Inventory Control Lead

Department: Retail

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US - Wisconsin - Waunakee

Reporting To: Geoffrey Yenter

Description

• Responsible for leading inventory control processes for Franklin Water Treatment, Direct to Consumer. Assists in the monitoring of discrepancies or problems with deliveries, the balance on hand, and other inventory-tracking mechanisms.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures inventory accuracy and inventory control. Prepares reports
• Assists the team in tracking inventory errors and makes appropriate corrections/
•  recommendations.
• Assists in researching and resolving inventory discrepancies.
• Records and maintains control of all inventory items purchased and produced.
• Ensures compliance with established internal control procedures.
• Counts material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies in stock and posts the totals to inventory records, either manually or using a computer.
• Compiles and maintains records of quantity, type, and value of material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies stocked.
• Compares inventories to office records or computes figures from records, such as sales orders, production records, or purchase invoices to obtain current inventory.
• Prepares a list of depleted items and recommends survey of defective or unusable items.
• Compiles information upon receipt or disbursement of material and equipment.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

• None

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Effectively communicates information and responds to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, the general public, and other employees of the organization. 
•  Maintains confidentiality and use discretion with business information.
• Reads and understands documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
•  Writes routine reports and correspondence.
• Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides numbers (using currency and other forms of measurement).
• Utilizes common-sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
• Deals with problems involving several known variables in situations of routine nature.
• Plans the time, method, manner, and/or performance sequence of own work; may also occasionally assist in planning work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.
• Frequently makes decisions of both minor and major importance, which may affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a moderate degree.
• Completes some moderately repetitive tasks.
• Uses noncomplex machines and equipment (adding machines, calculators, copy/fax machines, etc.).

• Equivalent of four years of high school (required).
• Associate’s degree in business management, supply chain management, or a related field (preferred).
• Three to five years of relevant experience (required).

• Basic / Intermediate: MS Office

• None

• Regularly required to stand, walk, climb, or balance.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit, talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• This employee is not subjected to harmful environmental conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.