Specialist, Inventory Control & Storeroom

Reports to: Materials Manager
Work Location: Durham, NC
Schedule: Day shift, with overtime as needed.

The Inventory Control & Storeroom Specialist primarily manages maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) spare parts, tools, and operating supplies supporting plant maintenance and equipment reliability in a copper powder manufacturing facility. This role maintains accurate inventory and an organized, well-stocked storeroom and coordinates with Maintenance, Purchasing, and Production to ensure materials are available for planned work and equipment repairs.

• Maintain accurate inventory quantities, storage locations, equipment associations, transactions, and item-master data, including descriptions, manufacturers, part numbers, and specifications, in the CMMS or ERP system.
• Receive, inspect, and verify shipments against purchase orders and packing slips; label and store materials appropriately. Identify and segregate damaged, incorrect, or nonconforming materials and coordinate returns or resolution with Purchasing and Maintenance.
• Issue parts to authorized personnel and inspect and restock returned or unused materials. Record receipts, issues, returns, and transfers accurately and promptly, assigning materials to the appropriate equipment, work order, or cost center.
• Perform cycle counts, support physical inventories and audits, investigate discrepancies, and implement practical corrections.
• Partner with Maintenance and Purchasing to maintain critical spare parts and recommend minimum and maximum stock levels and reorder points based on usage, equipment criticality, lead times, and operational needs.
• Initiate replenishment requests based on approved stocking levels and coordinate with Purchasing to prevent stockouts. Monitor open orders and backorders and communicate shortages and parts availability to Maintenance, Purchasing, Production, vendors, and contractors.
• Research replacement parts using equipment manuals, drawings, manufacturer information, model and serial numbers, and maintenance records. Obtain appropriate approval before substituting parts.
• Support Maintenance and Purchasing in standardizing commonly used parts, reducing duplicate, excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory, and coordinating approved disposition of unusable materials.
• Track components sent to outside vendors for repair and ensure repaired or replacement items are returned to inventory.
• Stage and kit materials for preventive maintenance, planned work orders, shutdowns, repairs, and capital projects.
• Maintain organized, labeled storage locations and appropriate storage conditions for electrical components, motors, bearings, belts, instrumentation, lubricants, and other MRO materials; maintain accountability for tools and designated assets. Monitor shelf life and rotate applicable materials to prevent the use of expired or deteriorated supplies.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, and other material-handling equipment only when trained and authorized.
• Follow site safety, environmental, material-handling, and housekeeping requirements; keep aisles, shelving, and emergency access points orderly and accessible.
• Support continuous improvement and perform other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Two or more years of experience in inventory control, MRO storeroom operations, industrial parts, warehouse operations, maintenance support, or a related manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with industrial maintenance parts and equipment strongly preferred.
• Experience using a CMMS, ERP, warehouse management, or inventory management system preferred.
• Experience with cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, receiving, and material issuing preferred.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and computer-based recordkeeping.
• Forklift or powered industrial truck experience preferred; site-required certification must be obtained.
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance in accordance with established work schedules.

• Strong organization, recordkeeping, data-entry, and inventory-control skills, with attention to accuracy when counting, receiving, issuing, and labeling materials.
• Working knowledge of industrial maintenance components, including bearings, belts, motors, gearboxes, fasteners, electrical components, instrumentation, valves, and fittings, preferred.
• Ability to interpret purchase orders, packing slips, equipment…