Inventory Control Clerk

Inventory Control Clerk

The Inventory Control Clerk will perform all tasks involved in managing inventories of raw material, sub-assemblies, and finished goods. This will include adjustments and cycle counting of all materials to effectively balance supply and demand for the product.

Core functions include:

• Utilize MRP system to generate inventory reports, such as excess and obsolete materials, material usage and demand.
• Responsible for inventory management of material by cycle counts, entering adjustments, as required, in Visual Manufacturing.
• Required to participate in Year End Physical Inventory.
• Review and coordinate Engineering Change Notices with engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing to ensure smooth transitions.
• Responsible for weekly and monthly Bulk Issue Counts
• Inform Senior Buyer when inventory issues arise and provide recommend resolutions.
• Communicate effectively with all departments.

Qualifications and requirements include:

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of inventory control experience in a manufacturing environment required.

Required Licenses:

None.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge:

• Ability to write, speak, and comprehend English.
• Basic computer skills, ability to add, subtract, divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions.

Travel: None.

Competencies include:

• Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Supervisor responsibilities are individual contributor: working team member with no oversight of others and no management responsibilities.

Physical requirements include:

This position is subject to Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical activities include climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, crawling, and repetitive motions.

Visual acuity is required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

The worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, including heat, noise, vibration, and hazards from a production-based environment.