Manager, Inventory Control - SYGMA - US

The SYGMA Network; Lancaster (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The SYGMA Network is seeking a Warehouse Inventory Control professional to monitor freight and inventory processes, aiming to reduce losses and ensure accurate mainframe entries.

You will oversee receiving, cycle counts, and reporting for frozen, cooler, and dry products, while maintaining correct item slotting and labeling. Collaboration with departments is essential to sustain information flow.

Qualifications

• Experience in inventory control within food distribution is required.
• Knowledge of quality standards and HACCP/MSDS guidelines is preferred.
• Proven ability to operate a mainframe or equivalent inventory system.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and inspect produce at the dock to ensure quality and quantity accuracy.
• Oversee receiving and inventory adjustments for proper mainframe entry.
• Report daily physical cycle counts for frozen, cooler, and dry products.
• Manage slotting and labeling of new items and ensure data accuracy in the system.
• Notify leadership of potential issues and changes affecting inventory.

Skills

Inventory control

Quality standards

Communication

Education

High school diploma/GED

4-year college degree in a related discipline

Tools

IBM AS400

Forklift

Job description

Job Summary

Controls and monitors freight and inventory processes using the most cost‑effective methods to reduce inventory losses.

Responsibilities

• Provides for monitoring and inspection of produce at the dock to ensure quality standards are met and quantity is correct
• Oversees and makes all receiving and inventory adjustments to assure correctness and entry into the mainframe
• Responsible for reporting daily physical cycle counts on frozen, cooler, and dry products
• Oversees the slotting and assigning of all new items in the warehouse, ensuring the correctness of the information in the mainframe and that warehouse slots are labeled correctly
• Keeps VP/GM and Warehouse Management informed, as needed, of potential problems and changes
• Oversees and performs research regarding inventory losses, and implements solutions
• Oversees the processes involved when potential “outs” are discovered
• Manages and produces inventory and warehouse reports daily
• Manages and directs all physical inventories as called for under SYGMA guidelines and directives
• Works closely with all departments regarding merchandise received, new items, all inventories, to assure a continuous flow of information
• Oversees and is responsible for the cycle count program
• Oversees and is responsible for adherence to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Guidelines
• Other duties as assigned by Management

Education

High school diploma/GED

Experience

• 5 years of inventory control experience in food distribution
• Prefer 4-year college degree in a related discipline and 1-year experience on IBM AS400

Physical Demands

• Work is light to medium in nature with frequent walking to perform assigned tasks.
• You must be able to communicate clearly with shippers and employees.
• Physical inventories involve periods of prolonged standing.

Mental/Visual Demands

• You must be able to read text that is close and at a distance with or without correction.
• In addition, you must be able to perform manual tasks, hear, sit, reach, lift, bend, and interact with others.

Working Condition

• Activities occur both inside (protected from weather conditions but not temperature changes) and outside
• Employee is subjected to extreme cold while supervising in the freezer
• Hazardous conditions may exist, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current and working in high places

Equipment Operated

A calculator, copier, fax, PC, Microsoft Office applications, telephone and mainframe printer are typical equipment used in this position. You may also be required to operate a pallet jack and forklift.

License or Certifications

Warehouse equipment and possibly forklift. ISO certification or involvement preferred.