What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Lead position at Brulin?
Brulin has a phenomenal career opportunity for an Inventory Lead. Our candidate will work in a fast-paced environment and will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of inventory controls, quality, training, development, and productivity. The Inventory Lead manages all inventory control functions including conducting daily cycle counts, managing Sage X3 system, and working with cross functional departments to ensure inventory integrity. They ensure all inventory modifications or updates are reviewed and documented.
Position Objectives & Primary Responsibilities
- Oversees the daily cycle counts process, inventory of materials, equipment, operational supplies, and other stock items along with inventory reconciliation activities
- Manages inventory tracking system. Evaluates deliveries, shipments, and product levels to improve inventory control procedures
- Diligent in working cross-functionally to ensure inventory and capacity needs are managed
- Supports financial containment through minimizing inventory loss, root-cause analysis, SKU turnover rates and plant/warehouse space requirements
- Investigates and reports reasons for inventory discrepancies, providing direction on mitigation of future issues
- Analyzes product demand, discrepancies, trends and forecast, and adjusts inventory levels and placement accordingly
Position-Specific Skills Required
- Relationship builder with proven ability to collaborate with others to build strong working partnerships.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to provide analysis to cross functional teams to achieve desired goals
- Empathic listener and persuasive speaker with the demonstrated ability to create genuine business interaction that help influence decisions
- Strong ability to identify and seek needed information / research skills
- Strong ability to perform in environment with limited work instructions
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of WMS/ERP systems with ability to quickly learn new platforms
Leadership Skills Required
- Embody the behaviors in Brulin values that help continue to build dynamic business culture
- Experienced with successfully providing encouragement, motivation, and support to other professionals
- Strong tact and diplomacy skills
- Strategist with ability to methodically drive business plans and direction
Salary : $38,600 - $48,800