Job description

Job Title: Inventory Manager

Department: Operations

Supervisor: Director, Operations

Location: Battleboro Facility

Pay Type: Salaried Position

Day Shift, Monday – Friday

Position Profile:

Responsible for ensuring sound inventory management practices are in place and are fully executed across all functional areas. Demonstrates expert level proficiency with inventory management system. Ensures that inventories are accurately defined and accounted for across all inventory groups and sites. Accountable for achieving inventory KPI’s to target. Oversees cycle count process and identifies inventory variances. Reconciles identified inventory variances.

Job Accountabilities and Duties:
Ensures Sound Inventory Practices. Ensures that inventory transactions are accurate and performed in a timely manner, and that inventory in warehouses have accurate and detailed location assignments. Oversees cycle counting process, executing counts based on proper frequency and sample size to ensure overall inventory accuracy. Verifies inventory is rotated in warehouse to reflect FIFO process. Ensures inventory write offs are properly documented, measures and reports inventory damage against performance targets.

Inventory Analysis. Utilizes the cycle count process to identify inventory variances. Reconciles variances and performs root cause analysis to determine cause of variances. Develops recommendations from Root Cause Analysis to correct for identified variances. Performs analysis of inventory levels and makes recommendations for action plans to meet production and customer demand.

Inventory Management Execution. Executes processes and procedures to ensure accurate and up-to-date inventory information is in the inventory management system. Ensures execution of inventory counts and entries to inventory management system. Achieves Target performance for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

• Ensures warehouse inventory information is accurate and up-to-date.
• Executes sound warehouse practices to manage inventory, i.e. cycle counts, variance resolution, material movement/transfer processes, and warehouse space utilization.
• Ensures inventory issues are resolved in a timely manner satisfactory to all parties, i.e. discrepancies, releases, shipping/receiving issues.
• Develops daily communication to Shipping and Receiving and Assembly team of relevant inventory stats.

Teamwork and Collaboration. Acts as a key member of the team. Actively engages in team meetings, and provides timely feedback to team. May provide and/or receive input from across functional boundaries. Understands organizational mesh points and potential synergies.

Leadership. Acts with integrity. Treats others with dignity and respect. Delivers on commitments and deadlines and holds others accountable for the same. Provides functional leadership across departments. Acts as a responsible advocate for regulatory requirements and Employee Safety. Understands the importance of compliance and reports any and all observations of non-compliance.

Communication. Effectively communicates with all levels of the organization. Demonstrates excellent presentation, oral, and written communication skills, including facilitating and giving presentations. Communicates effectively and professionally to both internal and external parties using appropriate methods and technology. Executes outstanding customer communication and relationship building techniques.

Demonstrated Business Acumen. Understands cause and effect relationships with regard to variables that impact the business viability of the organization.

Position Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree preferred
• 3 years of document work experience in inventory management and/or logistics, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with transportation and third party carriers

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Good analytical ability, including the ability to analyze statistical data and make sound recommendations
• Solid presentation and communication skills, including the ability to effectively present information one-on-one, and small group situations to customers and team members
• Must have demonstrated problem-solving skills, with the ability to organize and prioritize multiple demands
• Must be innovative, and performance and quality driven
• Must be able to demonstrate leadership skills and capabilities as a part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or relevant software packages

LS Tractor offers a competitive compensation package that includes:

• Competitive Base Pay and Bonus Pay
• Health Insurance – coverage starts on day one, employee coverage paid 100% by LS Tractor, dependent coverage premium 50% paid by LS Tractor
• After 90-days – Company paid
• Short-term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Basic Life Insurance

• After 90-days Optional Coverage
• Dental
• Vision
• Accident Insurance
• Optional Life Insurance
• Cancer Insurance

• Paid Vacation and Personal Days
• 9 Paid Holidays
• 401k with Company match after 1 year

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location

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