Inventory Control Specialist

About the role

The Inventory Control Specialist plays a crucial role in ensuring the accurate control of Refresco’s inventory. This position is essential for maintaining smooth operations and meeting production demands.

Responsibilities

• Perform cycle counts before and after production runs, as well as cycle counts for items on a predetermined SAP schedule.
• Ensure accurate postings of daily production in SAP and ensure process orders are closed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Reconcile finished goods production with inventory in SAP.
• Ensure that all relevant paperwork and system input is completed for cycle counts, inventory adjustments, and monthly standard loss tracking.
• Maintain and organize the filing of all necessary documents pertaining to inventory.
• Trend and monitor inventory accuracy and standard loss factor variances.
• Complete all reporting for co-pack customers (pay at production process).
• Track and manage aging inventory using periodic data collection and reporting processes.
• Weekly review of corporate Hold Log.
• Compile, process and track destruction requests including final disposal transportation.
• Work with the Quality and Material Management departments to coordinate the final disposition of on-hold inventory; Ensure that all hold inventory is disposed of or sent back to suppliers in a timely manner.
• Carefully document and validate accuracy of variance reconciliation during the Year End Physical Inventory process.
• Adhere to the month end cutoff policy which includes validating that all receipts have been entered in SAP, inventory adjustments are finalized, system error COGI’s have been cleared, MB5T transfer transactions are clear and/or in current process, destruction orders and vendor holds are in good standing.
• Perform any additional duties as assigned by Plant Controller.

Requirements

• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and an attitude to excel at their work.
• Pay high attention to detail.
• Must be able to multi-task and function under tight deadlines in a pleasant and professional manner.
• Must comprehend and have demonstrated ability with high school level mathematical functions, with special emphasis on being able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals, compute rates, ratios and percentages as well as draw and interpret graphs.
• Able to read and write clear correspondence (in English) and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other company employees.
• Proficiency with Computers, and MS Office (Word, Advanced Excel & Power Point).
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to apply creative problem solving techniques to work situations.
• Ability to make sound decisions when presented with problems and questions.
• Keep records, contacts, data and information in an organized and easily accessible manner.

Qualifications

• An Associate’s degree in Administration, Computer Science or Accounting preferred.
• Prior experience in Inventory Control (on-the-job training and experience may be substituted for this requirement).
• Prior experience using an ERP system preferably SAP.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Pay high attention to detail.
• Multi-tasking and function under tight deadlines.
• High school level mathematical functions.
• Reading and writing clear correspondence.
• Proficiency with Computers and MS Office.
• Customer service skills.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Decision-making skills.
• Organizational skills.

Benefits

Refresco Beverages US Inc. offers a competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
• Short-term disability and long-term disability
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off Days
• Well-being Benefit Discount and Total Reward Programs

Pay

Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible hours to accommodate production needs.