Inventory Specialist

Company Overview

Sprout is a global IT hardware retirement provider for hyperscaler and enterprise clients. Leveraging a nationwide footprint and an international partner network, Sprout uses proprietary software to enable efficient end‑to‑end IT asset disposition with a focus on data‑bearing devices from the client to the cloud. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, the company also operates near Sacramento, Dallas, and Boston. Since its founding in 2014 as an electronic‑waste startup from a Duke University dorm room, Sprout has expanded at an average rate of over 66% per year. The company’s culture is guided by the values “One Sprout,” “Deliver Excellence,” and “Integrity Matters,” and it moves at “#SproutSpeed” to become an emerging industry leader. More information is available at www.sproutup.com.

Responsibilities

• Material Handling — Serialized Assets: Direct put‑away of serialized assets to assigned locations, ensuring system location matches physical location before release; pick against correct serial numbers; maintain 100% location accuracy and escalate any unlocated units; enforce chain‑of‑custody handling for all data‑bearing devices.
• Material Handling — Bulk and Commodity Material: Direct put‑away and picking of non‑serialized material (commodity streams, feedstock, packaging, consumables, palletized bulk); maintain accurate unit‑of‑measure, weight, and container‑level records; ensure segregation of commodity streams to prevent cross‑contamination.
• Location and Warehouse Integrity: Maintain facility location scheme (labeling, legibility, aisle and bin discipline, travel path clearance); keep staging areas cleared daily; identify and escalate capacity constraints, layout inefficiencies, and slotting opportunities.
• Cycle Count Program: Execute cycle count schedule per cadence and coverage plan; perform recounts and research discrepancies before escalation; submit variances for approval; maintain documentation and audit trail; identify root causes of recurring variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Supervision: Direct, schedule, and coordinate assigned warehouse personnel; cross‑train staff across put‑away, pick, and count functions; conduct daily task assignment and shift handoff communication; support performance management, coaching, and corrective action with Facility Manager and HR.
• Safety and Environmental: Enforce facility safety requirements (PPE, equipment operation, load stability, rack limits, aisle egress); verify equipment operator certifications; complete and escalate incident and near‑miss reporting; support compliance with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 for material storage and handling.
• Compliance: Perform duties in conformance with Sprout’s QEHSMS and applicable R2v3 requirements; maintain documented traceability of material movement; follow work instructions and escalate unexecutable processes; support internal, customer, and certification body audits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years warehouse or distribution experience, including 1+ year in a supervisory or lead capacity.
• Demonstrated experience with WMS or ERP‑based inventory transactions.
• Working knowledge of cycle counting methodology and inventory variance research.
• Powered industrial truck certification, or ability to certify within 30 days of hire.
• Ability to read, interpret, and follow documented work instructions.
• Preferred: Experience in ITAD, electronics recycling, reverse logistics, or serialized asset environments.
• Preferred: Familiarity with R2v3, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or ISO 45001 requirements.
• Preferred: Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Preferred: Bilingual English/Spanish (site‑dependent).

Physical Requirements

• Regularly lift and move up to 50 lb; team lift above 50 lb.
• Stand, walk, bend, and reach for the duration of an assigned shift.
• Operate powered industrial trucks and material handling equipment.
• Work in a warehouse environment subject to seasonal temperature variation and equipment noise.