Inventory Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The Inventory Specialist plays a critical role in maintaining inventory accuracy and supporting the company’s operational, manufacturing, and distribution goals. This position is responsible for performing daily and scheduled cycle counts, investigating inventory discrepancies, and supporting inventory control initiatives. In addition, the Inventory Specialist serves as a company role model for inventory control, mentoring junior team members and coordinating daily inventory activities in collaboration with supervisors. This role ensures inventory accuracy across all stages of receiving, production, warehousing, and distribution, and supports real-time data integrity within the ERP system.

Requirements : Qualifications :

Required

• High school diploma (Grade 12 or equivalent).
• 3–4 years of inventory control, warehouse, or manufacturing experience.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to conduct accurate data entry.
• Experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Business Central or similar).
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and email communication.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred

Essential Functions :

Inventory Control & ERP Accuracy

Team Leadership & Coordination

Collaboration & Communication

Compliance, Safety & Organization

Supervisory Responsibilities :

This position functions independently with no direct reports, however trains and mentors other employees on the Inventory Process.

Success Factors / Job Competencies :

Work Schedule :

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

Office and Warehouse work using technology daily to handle fax, email, copier, scanner, phone, label printers, and computer-related tasks and responsibilities. Use also involves ladders, forklifts, or other material handling equipment as needed.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be moderate to loud. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employee must have the ability to walk, stand, and move through warehouse and production area for extended periods. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is moderately active and requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching for the duration of the shift. The employee may occasionally lift and / or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. May be exposed to weather temperature conditions prevalent at the time.

Occupational Health and Safety

Employees are responsible and accountable for :

Performance standards :

Note : This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.