Inventory Specialist (USA)

Inventory Specialist

Function: Work closely with the Industrial Direction, Supply Chain, Pasadena warehouse, and Finance teams to execute various maintenance inventory consolidation initiatives.

Safety:

• Promote a safe work environment.
• Work to achieve zero accidents, lost time incidents, or recordable incidents by taking a leadership role in safety.

Inventory Consolidation:

• Support Maintenance Inventory Management Specialist with the coordination of the transfer and logistics of inventory to the Pasadena warehouse.
• Assist with the preparation of closure of satellite locations as well as coordinate with Industrial Direction closures in Maximo.
• Initiate, drive, and participate in projects related to maintenance inventory.
• Ensure collection and updates of data, as well as develop strategic solutions to bridge gaps in this data, drive efficiencies, and support related projects aligned with business priorities.
• Determine what inventory should be considered as operating consumable and expensed (per existing procedure), kept at site and tracked outside of Maximo.
• Determine what maintenance inventory should be transferred to Pasadena Warehouse (per existing procedure), and tracked in Maximo.
• Engage with IT to implement any operating systems adjustments or additions (such as virtual warehouses).

Processes & Governance:

• Evaluate and document spare parts physical inventory at satellite warehouses.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of item attributes.
• Identify duplicate and inaccurate data within operating systems (Maximo and Oracle).
• Work with Industrial Direction, Procurement, Finance teams, and Suppliers to coordinate and execute data clean-ups.
• Create new or modify existing processes to improve accuracy, completeness, and drive efficiency of collecting and maintaining inventory data.
• Register maintenance inventory in Maximo and Oracle as required.

Reporting:

• Develop, design, implement, and maintain activity and status reports of progress, catalog management, KPIs and metrics, inventory related procedures, tools, and training.
• Conduct and provide inventory analysis and assessment of its management procedures using various industry best practices and tools.
• Report progress to stakeholders, including plant management, corporate reliability management, and supply chain management.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting/carrying up to 30 pounds occasionally.

Key Competencies:

• Impact and Influence: Ability to positively influence others to achieve objectives.
• Listening and Responding: Acts to help.
• Analytical Thinking: Makes plans and analyzes situations.
• Information Seeking: Does research/involves others.
• Concern for Order and Quality: Develops and follows systems.
• Self Confidence: Demonstrates confidence in own ability.

Supervision:

• Received: Senior Director NAM Procurement Operations Support, Purchasing Services & Warehousing.
• Given: Senior Director NAM Procurement Operations Support, Purchasing Services & Warehousing.

Education:

• Required: College degree.

Experience:

• Required: 7 years supply chain management or inventory/asset management in MRP systems with basic knowledge of maintenance planning or plant reliability processes.
• Preferred: Managing maintenance inventory/assets in Maximo.

Work Conditions:

• Office and warehouse environment.