Inventory/logistics Controller

**Project**:Onaping Depth
**Rotation**:5 days on 4 days off, 4 days on 5 days off
**Shift Length**:12 hours
**Allowance**:Not provided

**Benefits**:Redpath offers comprehensive benefits including but not limited to health, dental and vision care, life insurance, pension and employee assistance program
**Pre-employment requirement**:Drug Test

**Job Summary**:
The Inventory Logistics Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and expediting shipments to and from the project site. This position is also responsible for Material Logistics for the purposes of ensuring IIR inventory and logistics needs are met in a professional manner. The purpose of the position is to add value to the bottom line by providing excellent service to its internal customers, managing supplier relationships and utilizing efficient business processes.
- Perform shipping and receiving functions.
- Coordinate and expedite shipments to and from project sites and subsidiaries.
- Review staging and warehouse employee training needs and ensure required training is available and completed.
- Generate and maintain up to date accurate filing of all domestic and international documents on incoming and outgoing shipments.
- Identify and count parts, materials, equipment and maintain inventory control.
- Asset transfers for Mobile equipment.
- Liaise with supply and logistics vendors as well as internal and external clients.
- Ensure and maintain accurate up to date records of materials and goods shipped.
- Operate Company’s equipment as required as per valid certifications and training.
- Allocate invoices to proper accounts via Redpath’s systems.
- Maintain confidentiality with respect to Redpath and client information.
- Reads, understand and follows international regulations, policies and procedures and updates relevant to importation and exportations of goods, dangerous goods, wood packaging and customs.
- Identify opportunities for cost saving/cost avoidance.
- Manage inventory performance, stock items, replenishment process.
- Execute inventory management strategies.
- Ensure processes to manage obsolete materials are followed.
- Manage the reverse logistic of material for credit to suppliers from site demobilization.
- Interface with user groups to ensure effective inventory support.
- Support annual audit requirements.
- Input and Maintain data for inventory items in the inventory management system.
- Input and Maintain data for Direct charge items.
- Liaise with operations personnel responsible for inventory management to ensure effective and efficient buying of materials.
- Set up of material masters for inventory items and associate to BOM.
- Analyze periodically inventory usages; i.e. min / max levels, turn ratios, obsolescence, etc.
- Create, expedite purchase orders as required.
- The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive
- Ensure adequate systems are in place to allow utilization of efficient business processes
- Understanding the business process as it relates to Procurement and Logistics and translate the needs into deliverables
- The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive

**Education**
- Diploma or Degree in Business with Supply Chain & Logistics Management is preferred.
- Certifications in Supply Chain (SCMP, CPIM, CSCP, etc.) is preferred

**Work Experience**:

- 3 Years’ Supply Chain experience
- Experience in Mining or related industry is preferred

**Computer Skills**
- Advanced skills in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and MS Word)
- MS Visio
- MS Projects
- Adobe Professional
- MS SharePoint
- Hard Dollar
- Oracle
- MS Internet Explorer
- Fax/Photocopier Equipment
- Telephone Systems

**Knowledge Required**
- Possess organizational, problem solving, and planning skills.
- Knowledge of mining industry, mining equipment and consumables.
- Knowledge and understanding of complexity in shipping to and from remote areas and other countries.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Ability to multi-task, identify priorities and able to shift priorities in a changing work environment.
- Possess high level of communication and interpersonal skills.
- Maintain positive vendor relationships.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Experience in JD Edwards Procurement module an asset.
- Ability to organize, multi-task and identify priorities.
- Knowledge of General Mining Practices and Terms.
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Tax Laws, and Financial Terms.
- Negotiation skills.
- High computer proficiency skills.
- Possess high level of communication and interpersonal skills.