Inventory Control Coordinator

Why Choose Us?Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Inventory Control Coordinator

Brookshire, TX

Compensation Includes

• Starting Pay Rate of $20-23/hour

The Inventory Control Coordinator is responsible for the control and accuracy of all inventory as it relates to all system transactions.

Responsibilities

• Reconciles IFS inventory transactions on a daily basis
• Processes all PDN’s, Product Defect Notifications, daily (unventory issue transactions)
• Facilitates all cycle counting:
  • Schedules counts
  • Reconciles discrepancies and determines the root causes
  • Makes inventory adjustments upon approval by established hierarchy
• Records and tracks inventory accuracy for weekly KPI reporting
• Plays a major role in assisting the facilitation of all physical inventories
• Researches all inventory discrepancies
• Assists in the training of new Material Handlers on shipping and receiving procedures as they relate to inventory transactions
• Performs month end close preparations and transactions:
  • Ensures all product is received in the system prior to close
  • Ensures all inventory and transaction reconciliation is complete and correct prior to month end close
  • Ensures IFS is scheduled to be turned off for month end close, at 7am, the first day of each month
• Prepares semi-annual mock recalls for audits and actual recalls, if necessary
• Follow GMP in compliance with all food safety requirements
• Cross-train and provide backup support for shipping and receiving functions when needed
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management

Requirements

• H.S. diploma or G.E.D.
• 1 yr. in inventory control or accounting or other, relevant supply chain position
• Computer literate in an ERP system and Microsoft Office with the ability to use workstations or RF scanners, email, copiers and printers
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
• Good communication skills and a sense of urgency
• Able to work independently at times and with minimal supervision but can also work easily as part of the team when needed
• Demonstrates initiative and good problem-solving skills

Physical Requirements

• Ability to:
  • Lift and carry at least 40lbs without assistance
  • Move light to moderately heavy objects
  • Visually receive and differentiate colors
  • Understand written and printed material and verbal information
  • Actively exchange ideas/thoughts with others
  • Detect, recognize and judge differences or changes in print and color
  • Work under conditions such as heat, cold, and have mobility to grasp small objects and do repetitive bending, pulling, pushing, reaching above shoulders, kneeling and twisting
  • Stand and or sit for 8 or 12 hours
  • Handle tools or equipment
  • Work under tight schedules in high pressure situations
• Tolerance to:
  • Seasonal temperature variations (heat in summer, cold in winter)
  • Regularly exposed to dirt, dust, noise; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; ink; glue; paper; cold and heat
  • Noise level in the work…