Inventory Control Specialist

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

 Location: Gainesville - Gainesville, GA, United States (US)
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time
Function: Distribution/Logistics
Req ID: 25256 

Are you looking for a weekday day shift job with a company who still values the family culture atmosphere?  We are a clean temperature controlled environment who empowers our employees and includes employee development as part of our overall business strategy. We offer competitive pay with opportunities to earn more through piecework.  We also offer one of the best annual bonuses around.  Come see what we are about!!

Summary of the Position

We are seeking a reliable, motivated, and hardworking Inventory Control Coordinator to join our team. Under the supervision of the Operations Planning Manager, the Inventory Control Coordinator will be responsible for receiving, cycle counting and performing tasks to ensure material are in the proper locations.

Key Deliverables 

Works safely and supports safety within their team across the organization, timely completion of projects and reports, maintains SIOP targets, processes and files, optimizes department production schedules, ensures excellent customer service, optimization of RAW material to product mix, and inventory accuracy.

Key Accountability Metrics

Safety metrics, fill rate completion rate, Inventory turns, SIOP performance metrics, audit production variances, cycle count program, EBITB

Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions: Include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Works safely and supports safety within their team across the organization – As required.

Receiving – 30%

• Performs receiving of product from vendor or intercompany deliveries
• Ensures that quantities of incoming shipment are correct.
• Reviews purchase documents to ensure they are reflective of the quantity placed with vendor. Handles discrepancies within limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains spreadsheet or process for discrepancies of incoming product.
• Works with Purchasing to handle returns to vendors.
• Performs various shipping/warehouse/distribution duties assigned by department manager.

Inventory – 50%

• Maintains control over various types of inventories (e.g. raw materials, subassemblies, finished goods).
• Ensures that inventories are secure, properly identified and readily accessible to authorized personnel.
• Maintains a proactive approach to inventory control and advises management on improvements, potential cost savings, and order handling efficiencies, etc.
• Ensures product is stored in proper locations, labeled properly and that location and inventory information in the system is accurate.
• Conducts cycle counts according to scheduled plan and on demand. Records, tracks and reports all discrepancies and non-conforming items.
• Reviews inventory turns on non-moving items for possible disposition.
• Enters new stock into inventory and sets up the locations in facility
• Assists the warehouse and production with physical inventories
• Assists with schedule for calibration of scales and other counting machines in facility

Team Based problem Solving/Projects – 20%

• Lead cross-functional teams to facilitate optimal product flow thru the assigned departments
• Analyzes opportunities, develops and implements solutions to enhance the department
• Activities include scheduling process improvement, increase inventory turns, cycle counts, cost reduction efforts, statistical analysis, as well as utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodology, and teamwork

Education and/or Experience

Required –

• Proficient computer skills; Effective written and verbal communication; Ability to simultaneously execute multiple assignments; Problem solving

Preferred –

• Experiencing in manufacturing
• Ability to work in high paced environment
• One to two years previous experience

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.