Inventory Specialist

Overview

The Inventory Specialist oversees the full lifecycle of inventory, including ordering, receiving, storing, and distributing products or supplies. In this role, you will directly support processes of operations, purchasing, shipping, and planning. You will track inventory levels, conduct regular audits, and reconcile discrepancies between physical counts and system records to maintain accuracy and prevent stockouts or overstocking.

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Ideal Person

Either a proven inventory specialist or a person with prior experience in warehouse work with a willingness to learn.

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Key Responsibilities:

Purchasing / Supply Chain

Monitor, update, and evaluate supplier pricing, product lead times, specifications, and delivery terms.

Perform and update data entry into procurement systems for accuracy. Maintain all necessary documentation and inventory records.

Processing requisitions, delivering stock items, inspecting shipments for damage, and implementing loss prevention strategies

Prepare, process, and track purchase orders following company procedures and approval limits.

Coordinate with procurement, sales, and other departments to forecast demand and ensure timely replenishment

Support internal departments with order status updates, discrepancies, expedited delivery requests, and procurement inquiries in a timely manner.

Follow up and verify existing/outstanding purchase orders and shipments.

Reconcile invoices as needed.

Maintain excellent relationships and timely communication with all internal and external customers.

Ensure appropriate specifications are adhered to in purchasing materials.

Engage with Quality and Technical on non-conformities.

Maintain inventory levels to set amounts needed for production, and minimum quantity raw material orders ensuring cash flow and warehousing space are optimized.

Work closely with receiving to ensure correct data in the ERP system and locations of inventory.

Perform physical cycle counts and correct any issues in the ERP system and/or physical locations.

Report on inventory as required.

Review supplier KPIs and work with Sales on forecast accuracy.

Oversee the full lifecycle of inventory, including ordering, receiving, storing, and distributing products or supplies.

Undertake and perform other duties as requested by the company and its stakeholders, including reconciling work orders

They track inventory levels, conduct regular audits, and reconcile discrepancies between physical counts and system records to maintain accuracy and prevent stockouts or overstocking.

Coordinate with Purchasing, Sales, and other departments to forecast demand and ensure timely replenishment.

Additional duties include processing requisitions, reconciling work orders, delivering stock items, inspecting shipments for damage, conduct regular audits, and implementing loss prevention strategies.

Skills and Ability

Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Must have flexibility and adaptability for changing workloads in addition to a sense of urgency.

Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

Attention to detail and analytical skills are a must.

Creative problem solving.

Inventory monitoring and data management.

Must have excellent organization and time-management skills.

Must possess the ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure.

Ability to operate Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, as well as ERP systems.

Must be able to use email professionally and frequently.

Must be able to use standard office equipment.

Must be quality-minded and customer focused.

Must be able to work independently, self-directed, and as part of a team.

Work Environment / Essential Physical Demands

Must be able to work weekends and overtime if required.

Must be able to use hands and fingers for fine manipulation and keyboarding as needed.

Ability to stand and walk as needed throughout the day.

Ability to safely, effectively, and reliably receive and give urgent and other essential communications in a factory environment.

Ability to detect abnormalities in the process and receive safety signals using visual, tactile, or auditory senses.

Must have good vision and auditory senses.

Must be able to follow all safety and company policies and procedures.

Must be able to wear all required PPE.

Must be able to work in a typical manufacturing environment on concrete floors.

Must be able to work short time periods in cold temperatures.

Must be able to work long hours at a computer.

Attitude:

Passion for SHD Composite Materials Inc.

Customer focused.

Friendly, flexible team player with a can-do attitude and a flexible approach to changing business and meeting customer needs.

Quality-first mindset.

Must take pride in being on time and at work each day.

Work with a sense of urgency.

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Our employees are very important to us, and job satisfaction is of paramount importance.

SHD Composites is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. SHD Composites is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

Compensation details: 22-25 Hourly Wage

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