Manager, Inventory Control - SYGMA - US

Job Profile Summary

Responsible for managing or performing work across multiple supply chain sub-families or develop/implement strategies that optimize the supply chain process. Planning addresses capacity issues and production location decisions in support of business goals and includes customer inventory planning, cargo planning, and strategies to improve logistics service center operations.

Responsibilities

• Provides for monitoring and inspection of produce at the dock to ensure quality standards are met and quantity is correct
• Oversees and makes all receiving and inventory adjustments to assure correctness and entry into the mainframe
• Reports daily physical cycle counts on frozen, cooler, and dry products
• Oversees the slotting and assigning of all new items in the warehouse, ensuring the correctness of the information in the mainframe and that warehouse slots are labeled correctly
• Keeps VP/GM and Warehouse Management informed, as needed, of potential problems and changes
• Oversees and performs research regarding inventory losses, and implements solutions
• Oversees the processes involved when potential “outs” are discovered
• Manages and produces inventory and warehouse reports daily
• Manages and directs all physical inventories as called for under SYGMA guidelines and directives
• Works closely with all departments regarding merchandise received, new items, all inventories, to assure a continuous flow of information
• Oversees and is responsible for the cycle count program
• Oversees and is responsible for adherence to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Guidelines
• Other duties as assigned by Management

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma/GED
• Experience: 5 years of inventory control experience in food distribution; prefer 4-year college degree in a related discipline and 1-year experience on IBM AS400

Physical Demands

• Work is light to medium in nature with frequent walking to perform assigned tasks
• You must be able to communicate clearly with shippers and employees
• Physical inventories involve periods of prolonged standing

Mental/Visual Demands

• You must be able to read text that is close and at a distance with or without correction
• In addition, you must be able to perform manual tasks, hear, sit, reach, lift, bend, and interact with others

Working Conditions

• Activities occur both inside (protected from weather conditions but not temperature changes) and outside
• Employee is subjected to extreme cold while supervising in the freezer
• Hazardous conditions may exist, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current and working in high places

Equipment Operated

• A calculator, copier, fax, PC, Microsoft Office applications, telephone and mainframe printer are typical equipment used in this position
• You may also be required to operate a pallet jack and forklift

Licenses or Certifications

• Warehouse equipment and possibly forklift
• ISO certification or involvement preferred