Inventory Coordinator I

We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies, lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence, our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes, we’ve pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and count bin locations in the racks safely, efficiently and accurately. Completes appropriate verifications and transactions within our inventory management system (SAP) as required.
• Perform cycle counts utilizing established policies and procedures, correcting discovered inventory variances within the inventory management system (SAP).
• Aid in the investigation and analysis of adjustments/variances and identifies process corrections and improvements.
• Fill all sample requests in a timely and efficient manner.
• Process all hold/non-conformance activities including finished good products, raw materials, and packaging to ensure all held/non-conforming items are accounted for, managed, and controlled in accordance with company SOPs.
• Process non-conformance notifications ensuring accuracy and compliance with company SOP, escalating and communicating issues to management.
• Support all external inventory audits, providing assistance as needed to ensure all audits are as seamless as possible.
• Implement Scrap Ticket program ensuring tickets are processed properly and accurately.
• Process the ordering, storing, receipt and distribution of SCN BestCo’s supplies and products.
• Ensure all cycle count activity is updated and recorded in a timely basis.
• Ensure that cycle counts requested by customers/suppliers are completed and submit count documents as required.
• Monitor, identify and analyze inventory variances. Report root causes and propose solution options.

• Work with QA to verify any discrepancies that may be found within batch records.
• Use a variety of exception reports to expedite the resolution of any inventory issues, including missing pallets, or pallets that were missed during scanning.
• Ensure accuracy of RTS’s (Return to Stores) before they are put back into distribution center racks.
• Fill sample order requests through the SAP system, coordinate the global shipping, and utilize the UPS system to create all international invoices and customs paperwork, ensuring all requests arrive at their destination by the assigned due date. Update all information into SAP including lot #’s and UPS tracking information.

• Utilize the SAP product link to pull all items
• Travel between Mazeppa and surrounding DCs, dependent on department needs. (Less than 10 miles)

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years’ related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs):

• Demonstrated trouble shooting ability, excellent attendance and safety record, strong work ethic.
• Self-motivated with a high degree of personal integrity and strong sense of urgency coupled with the ability to prioritize requirements and activities.
• Results driven, proactive, production, and quality oriented.
• Working knowledge of barcode scanners and computers, and impact of inventory transactions on balance-on-hand accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, utilize time efficiently, and multi-task in an ever changing, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently under pressure in a fast-paced, team-oriented, ever-changing manufacturing environment.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with internal staff and management. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Must be able to demonstrate practical problem solving and trouble shooting skills. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a cGMP or FDA regulated environment.
• Experience with SAP.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to talk and hear; frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms and climb or balance; and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and push and/or pull up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to the following environmental conditions: hot, wet, and/or humid conditions (non-weather); working near moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals; outdoor weather conditions; and vibrations. The noise level in the manufacturing work environment is usually loud.

Safety Requirements

All employees are expected to carry out their functions in a healthy and safe manner, to always encourage and support safe work practices, and to report and/or rectify any unsafe conditions that may come to their attention immediately. All SCN BestCo employees must wear PPE as required based on their job duties.