What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Specialist position at Innovasea?
Inventory Specialist | Baton Rouge, Louisiana
INNOVASEA | Aquatic Solutions Built for Life
Ready to join a passionate team committed to a more sustainable future? Innovasea (pronounced In-no-va-see) is at the forefront of revolutionizing aquaculture solutions and advancing the science of fish tracking. We provide complete end-to-end solutions to improve sustainable fish farming and better understand and preserve our marine and freshwater habitats.
When you work at Innovasea, you join a group of over 250 employees committed to our values of authenticity, collaboration, commitment, innovation and stewardship. As a member of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to be part of an organization relentlessly committed to building a better tomorrow.
Role and Responsibilities
We are looking for an Inventory Specialist to join our team. The Inventory Specialist will report to has a key role to ensure successful fulfillment of orders and projects from inception to completion, as well as receiving, maintaining inventory, and shipping operations at Innovasea. The candidate must exhibit a customer first attitude with excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to set priorities and work in a fast-paced setting.
Key responsibilities
- Receiving goods
- Managing inventory
- Kitting for production
- Palletizing, crating, and shipping finished goods
- Pick, pack, and ship raw materials for sales orders
- Receiving, inventory management, and kitting tasks in the ERP system
- Inspect and quality check incoming materials as necessary
- Coordinating materials and consolidating shipments on sales orders
- Tracking and organizing items on BOMs for shipment
- Storing materials in organized fashion
- Working with Procurement to return non-conforming material to suppliers as required
- Cross referencing manufacturer part numbers with Innovasea stock codes to correctly identify and label incoming goods
- Completing cycle counts and physical stock counts
- Investigating and correcting inventory discrepancies, including proposing procedural changes to address causes of inventory discrepancies
- Ensuring inventory accuracy of parts, modules, assemblies, finished goods
- Unloading palletized goods during deliveries, forklift certified preferred
- Loading palletized goods at time of shipment
- Supporting office management tasks and additional duties as needed
- Must be able to establish and maintain excellent relationships with Purchasing, Engineering and Production staff
What we are looking for
- 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing or logistics environment
- Strong understanding of inventory requirements
- ERP Experience
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with colleagues about issues as they arise
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Associate degree or equivalent work experience
Benefits of the Job
Our full-time employees enjoy a range of benefits that support work-life balance, health, and long-term success. This includes:
- Paid time off and holidays
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employer-paid life and disability
Innovasea is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.