Inventory Supervisor

**Inventory Supervisor**

**Position Overview**

Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, the Inventory Supervisor oversees day-to-day receiving and inventory operations including managing, counting, allocating, placement, analyzing and troubleshooting inventory items.

**Responsibilities - Inventory Control/Receiving**
- Oversee and maintain cycle counting program. Investigate and resolve all reported inventory discrepancies. Log and report variances daily. Develop reporting and approval process for all warehouse & management staff.
- Monitor and ensure accuracy of all inventory transactions and maintain records of all stockroom locations.
- Continually monitor stock levels against forecasted/customer demand. Coordinate with Purchasing, Sales and Planning to ensure levels are adequate for all distribution channels and can cover direct demand from customers.
- Compile inventory reports to identify inventory at risk of obsolescence. Work with sales and/or finance to action items either through disposal or sale.
- Perform location consolidation and reconciliation actions daily.
- Monitor processes and systems to track performance by area to locate and solve problems in data integrity, productivity, and efficiency.
- Analyze transaction history and optimize item locations within warehouse racking. Set and maintain systematic item and location types and preferences.
- Coordinate with QA to ensure all quarantine items are segregated and actioned within a reasonable time frame.
- Supervise the receiving function, ensuring receipts are completed as per company standards and plans are in place to support the accommodation of inbound material
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Responsibilities - Sorting/Kitting**:

- Establish work procedures and assign duties to employees to ensure Sorting/Kitting schedules are planned to meet exceptional customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with sales and planning to develop schedules for kitting/packing/sorting to ensure optimum inventory levels.
- Notify sales of any scheduling impacts to customers.

**Responsibilities - General**
- Development and reporting of relevant KPIs to the management team (Receiving, Inventory Accuracy, VAS).
- Development of procedures and training processes in conjunction with the Operations Manager and Outbound Logistics Supervisor to ensure adequate cross-training of staff and coverage.
- Other duties as requested by Management Team.

**Education / Experience**:

- Post Secondary degree/diploma in business, logistics, systems engineering, supply chain management or similar.
- Professional designation in a warehouse management/logistics role (APICS or CITT preferred)
- Minimum of five years of experience in a similar role.
- Experience working with inventory management software and forecasting strategies.
- Knowledge of inventory control and production processes, quality control, P&L, and other techniques for maximizing the effective storage and distribution of materials.

**Key Skills / Core Competencies**:

- Demonstrates the ability to quickly adapt to changing conditions and solve problems immediately.
- Ability to develop, lead and mentor the team.
- Shows the ability to work well under pressure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Exhibits the ability to work well with others and maintain organization between cross-related departments.
- Displays the ability to multitask and handle multiple issues at the same time without stress.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Hands on commitment to getting the job done.

**Company Overview**:
National Engineered Fasteners Group (NEF) is a firm dedicated to providing innovative and cost-effective engineered fastening solutions to global manufacturers. Founded in 1996 by owners and staff with extensive fastener experience, NEF has established both exclusive and non-exclusive distribution relationships with many leading North American and European manufacturers. NEF offers over 50,000 different fasteners and fastener-related tools, including both standard and non-standard custom-manufactured engineered items, from office and warehouse facilities in Breslau.

**The NEF Commitment**:
- NEF is committed to providing our customers with the proper fastening solutions. We will supply quality products at competitive prices, delivered on time, supported with a high level of customer service and handled by product-knowledgeable staff.**_
About Distribution Services Group:_**
- Distribution Solutions Group (DSG) is a best-in-class specialty distribution company providing high touch, value-added distribution solutions to the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and the industrial technologies markets. DSG was formed through the strategic combination of Lawson Products, a leader in MRO distribution of c-parts, Gexpro Services, a leading global supply chain services provider to manufacturing customers, and TestEquity, a leader in electronic test and measurement