Inventory Control Analyst

Inventory Control Analyst


It's more than a job

As a Contract Logistics Specialist at Kuehne+Nagel, you will manage end-to-end warehousing operations for our customers. By doing so with precision, you not only contribute to the success of your team, but also to the day-to-day operations and success in the warehouse and distribution centres. For example, storing and delivering delicate flowers and fresh ingredients to local stores for everyday lunches and family celebrations. At Kuehne+Nagel, our work truly contributes to more than we imagine.

The Inventory Control Analyst conducts analytical investigations and resolve discrepancies across all Customer sites in support of worldwide inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and required audits in our Des Plaines, IL location. Your typical work schedule will be 4 days a week, Tuesday to Friday from 8pm- 6:30am.

How you create impact

• Assist with investigations to determine the root cause to properly disposition discrepancies
• Create and work grief notifications for discrepancies that require assistance from other organizational groups through SAP workflow
• Assist in providing cross-functional support to Finance, Logistics Agents, and Customer Service with inventory-related issues such as pick
  exceptions, grief notifications, RTS, and QC2 movements
• Assist with the reconciliation of inventory-related issues such as s/n changes, adjustments, batch issues, block stock, and PO/MRA
  reversals
• Process expedited parts through the Deployment Critical Hotsheet Database
• Create scrap documentation for monthly metrics and physical scrapping of part
• Process MRA's, and cores to maintain inventory accuracy
• Ensure all issues worked are entered into the corresponding database and required data is captured with integrity to formulate measurable for group metrics and reporting
• Facilitate and participate in department meetings
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the supervisor
• Additional Responsibilities
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area
• Conducts operations in a manner that promotes safety
• Adhere to Kuehne + Nagel's Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment program policies and procedures

What we would like you to bring

• Proficient in English
• Computer skills necessary to operate Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Word, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of inventory management and material logistics key business processes and governances
• Planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize, assign, and coordinate the workload of assigned areas and employees within a multiple project setting
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to analyze and document
• Ability to coordinate required workload
• Interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, and employees
• Communication skills necessary to work effectively with a variety of individuals and departments
• Requires frequent walking, carrying, reaching, standing, and stooping
• Requires lifting/lowering, pushing, or pulling of various items of varying weight.
• Requires work in an environment with frequently changing temperatures

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The hourly wage range for this position is between $22 and $23, determinated based in experience and skills. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-Onsite

There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer a great compensation and medical/dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-onsite

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Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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