Inventory Specialist

As an Inventory Specialist in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) sector, your responsibilities consists of coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to the production schedule and developing protocols for loss mitigation.

• A high school diploma or equivalent;

• Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, and to use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions;

• Ability to manage one's own time and the time of others, and to adjust actions in relation to others' actions.

• 4+ years of experience in the field.

Job Competencies:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – crucial for negotiating contracts, interviewing vendors, educating warehouse staff, and developing new inventory processes.

• Attention to Detail — The job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing tasks.

• Dependability — The job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable in fulfilling obligations.

• Cooperation — The job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

• Stress Tolerance — The job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.

• Independence — The job requires developing one's ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

• Organizational Skills – The job requires one to possess organization skills to take charge of ensuring inventory is well kept and improves the efficiency of the selection and shipping process.

• Ability to multitask – Must be able to manage multiple projects at one time in an efficient and timely manner is critical.

• Calculate figures such as required amounts of labor and materials, manufacturing costs, and wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers;

• Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, and customer information, so that status reports can be completed;

• Confer with department supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes;

• Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, and customers to coordinate production and shipping activities, and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays;

• Distribute production schedules and work orders to departments;

• Examine documents, materials, and products, and monitor work processes, in order to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications;

• Record production data, including volume, produced, consumption of raw materials, and quality control measures;

• Requisition and maintain inventories of materials and supplies necessary to meet production demands;

• Review documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and material requirements, and material priorities;

• Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, and engineering.