Inventory Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Summary : The Inventory Control Coordinator aligns closely with the Purchasing Manager, Scheduling, Supply Chain Manager and Production & Warehouse teams in the area inventory management. The Inventory Control Coordinator is focused on helping maintain accurate inventories, tracking and Exceeding Customer Expectations in support of the overall goals, objectives, mission, and vision of the organization.

Essential functions for Inventory Control Coordinator :

• Serve as liaison between production and warehouse
• Locate and resolve inventory discrepancies
• Inventory data management and organization
• Inventory cycle count coordination and related adjustments to record into system
• Coordinate and manage daily physical cycle counts, as well as reconcile reports if actual numbers are different
• Ensure inventory data is up to date
• Coordinating with management and personnel with regard to all inventory transactions and the input of such within system
• Reconciliation of month end inventory
• Investigate and correct discrepancies in reported quantities and locations of all inventories
• Check date-sensitive products for expiration and facilitate removal or transfer of product as needed
• Create and execute inventory control procedures and systems
• Identify and resolve issues by analyzing and examining supply chain data
• Review and approve inventory adjustment requests
• Maintain inventory of any off-site inventories at storage locations
• Meets or exceeds cycle count objectives and KPI’s each week/month
• Assist with E&O process of raw materials, WIP and FG
• Other tasks as assigned

General

• Follow all guidelines and standards including but not limited to policies, procedures and practices
• Maintain a professional, polite and courteous team approach working in a team environment
• Sharp focus on safety and promoting a safe work environment. Report unsafe work conditions and practices. Support the near miss program
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills
• Self-motivated, self-disciplined and self-directed
• Develop and foster trusted relationship, both internally and externally, through meetings and various forms of communication including but not limited to telephone, e-mail, web based, and conference calls
• Forecasting/planning experience beneficial

Position requirements :

• Intermediate math and numeric aptitude required
• Experience in a manufacturing environment beneficial
• Intermediate level of experience in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point
• Ability to prioritize, multitask and work in a very fast paced environment
• Expertise in ERP and/or MRP systems
• Proven team player and a sharp focus on customer service and satisfaction
• Ability to successfully work both collaboratively and autonomously
• A high level of trustworthiness and the ability to achieve integrity on all levels

• Solid problem-solving ability
• Detail orientated

Education and Experience :

• 2-year degree or equivalent experience in inventory management or related field
• 5-6 years of experience in inventory management and control

Food Safety Responsibilities :

• Monitor and verify activities to ensure that finished goods and raw materials coming in and out of the facility meet food safety standards in addition to quality standards.
• Comply with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures and data documented correctly at all times.
• Report any product or process failures that could impact food safety of manufactured product to Quality.

Safety Responsibilities :

• MRP's primary goal is to reduce the number of safety and health related accidents, injuries and losses at our facility. We want a culture where all people accept accountability for their safety and for the safety of others. Employees should always arrive to work safely, work in and create a safe environment for employees, and go home safely.

About MRP:

MRP Solutions (MRP), a plastic cap manufacturer, is a leading provider of high-quality, injection molded plastic closures, jars and packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe. But we offer more than just plastic caps and lids – we deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce cost and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity. By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

We are passionate about partnering with distributors and manufacturers who understand that plastic caps and lids are a small but important part of how people experience their brands. Together, we deliver packaging with purpose.

Our Vision :

We deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

Our Values & Beliefs

• Integrity – We have the courage to act with the highest level of integrity, even when no one is watching. We do what is right 100% of the time.
• Value Creation – The sole reason a company exists is to create real long-term value for society. This starts with ensuring human safety, as value cannot be created without first protecting human life . We seek opportunities for mutual benefit with all of our stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. In everything we do, our overarching goal is to deliver superior results..
• Accountability - We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders. We say what we do and do what we say. We embrace a culture of ownership, empowering and equipping employees with the ability to own their outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial - Everyone thinks and acts like owners, employing good economic and critical thinking skills while adopting the risk profile of our shareholders. We are inquisitive, constantly seeking out opportunities to improve, actively searching for and innovating across each and every aspect of our business. We relentlessly strive to understand and profitably anticipate what our customers need and value, because if our customers do not grow, we do not grow.
• Respectful and Friendly – Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Because everyone's perspective has value, we embrace diversity of thought, background and experiences. We are friendly and lead with a smile. What we do is important, but how we do it is what makes it impactful.
• Change - We actively seek out and embrace change wherever profitable. Because society is constantly identifying and employing new and better ways of accomplishing tasks, we must constantly innovate, reinvent and, ultimately, destroy the old ways of doing business. We actively engage in rigorous debate and embrace challenge to ensure we stay relevant and deliver superior results.
• Fulfillment – Our employees are the foundation of our success. We foster an environment enabling our employees to learn, grow and accept more accountability as they demonstrate capability. We promote more than just individual connection as community at work brings people together through common interest, objectives or experiences.

MRP Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital or protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, MRP Solutions will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs a reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources