Purchasing-Inventory Coordinator

Highwood USA is an entrepreneurial manufacturer serving the hot tub and outdoor furniture market with unique synthetic wood products. The company has grown each year, and continues to increase both its revenues and workforce.

Position Summary:

Successful Material Handler enjoys the challenges of working in a fast paced, team oriented environment while safely completing the processes associated with shipping, receiving, warehousing and inventorying products/items

An inventory specialist manages a company's stock by tracking incoming and outgoing goods, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring optimal inventory levels to meet operational needs. Key duties include conducting physical counts, reconciling discrepancies, coordinating with suppliers, and using inventory management software to record and report on stock. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and often involves physical tasks like lifting and standing for long periods

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Safely operate multiple types of lift trucks and pallet jacks including completing pre start up inspections.
• Executes material planning, procurement and inventory control for production. This includes sourcing /purchasing and receiving all raw materials/ ancillary items.
• Manages, adjusts and tracks inventory shortages or gains include root cause analysis and action plans to correct.
• Develops a schedule and leads physical inventories and cycle counts on all raw materials. Identifies and correct root cause of inventory variances.
• Put away and/or stage all incoming product
• Receive and Label RMAs for Fabrication
• Complete receiving functions in IQMS
• Making inventory moves/adjustments in IQMS
• Ability to learn and successfully use an RF scan gun
• Manage and organize floor space constraints vs. inventory levels
• Rotate and replenish all inventory stock to keep lower racking full ???
• Maintain Receiving Rack
• Responsible for hardware rack organization
• Maintain and Schedule dumpster pick ups
• Scrap, Saw Dusts and Cardboard runs as needed
• Manages hardware kits both on and off site
• Back up truck driver

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate attention to detail
• Demonstrate willingness to learn and advance
• Motivated to increase skills and progress
• Able to operate multiple types of lift trucks (i.e. narrow aisle reach, order pickers, sit-down lift)
• Excellent communication skills, must be able to communicate effectively with technicians, the management team and outside suppliers/vendors
• Versatile & self-motivated able to prioritize work to best use time
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment
• Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Consistently looks for ways to improve and promote quality
• Accuracy and thoroughness in data recording
• Desire to work in a team based environment where decision making is at the team level
• Recognize and take action upon what needs to be done with little to no aid
• Interested in company results
• Treat people with respect
• Follow policies and procedures
• Open to new ideas and welcome change
• Commitment to working safely
• Able to apply team feedback to improve work performance
• Prompt and consistent attendance
• Appropriately asks for and offers help
• Possess strong Microsoft office suite and keyboarding skills
• Able to quickly and accurately compare color and pattern of products on the basis of visual stimuli to quality control standards
• Comfortable working at elevated heights
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as well as the ability to handle situations by working as a team.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Selection Criteria:

The position will be filled based upon the following selection criteria:

• Maintain an acceptable level of performance & attendance
• Ability to flex shift and complete OT as required
• Preference to team members with prior truck driving experience
• Has successfully completed 9 months of employment (Exceptions to this 9-month…