Inventory Specialist

Description

The Inventory Specialist is responsible for inventory management involving ingredient ordering, ingredient inventory control, and direct load scheduling. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adhere to all safety policies as established by JDH
• Manage day-to-day ingredient and commodity inventories for production facilities and schedule accurately to avoid ingredient outages
• Enter accurate and up to date information in purchase order and load systems
• Ensure ingredient names are accurate and match throughout all systems; product labels,  JDH accounting, and production software
• Meet with and build relationships with suppliers and nutritionists
• Occasional visits to production facilities which may require overnight travel
• Communicate with Pricing Manager and  Formulators on any ingredient or inventory issues that may interrupt  production
• Set up purchase orders and direct loads as directed by Pricing Manager, or from existing contracts
• Frequently communicate with transportation managers to ensure loads are dispatched as needed
• Cross-train to be able to perform basic feed formulation for feed manufacturing facilities in the Southwest and Colorado JDH region
• Communicate with Pricing Manager/Formulator when new ingredients are added, current ingredients are discontinued, or ingredient production issues are occurring
• Maintain and communicate to Pricing Manager and Formulator any ingredients that are no longer being used in order to minimize the time dead inventory remains in stock
• Provide support with inputting weekly costs in Feed Formulation System under the direction of the Pricing Manager.
• Complete or participate in special projects as directed by Pricing Manager

Requirements

•  College degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, or Business Management preferred.
• High level of detail, multi-tasking,  analytical, and problem solving skills with intuition to create solutions.
• Understanding of inventory costs and how they apply to financial results.
• Ability to be trained and retain basic nutritional knowledge of products and acceptable inclusions in formulation.
• Ability to forecast ingredient/inventory needs to ensure adequate inventory to support production.
• Positive, self-motivated individual with organization and communication skills.
• Teamwork skills – ability to work well with others and communicate effectively to ensure success of all parties.
• Strong commitment to customer service and integrity.
• Willingness to learn and understand ingredients and their uses.