Inventory Control Specialist

Inventory Control Specialist

Seeking an Inventory Control Specialist to join its operations team. This is a hands-on role responsible for maintaining accurate inventory, supporting production flow, and ensuring materials are properly received, tracked, allocated, and available when needed.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing, metal fabrication, steel fabrication, or job-shop environment and understand how inventory accuracy directly impacts production schedules, costs, and customer delivery.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented, analytical professional who enjoys solving problems, working cross-functionally, and being actively involved in day-to-day manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

Inventory Management

• Maintain accurate inventory levels of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, and consumables.
• Track material movements including receiving, issuing, transfers, and returns.
• Ensure proper material identification, tagging, storage, and traceability.
• Monitor material availability and help prevent shortages and production delays.

Cycle Counting & Inventory Accuracy

• Perform routine cycle counts and periodic physical inventories.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and determine root causes.
• Implement corrective actions to improve inventory accuracy.
• Maintain inventory accuracy targets and communicate variances to leadership.
• Support regular audits of materials and inventory records.

Production & Operations Support

• Work closely with production, scheduling, and purchasing to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Coordinate material flow throughout the production process.
• Help prioritize material allocation based on production schedules and job requirements.
• Ensure materials are delivered to the appropriate work centers in a timely manner.

Receiving & Material Control

• Verify incoming materials against purchase orders, specifications, and requirements.
• Check materials for accuracy, damage, and compliance.
• Ensure materials are properly identified and assigned to the appropriate jobs.
• Coordinate proper storage and staging of materials for production.

ERP/MRP & Reporting

• Maintain accurate inventory transactions and material information within the ERP/MRP system.
• Generate inventory reports and analyze usage and inventory trends.
• Identify potential shortages, excess inventory, and replenishment needs.
• Support purchasing with material forecasting and demand planning.

Process Improvement

• Identify inefficiencies in material flow, storage, and inventory tracking.
• Recommend and implement improvements to inventory-control processes.
• Support lean manufacturing and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Help reduce waste, excess inventory, downtime, and material-related production issues.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of inventory control, materials management, or related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in steel fabrication, metal fabrication, machining, or a job-shop environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing raw materials; experience with steel plate, sheet, tubing, or structural materials is highly desirable.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems; job-shop manufacturing systems are a plus.
• Knowledge of inventory control, cycle counting, reconciliation, and material flow.
• Ability to read and understand purchase orders, material specifications, job travelers, work orders, BOMs, or similar manufacturing documentation.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and follow through on corrective actions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with production, purchasing, scheduling, warehouse, and leadership teams.
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing/shop-floor environment.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and follow-through.