Warehouse Inventory Coordinator

Cargill; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill is seeking a Warehouse Inventory Coordinator to ensure the availability of spare parts, manage inventory levels, and improve processes within its food and bioindustrial business in Milwaukee, WI. This entry-level full-time position requires a Bachelor's degree and offers opportunities to engage in inventory management and operational improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Basic knowledge of maintenance and inventory management processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive goods and services to ensure accurate stock levels.
• Schedule inspections to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Make purchase requests to maintain inventory levels.

Skills

Knowledge of inventory management processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

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Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to deliver the products and services they need, using our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Warehouse Inventory Coordinator will support maintenance work by ensuring the availability of necessary spare parts for work execution to increase plant productivity and maximize reliability performance. All opportunities to improve processes, people knowledge, engagement, and costs will be captured while complying with environmental health and safety and food safety quality and regulatory requirements.

Key Accountabilities

1. Receive goods and services into storage locations to ensure accurate stock levels and minimize purchase to pay non-conformance, keeping received materials segregated, returning defective and non-conforming goods to suppliers while maintaining a document trail.
2. Ensure inventory stock and safety stock values are accurate and systematically identify obsolete, potential consignment, and overstock items.
3. Schedule relevant inspection of goods to ensure compliance with technical specifications and quality.
4. Define the most appropriate inventory management process based on demand to minimize working capital.
5. Lead and monitor storage practices for parts, collaborating with suppliers to ensure inventory is stored properly for direct placement in the plant.
6. Make purchase requests of stock items to maintain determined inventory levels, partnering with local suppliers for vendor-controlled inventory.
7. Initiate and track procurement of stock parts required for standard job plans to ensure availability for scheduled work.
8. Handle basic issues and problems under supervision, escalating complex issues appropriately.
9. Other duties as assigned.

Position information:

• Relocation assistance will not be provided.
• This position is based in Milwaukee, WI.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of maintenance and inventory management processes.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Quality Assurance, Production, and Engineering

Industries

• Chemical Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Services, and Food and Beverage Manufacturing