Inventory Control Specialist

The Inventory Control Specialist has the primary responsibility of increasing and maintaining company profitability by maintaining accurate inventory levels. The candidate also ensures that optimal inventory is present and ready to use.

Typical duties / responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following :

• Develops and implements procedures for ensuring that adequate inventory levels are present.
• Identifies and optimizes common inventory items.
• Investigates inventory shortages and discrepancies.
• Comes up with ways to dispose of or sell obsolete items in the inventory.
• Works with other teams including sales, shipping and purchasing.
• Instructs others on how and where to return defective goods.
• Trains other employees in cycle counting and inventory control.
• Follows all existing company policies and procedures.
• Ensures that inventory counts are completed regularly and in a timely manner.
• Audits the facility's entire inventory on a regular basis and provides reports to management.
• Files claims with manufacturers or sellers when defective goods are found in the inventory.
• Keeps up with changing technologies such as computer software in order to remain valuable to his or her employer.
• Other duties as assigned.

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