Kitting Operations & Inventory Planner

Veritiv Corporation; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Veritiv Corporation in Grapevine, TX is seeking a Kitting Program Specialist to drive revenue in the Kitting Packaging segment by scheduling converters, tracking order flow, and reconciling billing from kitting activities. This role ensures customer production demand needs are met in a timely and accurate manner.

You will own the order process from labor PO to finished goods receipt, track production sheets, coordinate location forecasts, and monitor production schedules.

Qualifications

• Operations, Kitting, Warehousing, Supply Chain, or Packaging experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, people, and diplomacy skills are required.
• Must possess a thorough understanding of the distribution business.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure, and adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the order process from labor PO, replenishment of raw material and delivery to converter through receipt of finished goods into our Oracle database inventory on hand and reconciliation of any AP discrepancies.
• Track daily production sheets to demand and notify kitting teams when product mix/mold changes need to occur.
• Coordinate with locations to track raw materials and replenishment orders to meet production demand.
• Prepare production forecast, coordinate production schedule for each location, coordinate truck schedule and monitor implementation with operations team.
• Generate cost reduction through efficiencies by applying best practices across kitting locations and help implement improvements.
• Conduct audits of 3rd party kitting or converting contractor inventory records and manage inventory with off-site 3rd party kitting or converting contractors.
• Set up new item numbers along with obtaining copies of vendor quotes and set up cost in system. Complete cost and sell price audits on a regular basis.
• Identify potential customer concerns and proactively work to mitigate problems.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Autonomy

Customer service focus

Planning and organization

Ability to manage multiple projects

Experience in Operations

Experience in Kitting/Warehousing

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Veritiv Corporation in Grapevine, TX is seeking a Kitting Program Specialist to drive revenue in the Kitting Packaging segment by scheduling converters, tracking order flow, and reconciling billing from kitting activities. This role ensures customer production demand needs are met in a timely and accurate manner.

You will own the order process from labor PO to finished goods receipt, track production sheets, coordinate location forecasts, and monitor production schedules.