Inventory Control Manager & Scheduler

Description

Manages smooth material flow, leading to on-time delivery while achieving cost and inventory imperatives. This position requires expertise and experience in production and inventory control, input output control, driving parts shortages to fulfillment, and scheduling departments.

• Meet materials requirements, manage material flow, and to plan and prevent factory and warehouse shortages and stock outs while managing and minimizing inventory investment to achieve total cost goals.
• Create and maintain a master production schedule for Coating Line to meet customer demand and inventory requirements.
• Provide analysis and metrics and work with manufacturing and purchasing to drive improvements in lot sizes and lead times for all materials supplied internally.
• Oversee cycle count compliance and assure inventory accuracy is continually improving to exceed financial and accounting goals. Provide analysis of root cause of errors and initiate corrective action.
• Directs transfer of materials to meet production schedules and shipping schedules
• Establish methods for review and disposition of excess and obsolete inventory in distribution sites as well as manufacturing.
• Communicate the status of production to meet inventory levels needed to meet customer demand.
• Develop, coach and supervise Lead Material Handler.
• Lead the calculation of safety stock requirements for inline, raw material and finished goods requirements.
• Assist in the establishment of inventory requirements to meet forecasts.
• Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management.
• Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities.
• Partners with Sales, Customer Service, Production and other business leaders to identify and resolve business issues that impact customer satisfaction on plant produced and supplier related products.
• Performs demand forecasting.
• Work closely with New Product Development/Operations on new product introductions and impact to service levels.
• Drive results and continuous improvement projects/processes.
• Demonstrate a hands‑on leadership approach in identifying, resolving and communicating the resolution of service issues across Supply Chain and Production.
• Coach and develop staff; ensure they have the necessary resources and training to maximize effectiveness
• Performs other tasks as required.

• Meet materials requirements, manage material flow, and to plan and prevent factory and warehouse shortages and stock outs while managing and minimizing inventory investment to achieve total cost goals.
• Create and maintain a master production schedule for Coating Line to meet customer demand and inventory requirements.
• Provide analysis and metrics and work with manufacturing and purchasing to drive improvements in lot sizes and lead times for all materials supplied internally.
• Oversee cycle count compliance and assure inventory accuracy is continually improving to exceed financial and accounting goals. Provide analysis of root cause of errors and initiate corrective action.
• Directs transfer of materials to meet production schedules and shipping schedules
• Establish methods for review and disposition of excess and obsolete inventory in distribution sites as well as manufacturing.
• Communicate the status of production to meet inventory levels needed to meet customer demand.
• Develop, coach and supervise Lead Material Handler.
• Lead the calculation of safety stock requirements for inline, raw material and finished goods requirements.
• Assist in the establishment of inventory requirements to meet forecasts.
• Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management.
• Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities.
• Partners with Sales, Customer Service, Production and other business leaders to identify and resolve business issues that impact customer satisfaction on plant produced and supplier related products.
• Performs demand forecasting.
• Work closely with New Product Development/Operations on new product introductions and impact to service levels.
• Drive results and continuous improvement projects/processes.
• Demonstrate a hands‑on leadership approach in…