Materials Inventory Specialist

Job Summary

We are seeking a Materials Inventory Specialist for a temp-to-hire opportunity with a growing automotive manufacturing organization in Escondido, CA. This hands-on role is ideal for an inventory, materials control, or warehouse logistics professional who enjoys working with automotive parts, production teams, and accurate inventory systems.

The Materials Inventory Specialist will play a key role in keeping materials moving, maintaining accurate inventory records in QuickBooks, and supporting production flow. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants a mix of warehouse floor activity and computer-based inventory work in a collaborative, team-focused manufacturing environment.

You will work closely with purchasing, production, warehouse, and accounting teams in a setting where organization, accuracy, problem-solving, and dependability are valued. The environment is well suited for someone who is mechanically inclined, detail-oriented, and motivated to contribute to continuous improvement in inventory accuracy and warehouse operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage daily inventory control, receiving, stocking, and material movement for automotive parts, components, raw materials, assemblies, and finished goods.
- Maintain accurate inventory records, purchase orders, receipts, adjustments, and related transactions in QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise.
- Perform cycle counts, physical inventory activities, and discrepancy investigations to support inventory accuracy.
- Receive and inspect incoming shipments, verify quantities, document shortages or damage, and coordinate issue resolution.
- Stage parts and materials for production and assembly teams to help keep manufacturing operations running smoothly.
- Partner with purchasing, production, accounting, and warehouse teams to improve material flow, warehouse organization, and reporting.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $56,160 to $66,560 per year.
- Employment type: Temp-to-hire.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage hands-on inventory control, warehouse logistics, receiving, stocking, and materials movement in a manufacturing environment.
- Maintain inventory transactions, purchase orders, receipts, and adjustments in QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise.
- Perform cycle counts, investigate discrepancies, and support accurate material tracking across warehouse and production operations.
- Coordinate with purchasing, production, accounting, and warehouse teams to support inventory accuracy and production readiness.

- 2+ years of hands-on inventory, warehouse logistics, materials control, or manufacturing experience required.
- QuickBooks inventory experience required, preferably QuickBooks Desktop or QuickBooks Enterprise.
- Experience with receiving, purchase orders, inventory adjustments, cycle counts, and physical inventory processes.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel for inventory tracking, reporting, and reconciliation.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to research, identify, and resolve inventory discrepancies.
- Comfortable working both on the warehouse or production floor and at a computer.
- Dependable, organized, mechanically inclined, and able to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
- Automotive parts, aftermarket automotive, mechanical components, or manufacturing experience is highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in automotive parts, aftermarket automotive, mechanical components, or automotive manufacturing.
- NetSuite experience or exposure to ERP system transitions.
- Experience supporting warehouse organization, process improvement, and inventory accuracy initiatives.
- 6-10 years of related inventory, materials control, purchasing support, warehouse logistics, or manufacturing experience.

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