Warehouse / Inventory Control Specialist at SunSource in Savage, Minnesota

Job Description:

SunSource and its family of companies represent 200+ locations and 3,000+ employees making up one of North America's leading value-add industrial distribution companies. We provide customers with products and solutions within Fluid Power, Fluid Process, Fluid Conveyance, General Industrial Components, and Industrial Service & Repair. www.sun-source.com
Position Summary:Inventory Control Specialist plays a crucial role in managing and optimizing the company's inventory processes. Key responsibilities and qualifications associated with the role:

Experience, Education and Skills

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. required
• 3+ years experience in related inventory control and warehouse positions.
• Highly proficient in previous inventory management software ERP's
• Strong analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to create charts and graphs in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work alone and prioritize tasks
• Familiar with bar code scan guns and bar code technology

Essential Functions

• Cycle Counting – conducting physical counts, reconciliation, and update in ERP.
• Inventory Tracking: Maintain accurate inventory records using ERP software.
• Loss Mitigation: Assist in developing processes/procedures to minimize inventory loss and improve inventory accuracy.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with all company policies.
• Reporting and analysis of cycle count data: using ERP and reporting tools through Microsoft Excel and Power BI to record items counted, cycle count accuracy, net shrink/gain. Analyze data for management review.
• Investigate discrepancies: Conduct research to determine root cause of discrepancies and report findings.
• Data analysis: Compile data for inventory accuracy and net shrink/gain dollars.
• Complete summary reporting: record cycle count data in MS Excel and complete charts for historical analysis.
• Pick Distribution Center Orders: Collect product required for orders, inspect packaging and product for damage, process pick tickets, distribute finished product to customer's assembly area.
• Pack Distribution Center Orders: Pack merchandise properly to insure safe arrival to its destination. Label packages appropriately.
• Ship Orders: Prepare barcodes, manifests, and invoices. Maintain shipping records. Calculate shipping costs. Determine appropriate mode of transportation and process accordingly.
• Receive Merchandise: Verify accuracy of inbound shipments. Prepare and process reports. Distribute merchandise to stock locations.
• Maintain Warehouse: Clean as necessary. Maintain organized work area.

Key Competencies

• Accountability: Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of an idea, plan, activity, service, or product from prospects and customers.
• Oral Communication: Expressing ideas effectively in individual and group situations (including nonverbal communication); adjusting language or terminology to the characteristics and needs of the audience.
• Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks through concern for all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; maintaining watchfulness over a period of time.
• Customer Service Orientation: Making efforts to listen to and understand the customer (both internal and external); anticipating customer needs; giving high priority to customer satisfaction.
• Delegation: Allocating decision-making authority and take responsibilities to appropriate subordinated; utilizing subordinates' time, skills, and potential effectively.
• Drive for Results: Demonstrates concern for achieving or surpassing results against an internal or external standard of excellence, shows a passion for improving the delivery or services with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Energy: Consistently maintaining a high activity or productivity level; sustaining long work hours.
• Flexibility: Changes behavioral style or method of approach when necessary to achieve a goal; adjusts style as appropriate to the needs of the situation.
• Diversity: Demonstrates respect for all differences (e.g., race, gender, ethnic background, disabilities, sexual orientation, age, career levels, style and opinions.)
• Initiative: Asserting one's influence over events to achieve goals; self-starting rather than accepting passively; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Integrity: Maintaining and promoting social, ethical and organizational norms in conducting internal and external business activities.

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