Inventory Project Manager

As the Inventory Project Manager, your responsibilities surpass basic inventory tracking; you are responsible for designing and managing the flow of materials throughout the facility. You will take charge of critical projects focused on digitizing the supply chain, reducing lead times, and ensuring production lines operate without interruption, even amid unpredictable global logistics challenges.

Success in this role is defined by maintaining uninterrupted production, improving inventory turns, and enabling data-driven decision-making in an increasingly complex global logistics environment.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• System Modernization: You will lead initiatives to migrate or optimize ERP/MRP systems, ensuring that data remains accurate and up-to-date across all high-volume production activities.

• Velocity Mapping: You will audit and redesign both the physical and digital pathways that parts take, from the receiving dock to the assembly line, with the goal of minimizing handling and reducing transit times.

• Agile Replenishment: You will implement and oversee automated Kanban or Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs to support just-in-time manufacturing. This includes developing and deploying the Plan for Every Part (PFEP).

• Scrap & Obsolescence Control: You will manage projects that aggressively identify and eliminate obsolete stock, freeing up valuable floor space for active production needs.

• Scale-Up Leadership: You will coordinate inventory requirements for new product launches, ensuring that all necessary components are staged and prepared for the start of mass production.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's):

• Ability to resolve urgent inventory shortages quickly and, later in the same day, present a comprehensive automation strategy to executive leadership.

• Highly proficient with tools such as Excel, SQL, or Power BI, leveraging data to anticipate and prevent shortages before they occur.

• Experienced with integrating barcode and RFID technologies, ensuring that software solutions enhance the workflow for floor personnel.

• Demonstrated history of optimizing ERP/MRP systems, leading digital transformation projects and executing LEAN inventory strategies is essential.

• Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams and managing vendor relationships is highly valued.

• Ability to multi-task and have the foresight to plan and delegate accordingly

• Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Demonstrated ability to exhibit and model Alamo Group's Leadership Core Competencies

• Leading Change / Change Management: Ability to drive improvement of team, division, and corporate goals and objectives through people. Ability to balance change and continually strive to improve business performance.

• Leading People / Teamwork: Ability to design and implement strategies which maximize employees' potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the team, division, and corporate objectives.

• Communication: Ability to explain, advocate, and express facts and ideas in a convincing manner, and negotiate with individuals and groups internally and externally. The ability to develop internal and external networks and identify the issues that impact the work of the organization.

• Business Acumen: Understands and interprets business financials and metrics and utilizes the latest business strategies. Focuses on outcomes and creates opportunities for success. Acquires and utilizes human, financial, material and information resources effectively.

• Results Driven: Ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through planning and the implementation and evaluation of business metrics, systems, policies, and program; stressing accountability and continuous improvement

Education and Experience:

· Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain, business administration required.

· A minimum of 5 years of experience in demanding manufacturing environments such as automotive, electronics, or FMCG

· A minimum of 5 years' experience in inventory management or supply chain project leadership with a high-volume manufacturing setting.

Alamo Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing (where permitted by law).