Inventory Specialist (USA)

Inventory Specialist Pasadena, CA 3 Months

Must have Oracle, Excel/Google Sheets, and forklift experience. Must be very strong in these areas as this will be how the main functions of the position will be managed.

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

Essential Job Functions:

• 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 preparation of closure of satellite locations as well as coordinate with Industrial Direction closures in Maximo. Initiate, drive & 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 & 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 addition (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, Finances teams & Suppliers to coordinate & execute data clean-ups. Create new or modify existing processes to improve accuracy, completeness & drive efficiency of collecting & 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 Preferred:

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.