Strategic Slotting & Inventory Lead

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking an Inventory Manager – Slotting to drive optimal inventory positioning across our distribution centers. You will supervise the Slotting team, develop procedures, and use WMS (High Jump) and SQL to analyze data and support network strategies.

Responsibilities include implementing slotting strategies, maintaining data accuracy, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve efficiency and customer experience.

Qualifications

• Requires a relevant College Degree or similar equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of WMS systems (preferably High Jump) & Configuration capabilities.
• Proven ability to use problem-solving techniques to troubleshoot issues.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (primarily Word, Excel, and SQL).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Product Units of Measure, Categories, and Classifications.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Slotting team to ensure all slotting functions are performed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Develop, implement, and enforce new slotting procedures & corresponding maintenance plans, along with any sort of training material & support documentation
• Analyze slotting strategies & determine gaps to efficiencies, customer experience, or long-term maintenance; Communicate Risk to plans, interpret operational impacts to changes and communicate to the larger business
• Drive building slot performance metrics with reporting team & building leader, while identifying operational plans & strategies to help improve these metrics
• Develop employees and cross train them in all areas of the department, while building business acumen throughout the organization
• Work to improve inventory accuracy and warehouse process efficiency
• Serve as Building Subject Matter Expert (SME) for data entry of all unit of measure requests, including but not limited to, new products on the inbound receiving dock, material errors & weight issues on the outbound shipping dock, and ad hoc requests concerning product data within the WMS;
• Work across multiple teams to help resolve material data & packaging issues in order to better serve the operation
• Minimize slotting delays throughout the waving process across operational hours
• Works closely with the Sr. Manager - Slotting to support network level strategy initiatives and help develop maintenance plans to execute to these strategies
• Ability to pull basic slotting & material data (with supplemental help from analyst team) using SQL for reporting, project validation, large scale ad-hoc requests, etc..;
• Ability to process data in Excel for data visualization & processing requests
• Committed to cross-functional collaboration with operations & other support teams
• Detail-oriented, analytical with strong organizational, problem-solving, and follow-up skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and changing priorities simultaneously.
• Self-starter with initiative.
• Must be able to execute tasks with minimal direct supervision
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs
• Additional responsibilities as requested

Skills

Slotting

SQL

Excel

WMS (High Jump)

Leadership

Communication

Data analysis

Education

College Degree

Tools

High Jump WMS

SQL

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

Word

Job description

Milwaukee Tool is seeking an Inventory Manager – Slotting to drive optimal inventory positioning across our distribution centers. You will supervise the Slotting team, develop procedures, and use WMS (High Jump) and SQL to analyze data and support network strategies.

Responsibilities include implementing slotting strategies, maintaining data accuracy, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve efficiency and customer experience.