Material Control Specialist

Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of Material Control Specialist. You will contribute to the achievement of organizational goals by performing a variety of tasks supporting the distribution center.

How You Will Help:

• Inventory accuracy
  • Cycle Count Supervision - oversee daily execution, report on progress, implement corrective actions for discrepancies.
  • Support physical inventory counts in local branches, ASC-ES Manufacturer Representative Stocking Warehouses.
  • Review and resolve “zero picks” discrepancies between the system inventory and the physical inventory found at time of order picking.
  • Responsible for Receiving Administration, OS&D confirmation and reporting.
• Inventory optimization
  • Review stocked-out items for opportunities to redistribute inventory to resolve the stock-out.
  • Review excess inventory for opportunities to reduce or eliminate excess via inventory redistribution.
  • Support excess and idle scrapping programs.
• Customer return evaluation
  • Evaluate proposed returns for reasonableness, avoiding returns that create excess.
  • Evaluate returned product for acceptableness (e.g., saleable condition)
• Special requests
  • Manage inventory inspections as directed by the Engineering and Quality teams for quality concerns.
  • Assist Sales with inventory issues resolution (e.g., identifying alternative ways to fill urgent backorders)
• Continuous improvement
  • Review existing tools processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Develop new tools and processes.
• Manufacturing Orders (MO’s)
  • Review and Release MO’s for Customer Orders (MO’s for CO’s)
  • Issue DO’s for any MO Bill-of-Material Shortages.
  • Review and Release MO’s for Build-to-Stock needs.
• Additional duties as the role evolves.

What You Will You Bring:

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and research skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to organize and prioritize a variety of tasks/projects.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access); ASC-ES Warehouse Management (WMS) Experience and Infor M3 experience a plus.
• Inventory Management experience desired. Industrial Warehouse experience along with Forklift certification helpful.
• High accuracy and attention to detail
• Self-motivated, requiring minimal direct supervision.
• Excellent communication skills