POSITION PURPOSE

To manage the inventory team to ensure that all inventory is reflected accurately in SAP & any other required systems- both levels and how it moves through the system. Perform all Accounting and SOX required monthly inventory management tasks. Provide leadership and direction to the team in achieving all set goals by identifying, developing, and leveraging their individual strengths.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Empowering Others / Delegation - Conveying confidence in employees' ability to be successful, delegating significant responsibility and authority; allowing employees freedom to decide how they will accomplish individual goals aligned with business goals.

• Able to assess team members' competencies

• Provides constructive feedback; hold team members accountable

• Provides effective oversight, knows when each person is being value added, when he/she should be flexed

• Effectively communicates plans, goals, BAC values - the ability to plan and deliver oral and written communications that are impactful and persuasive with their intended audiences

• Accurately and fairly assesses team members' performance

• Works independently; exhibits sound judgment

• Sets goals; delivers and executes plans to achieve goals

• Displays excellent prioritization skills

• Shows flexibility when plans change

• Analytical Thinking - approaches problems using logical, systematic, and sequential approach

• Decisiveness - willingness to make difficult decisions in a timely manner

• Knowledgeable of Lean Principles

• Knowledgeable of how each type of inventory functions in PeopleSoft

• Able to understand and modify part set up to get desired result

• Able to troubleshoot inventory and/or accounting discrepancies

• Knowledgeable of the full scope of the cycle count process

• Able to correctly interpret the Production Schedule

• Knowledgeable of inventory locations

• Able to correctly interpret transaction history in SAP

• Intermediate level competency of Microsoft Word and Excel. Ability to record and report out data in a meaningful way to all levels of the organization

• Ability to develop and manage metrics that drive performance

NATURE & SCOPE

This position will report to the Supply Chain Manager. The position will oversee all other Inventory Team Members.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Accountable for department performance

• Manage and continuously improve the Inventory Team, resulting in cost outs and process improvements

• Meet regularly with direct reports, provide SMART objectives, development opportunities, and timely feedback

• Perform quarterly and annual reviews for team members; provide any disciplinary documentation and action

• Document process and procedures to drive sustainability

• Think globally; reach out to BAC counterparts to share best practices and maintain alignment

• Maintain accurate inventory levels in SAP

• Perform and analyze all cycle counts: monthly, weekly, etc.

• Perform required Monthly inventory tasks: negative review, WIP analysis, Lean Line cycles, consignment balancing, etc.

• Manage part inventory and replenish method set up

• Primary owner of all inventory adjustments

• Perform all replenishment

• Resolve PeopleSoft inventory and material movement errors at the root cause level

• Support the Accounting Department and Receiving to resolve any issues that may arise

• Manage any necessary flexing; ensure team is as well utilized as possible

• Coordinate preparation and execution of Physical Inventory

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk up to 40% of the time and work in a seated desk about 60% of the time. Working conditions include those of a normal office environment as well as conditions to be found on a manufacturing production environment. These include exposure to the weather elements when inventorying items in the stock yard, and loud noises in the production area. This position requires occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs. and occasional bending, kneeling, reaching, and squatting.

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