Inventory Management Specialist

Inventory Management Specialist|Suterra# Inventory Management Specialist Suterra | Bend, OR | Accounting/finance | Associate | Full-time | Job e
* Email## Company Description Suterra is the world’s leading provider of environmentally sustainable products for crop protection and   commercial pest control. The company is dedicated to researching, developing and commercializing safe   and non-toxic products using naturally occurring compounds such as pheromones.

Suterra is growing rapidly and investing heavily in new product development and active ingredient   chemical synthesis. Suterra’s parent company, The Wonderful Company, has invested over $60 million in   a modern, state-of-the art facility in Bend, Oregon to synthesize active ingredients and to manufacture   proprietary dispensing technologies.

We are currently looking for dynamic, creative leaders to develop and strengthen our supply chain and   logistics activities. With a variety of regulated products and with customers around the world, we intend   to boost order fulfillment performance with efficient supply of materials and products and enhanced   coordination with customers, distributors and internal stakeholders. The Inventory Management  Specialist will provide the insight, organization and analysis to support the production and purchasing   plans that meet our business needs.

The position requires a strong ability to coordinate between vendors and internal stakeholders as well as  a high proficiency with data, detail and cross-functional communication. This role provides an exciting   opportunity to power our business as we launch new products and increase production volume.##

Job Description

Responsibilities Include:

** Management of Purchase Order Lifecycle*
* • Creating, approving and placing purchase orders for inventoried and non-inventoried goods.  
• Managing open purchase orders to coordinate delivery dates and to optimize deliveries to support the   production schedule.  
• Recording confirmations from vendors, maintaining purchase orders in ERP with latest details, and   communicating any updates to the internal team.

• Managing and maintaining vendor information in the ERP system.

• Serving as the day-to-day contact point for order-related questions from vendors.  
• Working with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice discrepancy issues.
** Plant Support*
* • Working with the production team to ensure non-inventoried and consumable supplies are available for   production use.  
• Working with the maintenance team to ensure spare parts and supplies are available for preventative   maintenance and repairs.  
• Reporting production results via Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) daily.  
• Providing instruction and ad hoc documentation for issue management, including:o Inspection records for increased QC or equipment monitoring.  o Unique placards for identifying material, locations or equipment.  o Process descriptions for tracking material, staging waste or recording production disruptions.
** Inventory Management*
* • Using the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software platform to reconcile physical activities and   material inventory with electronic records for financial reconciliation. ERP transactions to include:  o Receiving process material delivered for production use.  o Posting production results to record raw material consumption and process output.  o Completing movement and transfer journals to reflect cycle count results and to resolve inventory   discrepancies.

• Ensuring the correct receipt of inventoried materials and consumable supplies.  
• Allocating and tracking raw materials to ensure FEFO, environmental compliance, and quality traceability.  
• Defining and managing the program for controlling inventory,…