Regional Distribution Center - Inventory Coordinator

About the role

The primary responsibility of the Inventory Coordinator is to work with the operations team to ensure proper workload and mixing center goals for productivity and scheduling for all inbound/loaded inbounds and empty inbounds. Coordinates with corporate purchasing team for resolution of ASN variances.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate with team members via 2-way radio to update dock and yard locations and container/trailer information daily.
• Conduct pre-checklists and operate powered industrial equipment (forklifts, order pickers) safely to transport products (tires, wheels, accessories) between locations, adhering strictly to safety standards.
• Enter empty, full, and recently unloaded containers into tracking systems daily to track movements within the mixing center.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies upon confirming product shortages, locate missing products, and replenish shortages accordingly.
• Meet with operations team to discuss incoming volume, priority unloads, and upcoming needs for domestic and international containers — 24, 48, and 72-hour horizon.
• Notify operations supervisor and lead of any incorrect product quantities identified by put-away teams that require relocation to correct storage locations.
• Perform daily cycle counts using TELNET software to verify accurate quantities of products (tires, wheels, accessories).
• Receive container invoices via email, verifies charges against IMS and SharePoint schedules, and contact providers for clarifications; escalate issues as needed.
• Reconcile daily yard checks to maintain accurate records of containers and trailers in the yard; updates schedule with arrivals, departures, and pickups, including domestic inbound trailers.
• Use ORACLE Inventory daily to identify storage locations needing physical product counts to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Utilize Symbol Scanner to transfer products between designated storage locations, correcting inventory variances noted in ISO paperwork; update paperwork with pencil entries to reflect changes.

Competencies

• Action Planning — The ability to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required.
• Collaboration — Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively — Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Computer Skills — The ability and skill to understand and effectively use standard office equipment and standard software packages to support business processes including all job relevant software.
• Drives Results — Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Ensures Accountability — Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Inventory Management — The ability and skill to design, implement and manage inventory control systems.
• Optimizes Work Processes — Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Planning & Organizing — Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet objectives.
• Plans & Aligns — Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Policy & Procedures — The ability and skill to monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures and ensure their alignment with organizational strategies and work objectives.
• Self-Development — Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
• Storage — The ability and skill to ensure the optimum storage of warehouse, plant, equipment, materials and supplies.
• Verbal Communication — Ability to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, & policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications.

Qualifications

• High School or GED degree
• 1-2 years of related experience preferred

Skills

• Computer Skills
• Communicates Effectively
• Drives Results
• Ensures Accountability
• Policy & Procedures
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Planning & Organizing
• Self-Development
• Storage
• Verbal Communication
• Plans and aligns
• Collaborates

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Handling of tires (e.g., rolling, destacking, team lifting) greater than approximately 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel required: 5% of the time.