Inventory Control Specialist II

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UCT is looking for a talented Inventory Control Specialist II to join us in Phoenix, AZ!

The Inventory Control Specialist II ensures the accuracy, integrity, and availability of inventory by managing controls across purchased and manufactured materials. This role oversees inventory programs, cycle counts, and reconciliations while analyzing data to improve inventory turns and meet corporate goals. It partners with Purchasing and Operations to resolve discrepancies, manage ECN impacts, optimize inventory strategies, and coordinate product transfers across manufacturing sites, supporting efficient operations and sound financial performance.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manages inventory programs, including inventory estimates and analyses, maintenance of metrics tracked, reporting to management, and resolution of inventory issues that arise.
• Pro-Actively increases turns by customer product and meets corporate goals.
• Provides recommendations for purchasing strategies, inventory disposition, and inventory management.
• Bird-dog POs from a macro level for over-commits, cancels and push outs.
• Actively Manages the cycle count program, reconciliation, metrics and outside audits.
• ECN control and disposition follow up for affected material.
• Final review and reconciliation of work order variance and closure.
• Coordinates product transfers to other company manufacturing sites.
  
  

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Strong presentation skills at all levels.
• Knowledge of cost accounting principles, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Strong Excel and Access skills.
• Working knowledge of MRP/ERP system – Visual a plus.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment across many levels of the organization, and on inter-site basis.
  
  

Educational/Certification Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/equivalent experience.
• APICS certification preferred.
  
  

Experience Requirement

Work Experience:

• 3 years inventory analyst experience. Cost accounting experience strongly preferred. Manufacturing experience as scheduler or planner a plus.
• 2 years parts Process or related experience.
  
  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: This section is required for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA)

Criteria

Work Environment:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand for sustained periods of time. Ability to move arms, hands and fingers.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Ability to lift over 25 lbs. with assistance
• Ability to sit for sustained periods of time.
• Ability to Talk on phone and use computer for extended periods of time may be required.
  
  

Environmental Exposure

• Subject to frequent interruptions. Required to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
• May involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computer etc.
  
  

Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.