribution centers, and factory mixing points to meet sales and distribution demand.
• Analyzes inventory levels, inventory positioning, and planned production and sales forecasts.
• Develops and maintains inputs to inventory system, including network changes, lead-times, cost and delivery expectations, past and future promotional events, and new product introductions.
• Coordinates with traffic, production planning, and warehouse personnel to ensure appropriate routing, scheduling, and storing of goods.
• Training, delegating and reviewing the work of lower level employees.

Skills

Inventory planning

Cross-functional coordination

Analytics

Tools

Inventory system

Job description

Dover Food Retail is seeking an Inventory Planner to manage finished goods inventory across warehouses and production points. You will analyze inventory levels, forecasts, and lead-times, and maintain inputs to the inventory system.

The role requires coordinating with traffic, production planning, and warehouse teams to ensure proper routing and scheduling of goods. Responsibilities include supervising and training lower-level staff, handling non-routine situations under limited supervision, and