Inventory Supervisor

• Location st Avenue Northeast,Blaine, MN, 55449,United States
• Employee Type Full Time Regular
• Manage Others Yes

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Walters Recycling & Refuse is thriving and looking for

$68,000 - $93,000 Yearly

Positions Available with the Best Trash Hauler in MN!

MN best Gold Winner 4 years in a row.

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Walters is a growing, family-owned company, in search of an energetic, hardworking contributor. This position will have a wide range of responsibilities. Leader of inventory control team and responsible for ensuring the financial integrity of the company’s inventory. Work with cross-functional partners, using root cause analysis, to identify opportunities for improvement. Implement and drive company best practices/routines. Also leads the welding and yard technician teams, and is responsible for the inventory of all residential carts, dumpsters, and commercial containers.

• Responsible for inventory storeroom operations and manage the maintenance spare part supply chain process. Ensure best practices are in place for part specification, procurement, receipt and incoming inspection/testing, data entry into the CMMS, stocking, and issuance to technician.
• Labor planning and scheduling of inventory control welding, and yard technician staff – Ensure all activities are completed timely, as labor availability and priorities change, utilizing all personnel effectively. Includes prioritizing and delegating ad hoc requests in cooperation with inventory operations personnel
• Inventory Control Coordinator, Welder, and Yard Technician coaching and development – Attract, develop, and lead a highly skilled and motivated team
• Drive continuous improvement – Work with cross-functional partners to identify opportunities for improvement and develop/implement best practices/routines
• Cross-functional collaboration and influence – Identify and resolve root causes of inventory losses, working with cross-functional partners to problem solve and implement preventive measures
• Inventory Adjustments weekly Routine – Working with the Controller; monitor and communicate performance KPI metrics. Analyze significant cycle count adjustments to identify root causes and communicate with the team
• Monitor vendor performance by utilizing the Vendor Scorecard (VS) tool to evaluate and measure each party's level of satisfaction with the partnership and to guide Walters in vendor purchasing decision making. Work to minimize: vendor returns, purchase orders, shipping costs, and monitor vendor pricing.
• Cart and container inventory – Responsible for the inventory of all residential carts, dumpsters, and commercial containers. Ensure new, refurbished, and retired units are received, staged, tracked, and dispositioned accurately, and that physical counts by size and type are reconciled to system records.
• Cart and container repair flow – Work with Operations to move damaged carts and containers out of service and return repaired and cleaned units to inventory. Manage the repair queue and turnaround time to minimize the number of units sitting in the yard awaiting repair.
• Welding team leadership – Lead the welding team responsible for container, roll-off box, and truck welding, as well as general light maintenance to equipment and the property. Prioritize and schedule repair work, verify repair quality and turnaround, and ensure required documentation is completed in the CMMS, including parts usage and repair times.
• Yard technician team leadership – Lead the yard technician team responsible for cleaning and pressure washing carts, containers, and bins, moving units around the yard, cart inventory and cart…