Inventory Control Specialist
Job Description
Position Overview
Komar Industries is a world leader in the waste equipment industry. The company manufactures and services balers and compactors, and provides parts and resources to customers.
Komar is seeking an Inventory Control Specialist to join our team!
The Inventory Control Specialist is entrusted with the diligent management and accuracy of organizational inventory records. This position is essential to ensure that inventory levels remain responsive to business demands while minimizing excess and obsolete stock. The specialist collaborates extensively with teams in procurement, warehousing, and production to coordinate inventory-related activities and resolve any discrepancies that may arise.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage Physical Inventory and collaborate within Operations Teams
- Monitor and maintain appropriate inventory levels by conducting regular cycle counts and comprehensive audits to ensure absolute accuracy.
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, liaising with relevant departments to identify and address underlying causes.
- Enter and update inventory data within management systems, ensuring records are meticulously maintained and current at all times.
- Prepare detailed inventory reports for management.
- Maintain data integrity within the ERP system (NetSuite), ensuring all inventory records are accurate, current, and auditable.
- Execute all receiving, inventory transactions, and material transfers within NetSuite to ensure accurate system alignment.
- Maintain a Kan-Ban inventory level of manufactured items for the service warehouse.
- Manage restocking of service assets (PPE, components, and parts) in alignment with Service and Operations needs.
- Monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels through min/max strategies and continuous validation of stock positions.
- Manage return processes, including RMA and vendor returns (VRMA), ensuring proper tracking and resolution.
- Ensure accurate item identification, labeling, and location control to optimize warehouse organization and material flow.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; an associate's or bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Significant prior experience in inventory control, warehouse operations, or logistics is highly advantageous.
- Demonstrated experience with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, NetSuite is strongly preferred.
- Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical abilities, and proficiency with inventory management software and the Microsoft Office Suite are essential.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills are required.
- Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced environment.
Sample Daily Tasks
- Enter any received materials into the correct WO in NS. (Technical Detail: Work Order Issuance, or WOI)
- Support Shipping Lead with any daily tasks
- Support Operations with any outstanding duties.
We build careers. It does not matter where you look at Komar (purchasing, accounting, manufacturing, engineering); you will find employees who have invested over twenty years with our company. We know how unusual that is in today’s job landscape. When you create an environment that challenges people to rise to their potential and celebrates them for their contributions, longevity is a natural result.
We focus on the team. We may have offices, cubicles, and workstations, but we expect the boundaries between departments to be anything but rigid. Here at Komar, we pull together to get the job done.
We want you to grow with us. Komar has grown rapidly over the last few years. We have many opportunities to develop and refine your skill sets to grow into higher-level positions. Some of our staff even transition between departments when they find another path to be more aligned with their abilities and interests. We want you to love what you do and continue to evolve with us as we meet the challenges of the future.
Komar Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer
