Inventory Manager
The primary purpose of the Inventory Manager is to maintain inventory accuracy and monitor internal controls related to inventory.
Essential duties and responsibilities include :
- Design, develop and maintain internal control systems to minimize inventory variances.
- Review the results of daily cycle counts with the Controller and Warehouse Management to ensure a proper reconciliation.
- Act as a resource related to researching inventory variances.
- Maintain and meet expectations of inventory variances within the required monthly budget.
- Ensure daily inventory cycle counts are performed and all significant variances are investigated and resolved.
- Manage the physical inventory process which includes staffing, organizing the counting process, and researching variances identified.
- Advise purchasing manager of any excessive inventory positions.
- Cross-train warehouse management on cycle counts to ensure adequate coverage in your absence and for physical inventories.
- Maintain records of inventory adjustments as required by company policy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Obey all federal, state and local laws.
Competencies required include :
Problem SolvingTechnical SkillsInterpersonalOral CommunicationTeamworkManaging PeopleBusiness AcumenOrganizational SupportJudgementMotivationProfessionalismSafety and SecurityQualifications include :
Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three to five years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Repetitive, routine, or semi-routine duties involving the use of numerous established clerical, statistical, and / or other general procedures involving average detail and variation where the employee is responsible for recognition of previously defined sets of circumstances and correct choice of actions within limits of clearly prescribed standard practices and procedures.Under specific direction where definite objectives or goals are established requiring the use of a wide range of procedures and the employee plans and arranges own work and coordinates the work of others, referring only unusual cases to supervisor or others.Probable errors usually detected in succeeding operations and generally confined to a single department or phase of company activities.Contact with other persons within department or with other departments, and occasionally with persons outside the company on routine matters furnishing or obtaining information requiring only ordinary courtesy, tact and decorum.Work with some confidential data where the effect of any disclosure would be negligible or where the full import is not apparent in the routines performed.Flow of work and character of duties involves normal mental and visual attention most of the time.Somewhat undesirable working conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and sometimes exposed to dust, dirt, heat, fumes, cold, noise, vibration, water, oil, etc.; but with none present to the extent of being disagreeable.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.