SUMMARY

Entry-level, hybrid in Houston, TX

The Inventory Control Specialist has the primary responsibility of increasing and maintaining company profitability by sustaining accurate inventory levels; the selected candidate also ensures that optimal inventory is present and ready for use at our branch/warehouse.

Job Responsibilities: Inventory Control Specialist

• Monitor and maintain measurement reports – Service Failure Report KPI, researching missing items, mis-picked inventory and inventory shortages and correcting discrepancies after investigations have concluded.
• Review, analyze, and measure “First Location-First Pick” data and re-stocking primary bin locations.
• Manage daily Work-Flow bins to ensure tasks are being executed and completed in accordance with department standards; Spot checking receiving, put away and when needed shipping to ensure all inventory stock movements are being executed timely and manage inventory by working on consolidation projects.
• Daily Cycle Count on perpetual inventory, analyzing and conducting root cause analysis and repair; develop inventory process.
• Daily cycle counts on inventory in unavailable inventory buckets, reconciling and maintaining as well as completing the monthly unavailable inventory report.
• Must have the ability to work with other cross functional teams including sales and purchasing to identify and optimize common inventory items.
• Audits the warehouse inventory on a regular basis and provides reports to management on inventory issues with resolutions.
• Assessing and managing inventory output on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to identify trends in productivity.
• Coordinate and assist the warehouse manager in the yearly physical inventory with accounting team.
• Monitor FIFO on equipment inventory and aging materials.
• Analyze inventory statistics; This includes performing analytics to determine which products are selling the most and which are under-performing, while adjusting bin locations to reduce travel time on picking operation.
• Processes and documents material returns, and damaged inventory as required following established procedures.
• Coaches and builds capability with all team members in best practices for inventory control.
• Assist in receiving inventory; Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned including but limited to: Assisting when needed to help filling out claim reports; scrap administration.

Requirements: Inventory Control Specialist

• Up to two years of experience required;
• Must be proficient using Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point) as well as Web and DOS based computer applications.
• Must be able to work in warehouse conditions (mechanical noise, weather, ) to perform stock checks.
• Must be able to operate a forklift; prior forklift certification
• Ability to lift up to 50.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory.
• Ability to reconcile stock counts to report data.
• Database management skills; Ability to analyze and solve problems; Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork.
• Ability to receive, stock, and/or deliver goods.
• Must have above average excel skills, including create spreadsheets, create pivot tables and charts, use and write formulas and functions, be fluent in: VLOOKUP, and conditional formatting, use sort, filter, and other data analysis functions.
• Sense of urgency and capability of working under pressure.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal (Teambuilding).
• Proven commitment to customer service and a safe working environment.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent (Required); AA/AS degree in Business, Operations or Supply chain logistics preferred.