What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Control Manager position at Ingersoll Rand?
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Job Title: Inventory Control Manager
Location: Sedalia, MO (Onsite)
About Us?
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80 brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview
Are you ready to take ownership of a fast-paced, high-impact role at the heart of manufacturing operations? We’re looking for a driven and detail-focused Inventory Control Manager to lead our receiving, raw materials warehouse, inventory operations, and shipping functions. This is your opportunity to play a critical role in ensuring the seamless flow of materials that directly powers our production floor.
In this role, you'll lead the charge on inventory accuracy, drive cycle count programs, and implement process improvements that make a real difference. You'll take the reins on optimizing warehouse space, refining material flow, and aligning teams with logistics standards—all while mentoring a team and influencing cross-functional success.
If you thrive in a dynamic manufacturing environment with lots of moving parts and love building structure, solving problems, and making systems better every day, we want to hear from you. Step into a leadership role where your expertise will be recognized, your ideas will drive change, and your impact will be seen across the business.
Responsibilities
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40 respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.
Job Title: Inventory Control Manager
Location: Sedalia, MO (Onsite)
About Us?
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80 brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview
Are you ready to take ownership of a fast-paced, high-impact role at the heart of manufacturing operations? We’re looking for a driven and detail-focused Inventory Control Manager to lead our receiving, raw materials warehouse, inventory operations, and shipping functions. This is your opportunity to play a critical role in ensuring the seamless flow of materials that directly powers our production floor.
In this role, you'll lead the charge on inventory accuracy, drive cycle count programs, and implement process improvements that make a real difference. You'll take the reins on optimizing warehouse space, refining material flow, and aligning teams with logistics standards—all while mentoring a team and influencing cross-functional success.
If you thrive in a dynamic manufacturing environment with lots of moving parts and love building structure, solving problems, and making systems better every day, we want to hear from you. Step into a leadership role where your expertise will be recognized, your ideas will drive change, and your impact will be seen across the business.
Responsibilities
- Recommends improvements to reduce cost and drive productivity within the department while achieving the targeted Sales to Service Goals.
- Ensure timely unloading, receiving, storage and delivery of material to the production areas
- Maintains inventory and product loss control, coordinates timely and accurate shipping and receiving, and ensures safety/operational guidelines are met.
- Maintain cycle count standard work goals with the long-term objective of achieving cycle count certification
- Maintain and issue inventory reporting, including inventory accuracy, cycle count metrics and scrap processing
- Implement and enforce standard work across the functions
- Drive continuous improvement activities in all functional areas
- Provide leadership in selecting, developing and evaluating personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
- Manage suppliers and service providers that support receiving, warehousing and shipping functions
- Organize activities & assigning jobs accordingly to the staff requirements.
- Works with plant management and other supervisory staff to assign, direct, review and monitor work of supervised staff to maximize productivity warehouse and shipping department.
- Motivate staff to make an effective and efficient team
- Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Bachelor’s degree (discipline preference: Business, Engineering or Supply Chain) or relevant work experience required.
- APICS Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) desirable
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in the integrated functions of manufacturing
- Experience with rate-based or flow line (non-MRP) and job shop manufacturing environments.
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
- Experience with visual management systems.
- Experience operating warehouse equipment and any necessary certifications.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office products and other inventory control/shipping software.
- Inventory Management & Accuracy: Proven ability to maintain inventory accuracy, lead cycle counts, and use reporting tools to support production flow.
- Leadership & Team Development: Skilled in leading and motivating warehouse teams while driving safety and performance.
- Process Improvement & Lean Operations: Experienced in CI, lean practices, and standard work to optimize warehouse operations.
- Cross-Functional Planning & Coordination: Collaborates across teams to manage material flow and align operations with production goals
- Systems & Tools Proficiency: Proficient in inventory systems and MRP tools across diverse manufacturing environments.
- This position if fully onsite in our Sedalia facility.
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40 respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.
