Inventory Material Handler

Inventory Material Handler

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Dogwood Industries is seeking an Inventory Material Handler to join our team. The primary purpose of this role is to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of inventory information within the company's ERP and inventory systems. The Inventory Material Handler supports smooth material flow by maintaining detailed inventory records, updating material transfer and shipment logs, and coordinating inventory movements between internal facilities and external suppliers. This role also schedules and dispatches company drivers to execute inter-facility transfers and supplier shipments, ensuring all material movements are documented and aligned with operational needs. The position develops deep knowledge of Dogwood's products and materials and plays a key role in maintaining data integrity, supporting Production, Procurement, and Logistics with reliable inventory information to enable effective planning and execution.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Accurately enter and maintain inventory transactions in the ERP system, including receipts, transfers, shipments, and raw material consumption.
• Maintain and update material transfer logs and supporting documentation.
• Ensure inventory records reflect real-time physical material movements across all facilities.
• Review inventory transactions for accuracy and completeness; identify and correct discrepancies.
• Support inventory audits, cycle counts, and reconciliation activities by providing accurate system data

• Coordinate material transfers between Dogwood facilities, ensuring proper documentation and system entries.
• Schedule and dispatch company drivers to perform inter-facility transfers and supplier shipments.
• Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments with external suppliers, logistics partners, and internal teams.
• Track shipment status, confirm completion, and ensure all material movements are properly recorded in the ERP.
• Communicate shipment schedules, delays, or issues to impacted stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of Dogwood's products, assemblies, components, and raw materials.
• Understand how materials flow through the organization from receiving through transfer, storage, and consumption.
• Serve as a knowledgeable resource for inventory-related questions from Operations, Production, Procurement, and Project Managers.

• Follow established inventory control procedures to ensure data integrity and traceability.
• Identify process gaps, recurring errors, or inefficiencies related to inventory tracking or material movement.
• Escalate inventory or logistics issues as needed and assist in implementing corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement efforts related to inventory systems, documentation, and workflows.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in one of the following areas, inventory administration, inventory control, logistics coordination, or operational support role.
• Demonstrated experience entering and maintaining inventory data in an ERP or inventory management system.
• Strong attention to detail with a proven ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Experience coordinating material movements, shipments, or transfers.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using ERP or inventory management systems.
• Experience using MS Office tools, particularly Excel.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance for extended periods of time. Be able to lift, pull and push material and equipment to complete assigned job tasks. Be able to lift 50 pounds. The employee will be exposed to shop elements such as noise, dust, fumes, and odors. This position requires physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities in a primarily production environment. The work environment characteristics here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Compensation

$22.00 $28.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Health Benefits, including medical, dental and vision
• Company paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid vacation, paid sick leave and paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan, with employer match
• Employee Referral Bonus Program

Applicant Notes

• Applicants must provide complete work history with employer references for last three to five years.
• All employees are subject to a pre-employment background check and pre-employment and random drug testing. Due to working in / being exposed to a safety sensitive environment, THC testing will occur as part of all drug screens.

Location

This is an onsite position based out of the Dogwood Factory at 500 Metcalf St, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284.