Inventory Team Leader
About the role
Responsible for overseeing the Inventory Team and ensuring the integrity of company Perpetual Inventory Program. Production support to ensure on time customer delivery of a quality product. Plans and conducts Physical Inventory with Inventory Control Leader. Ensures 5S, Lean, and all safety policies by following established operating procedures. Responsible for continuous improvement concerning processes and team members and developing future leaders and succession plan. Responsible for leading the team; promoting and ensuring compliance to company’s Core Values, Mission Statement and Leader qualities. Adheres to LCI’s company policies and safety regulations.
Responsibilities
- Ensures inventory team members comply with company safety protocol.
- Maintains WIP, Error Log, Exception, and runs weekly inventory reports.
- Participates in evaluations and ensures that policies are adhered to fairly.
- Assists with conflict resolution when needed.
- Provides data to the Inventory Control Leader for Division Metrics.
- Sets up and completes for the part boxes.
- Assigns team members to-do box and location audits.
- Verifies discrepancies in inventory on hand balances and reconciles variance to find root cause of discrepancy.
- Promotes Lean initiatives, develops and executes improvements in processes and team members.
- Ensures the integrity of company perpetual inventory system and programs.
- Conducts monthly physical inventory with Inventory Control Leader as required.
- Conducts month-end inventory counts required by Accounting.
- Plans and executes daily Cycle Counts and maintains ABC code assignment for material.
- Aids Yard Leader to identify parts returned from production and determines Inventory adjustment method.
- Continuously educates self to develop leadership skills and best practices to grow Inventory team, participates in plant meetings as required and leadership coaching sessions.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED desired; or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Valid driver’s license desired with clean driving record.
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere by embracing and displaying LCI’s Core Values and working with your team and other departments to identify and celebrate wins.
- Microsoft Office Excel proficiency.
- Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work areas.
- One to three years of leadership experience.
- One to three years of Inventory Control Experience.
Qualifications
- At least 1 year of warehouse experience desired.
- At least 1 year of system analyzing experience desired.
Skills
- Assign and check work of employees doing work like yours.
- Act as a leader of the team, but also perform similar work.
- Plan and direct departmental work, responsible for performance management of groups of employees.
- Supervise and train team members.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
- Fair and competitive compensation.
- Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
- Holiday, personal and vacation days.
Pay
Hourly Payrate: $22.00 - $23.00 Freedman by Lippert determines pay based on several factors, including but not limited to the position being offered, education, skills, work experience, and other factors permitted by law. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. Freedman by Lippert offers Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K with employer match, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Paid Family Leave, Paid Time Off and Sick Time. For a more comprehensive list please see Human Resources.
Position Type/Hours
This is a full-time hourly position, and hours of work and days are based upon the need to support operations and production. Some Saturdays will be mandatory.
Travel
Travel will be minimal and would be primarily local during the business day.