Regional Inventory Control Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manages and maintains inventory as required by customer orders while minimizing inventory and carrying costs for assigned geographical region.
• Minimizes inventory and carrying cost, replenishing inventory as required by customer orders.
• Oversees the weekly cycle counts for accuracy.
• Recommends measures to improve methods, performance, and quality of service and suggests changes in working conditions to increase efficiency.
• Follow up to ensure compliance and consistency of policies and procedures surrounding inventory control and quality.
• Will customize inventory procedures for each facility depending on WMS in place.
• Oversees the WMS systems to ensure that all procedures are being followed properly and in a timely fashion.
• Ensures that customer requirements for their inventory are being properly followed.
• Plans, executes and reconciles physical inventories.
• Prepares analysis of adjustments activities report.
•  Researches to reconcile inventory discrepancies and to find root cause.
• Investigates or reports reasons for discrepancies.
• Partner with the senior on-site leadership teams to drive quality at all levels.
• Develop and execute daily, weekly and monthly action plans that improve quality, Inventory accuracy and service.
• Identify and report on Inventory defects that aid root cause analysis and error proofing which are central to consistent quality improvement.
• Teach and influence distribution managers and associates on the importance of Inventory Control & Quality Assurance.
• Manage and update weekly/monthly metrics for assigned facilities and region.
• Assists in job related projects as needed by RVP.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferred
• At least 7-10 years working in Inventory within Distribution environment
• Experience managing with Warehouse Management Systems (WMF), preferably Manhattan
• Strong analytical, mathematical or data analysis bias.
•  Exceptionally technically competent with a proven capacity to become a subject matter expert (SME) within the given role.
• Experience with Lean, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma tools
• Significant experience in Inventory & Quality Assurance Management, with the proven ability to show improvement in a continually developing environment.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suit including Excel &, Word, Visio and PowerPoint.
• The ability to drive process improvement initiatives.
• Must be flexible in adapting to changing environments

Other:

• Travel up to 15%
• Must be able to stand/walk for up to 10-12 hours.
•  Lift and move totes up to 50 pounds.
• Regular bending, lifting, stretching and reaching both below the waist and above the head.
• Walking in the FC and around area with great frequency; facilities are over a quarter mile in length.
• Should be able to work in environments with variable noise levels, lighting conditions and temperature variation and able to access all areas of building without limitations.
• Ability and availability to work irregular or extended hours including nights, weekends and holidays as needed by the customer.

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