Materials Control Specialist

ASC Engineered Solutions; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

ASC Engineered Solutions in Irving, TX is seeking a Materials Control Specialist to maintain inventory integrity across distribution centers. You will own receiving admin, cycle counts, and stock optimization while supporting returns and MO reviews.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, data analysis, and close collaboration with Sales and Quality teams. Experience with WMS and Infor M3 is a plus; forklift certification helpful.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and research skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; WMS experience and Infor M3 a plus.
• Inventory management experience; forklift certification helpful.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cycle count supervision and actions to correct discrepancies.
• Support physical inventories and stock checks in local branches and warehouses.
• Resolve zero-picks discrepancies between system and physical inventory.
• Assist receiving teams with discrepancy resolution.
• Review and implement stock redistribution to prevent stock-outs and reduce excess.
• Evaluate returns for reasonableness and sellable condition.
• Collaborate with Sales on inventory issues to fill urgent backorders.
• Identify opportunities to improve tools and processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Project management

Research skills

Forklift certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

WMS

Infor M3

Job description

Materials Control Specialist

Department: Manufacturing & Distribution - General Labor

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Irving, TX - Distribution Center

Reporting To: Greg Chmiel

Compensation: $24.00 - $28.00 / hour

Description

Material Control Specialist is responsible for maintaining the integrity and performance of the inventory in assigned distribution centers (DCs). To achieve this objective, you will own the following activities in your assigned DCs and local branches: 1) Receiving Administration along with Reconciliation Oversight 2) cycle account administration, reporting, and troubleshooting, 3) inventory optimization via redistribution, 4) customer return inventory evaluation, 5) special request management, 6) manufacturing order review/release 7) continuous improvement activities. This role will evolve and expand as the organization continues to grow and as the network footprint and inventory stocking methodology evolve with it. The successful candidate has the desire and ability to grow and work through network changes.

How You Will Help:

Inventory accuracy

• Cycle Count Supervision – oversee daily execution, report on progress, implement corrective actions for discrepancies.
• Support physical inventory counts in local branches, ASC-ES Manufacturer Representative Stocking Warehouses.
• Review and resolve “zero picks” discrepancies between the system inventory and the physical inventory found at time of order picking.
• Support receiving teams in resolving discrepancies.

Inventory optimization

• Review stocked-out items for opportunities to redistribute inventory to resolve the stock-out.
• Review excess inventory for opportunities to reduce or eliminate excess via inventory redistribution.
• Support excess and idle scrapping programs.

Customer return evaluation

• Evaluate proposed returns for reasonableness, avoiding returns that create excess.
• Evaluate returned product for acceptableness (e.g., saleable condition)

Special requests

• Manage inventory inspections as directed by the Engineering and Quality teams for quality concerns.
• Assist Sales with inventory issues resolution (e.g., identifying alternative ways to fill urgent backorders)

Continuous improvement

• Review existing tools processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop new tools and processes.

Manufacturing Orders (MO’s)

• Review and Release MO’s for Customer Orders (MO’s for CO’s)
• Issue DO’s for any MO Bill-of-Material Shortages.
• Review and Release MO’s for Build-to-Stock needs.

Additional duties as the role evolves

What You Will Bring:

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and research skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to organize and prioritize a variety of tasks/projects.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access); ASC-ES Warehouse Management (WMS) Experience and Infor M3 experience a plus.
• Inventory Management experience desired. Industrial Warehouse experience along with Forklift certification helpful.