Inventory Specialist

About the role

Work closely with the Industrial Direction, Supply Chain, Pasadena warehouse and Finance teams to execute various maintenance inventory consolidation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe work environment and take a leadership role in achieving zero accidents, lost time incidents or recordable incidents.
• Support Maintenance Inventory Management Specialist with the coordination of the transfer and logistics of inventory to the Pasadena warehouse.
• Assist with preparation for closure of satellite locations and coordinate with Industrial Direction closures in Maximo.
• Initiate, drive and participate in projects related to maintenance inventory.
• Ensure collection and updates of data; develop strategic solutions to bridge gaps in this data, drive efficiencies and support related projects aligned with business priorities.
• Determine what inventory should be considered as operating consumable and expensed (per existing procedure), kept at site and tracked outside of Maximo.
• Determine what maintenance inventory should be transferred to Pasadena Warehouse (per existing procedure) and tracked in Maximo.
• Engage with IT to implement any operating systems adjustments or additions (such as virtual warehouses).
• Evaluate and document spare parts physical inventory at satellite warehouses.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of item attributes.
• Identify duplicate and inaccurate data within operating systems (Maximo and Oracle).
• Work with Industrial Direction, Procurement, Finance teams and Suppliers to coordinate and execute data clean-ups.
• Create new or modify existing processes to improve accuracy, completeness and drive efficiency of collecting and maintaining inventory data.
• Register maintenance inventory in Maximo and Oracle as required.
• Develop, design, implement and maintain activity and status reports of progress, catalog management, KPIs and metrics, inventory related procedures, tools and training.
• Conduct and provide inventory analysis and assessment of its management procedures using various industry best practices and tools.
• Report progress to stakeholders, including plant management, corporate reliability management and supply chain management.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting/carrying up to 30 pounds occasionally.

Key Competencies

• Impact and Influence: Ability to positively influence others to achieve objectives
• Listening and Responding: Acts to help
• Analytical Thinking: Makes plans and analyzes situations
• Information Seeking: Does research/involves others
• Concern for Order and Quality: Develops and follows systems
• Self Confidence: Demonstrates confidence in own ability

Supervision

• Received: Senior Director NAM Procurement Operations Support, Purchasing Services & Warehousing
• Given: Senior Director NAM Procurement Operations Support, Purchasing Services & Warehousing

Requirements

• Education: College degree
• Experience: 7 years supply chain management or inventory/asset management in MRP systems with basic knowledge of maintenance planning or plant reliability processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Managing maintenance inventory/assets in Maximo.

Work Conditions

• Office and warehouse environment.

Skills

• Oracle
• Excel/Google Sheets
• Forklift operation