Inventory Control Manager - USBL - US

Job Profile Summary

Responsible for the storage and movement of materials and finished goods including: • Shipping and receiving. • Warehousing. • Order filling, picking, and packing. • Inventory control and records management. • Dispatch. • Developing transport schedules, methods, and routes. • Analyzing and projecting transportation costs. • Coordinating customs clearances and permits. • Maintaining, loading, packing, and driving vehicles. • Evaluating, selecting, and managing ongoing relationships with external transport providers (e.g., fuel suppliers, trucking/shipping companies, etc.). • Acquiring and managing fleet vehicles

Job Summary

This is a Finance position responsible for controlling the day-to-day operations of the Inventory Control functions, which includes performing cycle counts of the warehouse inventory, conducting investigations of suspected out-of-balance items and making corrections to the inventory based upon that research, coordinating all special processing of inventory including return to vendor shipments and performing other related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the inventory control, driver check-in and quality assurance functions effectively and directs staff to identify and resolve variance, and potential variances, to achieve an accurate perpetual inventory count and protect company assets.
• Maintain, develop, and implement procedures that ensure the highest levels of inventory accuracy are achieved while minimizing the amount of shrink incurred.
• Manage the driver check-in function ensuring that all dues are collected and deposited intact and on time, all obligations are accounted for and imaged, and all obligation adjustments are accurately made on time.
• Review daily inventory reports for possible errors and reports information to Finance, Operations, and Merchandise departments.
• Organize and facilitate shrink meetings and identify the root causes of shrink.
• Participate in the hiring and training of inventory associates.
• Responsible for performance management and development of inventory associates.
• Conduct the Product Recall process.
• Ensure that the Company is Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) compliant.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Experience: 3 to 5 years of inventory control management and supervisory experience required.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: Must be properly trained and licensed in the operation of powered industrial equipment as appropriate. HACCP Certification required.
• Professional Skills: Strong PC skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Database concepts. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of an organization. Must have exemplary listening skills to facilitate effective two-way communication. Solid problem-solving skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to read, write and speak English.