Inventory Assistant/coordinator

Honda has a clear vision for the future in 2040, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for people with the individual skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. We are seeking diversity of thought and experience to drive innovation and help us make fully informed decisions. Honda Trading Corporation, the exclusive global trading arm of Honda, supporting Honda's global business efforts by finding marketing products to sell in Japan. Honda Trading's global offices operate in **28 locations in 20 countries, with more than 2,000 associates** dedicated to finding "best fit" solutions to our customers' changing and evolving business needs. Since its founding in 1972, HT has evolved into a **multi-billion-dollar international import-export organization**, providing vital services based on **unparalleled knowledge and experience** to HT customers in the global marketplace. Honda Trading Canada (HTC) was established in 1990, with the Canadian Head Office located in Alliston, Ontario. HTC is a 100% subsidiary of Honda Trading America. Honda Trading Canada procures and delivers products all over the world. As a fully licensed Customs Broker with a dedicated Logistics group, we are able to handle the most complex import and export challenges of our business partners. At Honda Trading Canada, our unique approach and hands-on atmosphere give you the opportunity to learn through doing, ownership, responsibility, and autonomy. **SCOPE OF POSITION**: Ensure timely delivery of master coils into the processors. Ensure ready finished goods to support customer production by analyzing weekly order releases against finished goods inventory and issuing purchase orders for any inventory short falls. Support inventory reporting. Inventory shortages to HCM suppliers could result in line shutdown and significant financial and production loss for HCM. **PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES** **Processing Orders -** - Analyze on-hand inventory to ensure sufficient inventory coverage for stamper’s next week requirements, analyze any shortages and review with all stake holders. Failure to accurately account and advise Sales for inventory shortages to HCM suppliers could result in line shutdown and significant financial and production loss for HCM. - Analyze and issue processing orders to the proper processors in advance, and minimize overall FG inventory (no more than 2 months in total), minimize slit loss and balancing FG inventory, support aged inventory reporting, monitoring inventory levels at Processors to maintain inventory levels at set month supply **Master Delivery - **Schedule and Track master coil deliveries, follow up with supplier on late deliveries and support resolution. Receive in the deliveries on the EDI report on a daily basis, open and close all purchase orders, weekly conference calls when needed, review with Account rep for any critical supply issues. **Inventory Reconciliation - **Complete Inventory reconciliation periodically throughout the month. Investigate and resolve any discrepancies. **Reporting **- Prepare multiple reports to support month end reporting and monthly Inventory Presentation (Aged inventory report, Inventory reconciliation for warehouses, Slit loss report, Interest break down report, Inventory Data report, Processing Plan VS Actual spreadsheet and prepare the Offcut report for the scrap sale). Update system with non-conformance report (NCR) information to support claim process. **Yearly Action Plan Support**: - Support as required the teams yearly action plan initiatives. **Customer and Acct Rep Support** - Support Inventory Account Rep. on inventory ordering and back up as required, field customer calls & requests for all areas and address immediate issues utilizing 1R 2C’s (report, consult, communicate). Also provide support to the Quality dept. **POSITION PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS** - Personal Computer skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - Minimum 2 years’ experience in inventory, purchasing or sales administration - Post-secondary education in Business and/or equivalent experience - Ability to work under stressful situations and tight deadlines - Strong interpersonal, analytical ability, reasoning, and persuasive skills - Strong organization skills - Ability to work independently and multi task - Strong eye for detail, ability to identify and resolve issues - Strong communicator **Honda Trading Canada Core Values** - Pursues customer knowledge and **Dreams** of what could be, seeks out challenges is unafraid of failure. - Provide **Joy** to our customers and work for a cause greater than oneself. Put yourself in the customer’s shoes to feel what they feel and proactively identifies gaps or concerns. Attentively listen to customers to tap into real insights behind what the customer is saying - Business and Customer needs are continuously changing. Meet the changing demands of our customers with speed, fl