Inventory Specialist

Inventory Specialist | Baton Rouge, Louisiana

INNOVASEA | Aquatic Solutions Built for Life

Ready to join a passionate team committed to a more sustainable future? Innovasea (pronounced In-no-va-see) is at the forefront of revolutionizing aquaculture solutions and advancing the science of fish tracking. We provide complete end-to-end solutions to improve sustainable fish farming and better understand and preserve our marine and freshwater habitats.

When you work at Innovasea, you join a group of over 250 employees committed to our values of authenticity, collaboration, commitment, innovation and stewardship. As a member of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to be part of an organization relentlessly committed to building a better tomorrow.

We are looking for an Inventory Specialist to join our team. The Inventory Specialist will report to has a key role to ensure successful fulfillment of orders and projects from inception to completion, as well as receiving, maintaining inventory, and shipping operations  candidate must exhibit a customer first attitude with excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to set priorities and work in a fast-paced setting.

• Receiving goods
• Managing inventory
• Kitting for production
• Palletizing, crating, and shipping finished goods
• Pick, pack, and ship raw materials for sales orders
• Receiving, inventory management, and kitting tasks in the ERP system
• Inspect and quality check incoming materials as necessary
• Coordinating materials and consolidating shipments on sales orders
• Tracking and organizing items on BOMs for shipment
• Storing materials in organized fashion
• Working with Procurement to return non-conforming material to suppliers as required
• Cross referencing manufacturer part numbers with Innovasea stock codes to correctly identify and label incoming goods
• Completing cycle counts and physical stock counts
• Investigating and correcting inventory discrepancies, including proposing procedural changes to address causes of inventory discrepancies
• Ensuring inventory accuracy of parts, modules, assemblies, finished goods
• Unloading palletized goods during deliveries, forklift certified preferred
• Loading palletized goods at time of shipment
• Supporting office management tasks and additional duties as needed
• Must be able to establish and maintain excellent relationships with Purchasing, Engineering and Production staff

• 3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing or logistics environment
• Strong understanding of inventory requirements
• ERP Experience
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with colleagues about issues as they arise
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Associate degree or equivalent work experience

Our full-time employees enjoy a range of benefits that support work-life balance, health, and long-term success. This includes:

• Paid time off and holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employer-paid life and disability

Innovasea is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.