Inventory and Purchasing Specialist

Job Title : Inventory & Purchasing Specialist

Location : Hybrid / remote

Employment type : Full time salaried / exempt

Core hours : 8 : 00 5 : 00 M-F w / flexibility based on needs of the business

Salary range : $45,000 - $60,000

Reports to : Customer Support Manager

Benefits :

Omega Force Services offers a generous benefits package including :

• Paid PTO
• Paid company holidays
• 401k with company match
• Health insurance contribution
• Employer paid disability insurance
• Employee referral bonuses

Required qualifications :

High School degree or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of inventory management or purchasing experience, preferably in the appliance industry.

About us :

We launched Omega Force Appliance Repair because we want to be a force for good. We are there to step up, treat others with respect, deliver as promised to our customers and do things right.

Along the way we offer our team a true meritocracy where hard work is rewarded and a positive team environment where employees are treated with respect and business is conducted with integrity and morality.

Job description :

The Parts & Inventory Specialist supports our field service technicians and accounting team through part procurement and accurate part inventory accountability and inventory maintenance.

Core responsibilities include :

Purchasing :

oOrder parts for jobs that require sourcing from non-standard distributors or from manufacturers

oSupport technicians with ad hoc part searches and orders as needed

oUpdate quotes and invoices with part numbers and prices as required convey to CSR’s for customer follow up

Inventory management :

oPerform and / or monitor inventory receipt transactions

oEstablish and maintain inventory locations and inventory location strategy inside business management software (Rossware Service Desk)

oEstablish and publish inventory cycle counting schedules and collect results of cycle counts

oPerform follow up investigation of cycle count discrepancies, address root cause and perform inventory adjustments as required

oPeriodically drive a route inside the greater Twin Cities / St. Cloud area to collect unused parts and cores

oRequest and process RMA’s and conduct part returns through direct delivery and shipping as appropriate

oPerform ad hoc part milk runs as needed, and as available to support improvement of technician first time completes

oTrack status of parts, perform part check in daily and advise CSR’s on part availability to inform job schedules

oManage customer specific procurement, RMA and inventory accountability processes as required

oRequest / obtain credits for parts that have failed inside mfg. warranty periods

Other duties as assigned

An ideal candidate will :

Act in accordance with the company’s core values and :

oDo what it takes to get the job done right

oAct with integrity

oExhibit a positive demeanor

oCommunicate confidently

oUse emotional intelligence

oPossess grit

• Be proficient with general computer use and have intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills
• Enjoy a work environment that shifts from office to field work regularly
• Be highly self-directed and have good prioritization skills
• Be a self-starter with the interest and ability to create direction and process for their area of responsibility

Flexible work from home options available.