Storeroom Inventory Specialist

CraftMark Bakery Products; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

CraftMark Bakery is seeking a Storeroom Specialist in Indianapolis to oversee plant asset storerooms, manage a multi-million-dollar inventory, and safeguard production machinery. You will ensure accurate checkout workflows and collaborate with maintenance, planning, and procurement teams.

The role requires strong CMMS proficiency, GMP awareness, and 3+ years in manufacturing. A high school diploma is required, with a preference for higher education.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and secure multiple storerooms and active spare parts inventory.
• Maintain CMMS data integrity: correct descriptions, part numbers and asset tags.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and audits to reconcile variances.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Leadership & collaboration

Process understanding

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

CMMS

Excel

Office Suite

Job description

Storeroom Specialist**Department: **Technical Services / Maintenance**Location: **Indianapolis, IN**Reports To: **Reliability Manager**Date Prepared: **September 2026Hourly Pay: $25.00 - $28.00Shift: Mon – Friday 3pm – 11pmPosition SummaryThe Storeroom Specialist is accountable for the comprehensive management, security, physical condition, and operational excellence of multiple manufacturing plant asset storerooms. This role directly handles an active parts inventory valued over $4.5MM, executing critical support to safeguard capital production machinery maintaining a Replacement Asset Value (RAV) exceeding $125MM. Primary aims involve optimizing spare part stock boundaries, executing accurate check-out workflows, and fostering tight collaborative dynamics across the maintenance, planning, and procurement units.Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities**Inventory Flow Management: **Own and regulate stock movements through receipt confirmation, system entries, shelf replenishment, and accurate checkout protocols tied to specific plant work orders.CMMS Integrity & Data Maintenance: Enforce absolute precision across the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) database by standardizing incorrect manufacturer descriptions, updating component parts numbers, and inputting fresh material asset tags.Cycle Counting & System Auditing: Lead and organize regular cycle counts and full physical structural evaluations utilizing internal and external personnel to identify operational leaks and reconcile variances.Vendor & Procurement Management: Create replenishment and new-item stock requisitions. Manage local vendor interfaces to source alternative critical parts, safely negotiate advantageous transaction pricing, and resolve outstanding logistical invoice or purchase order disputes.**Planning & Kitting Collaboration: **Synthesize daily operations with the Maintenance Planner Scheduler to execute parts reservation profiles (kitting), identifying potential material gaps before they interrupt the planned production timeline.Strategic Inventory Optimization: Evaluate operational turnover using analytical tools to refine minimum/maximum boundaries, execute ABC inventory classifications, and systematically purge slow-moving or completely obsolete stock segments.Workplace Organization (5S): Maintain clean, meticulously organized, and fully secure environment footprints across all storerooms in concrete alignment with safety protocols, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and 5S workplace requirements.Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesTechnical Aptitude: Demonstrated mechanical knowledge and technical comprehension regarding industrial machine structures and operational parts layouts.**Software Mastery:**High-level computer literacy with native application knowledge spanning enterprise CMMS platforms and the Microsoft Office suite (specifically advanced Excel formatting and workbook manipulation).**Process Standards: **Proactive capacity to read, analyze, and adhere strictly to plant documentation, including detailed Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), regulatory safety rules, and operational guidelines.**Leadership & Collaboration: **Excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills to direct internal personnel supportively, coach technical maintenance staff, and align targets across department divisions.Required Education and ExperienceMinimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required. An Associate or Bachelor's degree is highly preferred.Manufacturing Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of direct, hands-on production or manufacturing environment experience is strictly required.**Database Systems: **Prior structural experience navigating and inputting data within a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is mandatory.**Preferred Background: **Specialized previous experience operating directly within an industrial parts storeroom or logistics inventory control capacity is strongly preferred.CraftMark Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, religion, veteran status, disability status, genetic information, or any other protected category.Craft Mark Bakery participates in E-Verify.