Inventory Specialist

Inventory Specialist

Oldcastle, a CRH company, is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products.

Job Summary

This position will perform general administrative duties for the department it is assigned to. This individual will perform routine production functions and may support more than one department simultaneously.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the inventory control of finished goods
• Ensure inventory accuracy
• Daily verification of finished goods
• Report quality issues and shortages
• Conduct quarterly inventories
• Reconciliation of receiving/purchasing documentation
• Distribute documentation to accounting/purchasing departments once information has been verified and received
• Ensure all deliveries are properly received and posted in the company ERP system
• Report daily material movement to accounting to accurately reflect the used quantity within the production process
• Work with accounting and plant management to ensure critical supply (min/max), managing quarterly inventories using required tag controls and test counts
• Ensure all items in the warehouse are appropriately received and stored
• Identify and report to management slow-moving inventory and obsolete material
• See to proper inventory to ensure customers' demands are met in the most efficient manner obtainable
• Work with cross-functional teams in the plant to ensure continuity and streamlined processes related to material handling, inventory control, and valid documentation
• Implements FIFO standard for finished goods
• Completes weekly counts in a timely fashion with attention to detail and accuracy
• Assists in the development of inventory procedures, training programs, monitoring systems, and auditing processes
• Coordinates with production supervisors to confirm that inventories are maintained accurate daily
• Works with team to constantly improve current processes
• Work with operations and loadout teams in the efficient design of the yard storage
• Other duties as assigned by management

Job Requirements

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent training, experience, and education
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in manufacturing
• Communications skills, verbal, written, in-person and by telephone
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and critical reasoning skills
• Strong analytical skills to gather data from multiple sources and report findings
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• While performing the duties of this job the employee will be required to frequently sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 80 pounds
• Knowledge of product and quality
• Knowledge of ERP systems
• Experience driving sit down forklift
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and problem-solving
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable across the site and all departments of the business
• High standards and ability to have strategic thinking and vision

What CRH Offers You

Highly competitive base pay

Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs

Group retirement savings program

Health and wellness programs

An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. AI tools may be used in certain stages of the employment lifecycle, such as candidate review; however, all final employment decisions will be made by a person.