inventory control specialist - Seattle, United States - Ocean Beauty
Description
** INVENTORY CONTROL SPECIALIST - CANNED**
**Job Category****:** Manufacturing **Requisition Number****:** INVEN001461 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:**
Reconciles outside warehouses and produces reconciliation reports detailing discrepancies and takes appropriate corrective action monthly.
Assists in weekly inventory collateral reporting. Run, update, and maintain daily inventory report. Prepares weekly and monthly reports that provide audit trail and prove accuracy of inventory holdings.
Manages unlabeled inventory. Initiates Canned label orders and Sample orders, upon instructions from the Sales Department, that will facilitate timely order preparation and shipment to meet required delivery dates.
Maintains and update Can Pack Data Sheet.
Assists in managing labeled inventory, weekly demand plan and forecast. Create and complete stock transfers, sales orders, and purchases in a highly accurate and timely manner.
Review and approval of monthly storage invoices.
Acts as the key contact person for KWL (Kent Warehousing and Labeling) and all the forward warehousing contractors to ensure accuracy of on-hand inventories and reconciliations.
Ensures that month-end closings are timely and accurate and reflect the true status of inventory activity.
Maintains all the database details for product grading standards for NFPA and Bumble Bee Seafoods.
Assists in answering consumer inquiries and complaints for the INVETCanned Department.
Assists in maintaining and updating canned production compliance standards certificates.
Assists inventory manager by working with warehouse, sales, production, logistics and management to set-up procedures and reports that will ensure user satisfaction of inventory information.
**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:**
Minimum two (2) years comparable related experience
3-5 years of related inventory accounting experience.
Previous seafood industry exposure highly recommended.
Requires independent judgment and the ability to problem solve and think critically.
Strong math and analytical skills, advanced knowledge of Excel, 10 key by touch.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and as an integral part of the accounting department.
Accounting degree preferred.
Ability to work extended hours as needed.
**COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:**
401K Retirement Plan with Company Match and immediate vesting
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurances, including PPO and HDHP, HSA and FSA Plans available
PTO and Paid Holidays
Company-paid and Voluntary Life Insurance options
Long Term Disability Insurance
Opportunities in our growing company
**SKILLS AND ABILITIES:**
Ability to work in ambiguous situations
Self-directed
Problem Solver
Ability to think quickly and deliberately
Patience
Willingness to learn
Ability to communicate effectively: verbally and written
Attention to detail
**ADA REQUIREMENTS:**
**Physical Activities and Requirements of this Position**
*Finger Dexterity*: Using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
*Talking*: Especially where one must frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
*Average Hearing*: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
*Repetitive Motions:* Movements frequently and regularly required using the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
*Average Visual Abilities*: Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products, or operate machinery.
*Physical Strength*: Sedentary work; sitting most of the time. Exerts up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally.
**Mental Activities and Requirements of this Position**
*Reasoning Ability:*Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed involved instructions and to deal with problems involving multiple variables
*Mathematics Ability*: Ability to perform basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing four digit numbers; to perform the complex arithmetic operations with money; to perform operations with units such as inch, foot, and yard; ounce and pound.
*Language Ability*: Ability to communicate in complex sentences; using normal word order with present and past tenses; using a good vocabulary.
**Disclaimer:**
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
**This job description in no way implies that the duties listed here are the only ones the employee can be required to perform. The employee is expected to perform other tasks, duties, and training as assigned.**
OBI Seafoods is an equal opportunity employer and provides for the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of women, handicapped persons, Disabled, Veterans, and members of all ethnic minority groups in all areas of work.
**OBI Seafoods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/AA M/F/VETS/DISABILITY**
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