INVENTORY CONTROL SPECIALIST

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Description

At Soli Organic, we want to change the way people access organic, sustainable, and affordable food by revolutionizing what nature does best: growing healthy, flavorful plants. We take what we know about the biology of growing the best produce, and then use technology to optimize nature's processes. We do all of this in our proprietary, USDA-certified organic, soil-based, indoor system. For us, everything begins with soil; it is the foundational building blocks that enable us to provide an ecosystem in which plants can thrive.

Over the past 30 years, we've seen this mission spread beyond our wildest dreams. Today, we are an integrated food solutions group with a nation-wide presence, and an ambitious drive to continue to have a positive impact for consumers. So how did we reach this far? We are constantly learning from nature, and we are taking those lessons in innovative ways and creative solutions that will serve the community of consumers who are looking for flavorful, healthy, and sustainable produce options.

The Inventory control specialist (ICS) has the primary responsibility and ownership of improving company profitability by managing inventory levels, inventory consumptions, and maintaining accurate inventory counts. ICS must maintain a high level of organization, energy, and attention to detail and possess the ability to prioritize tasks and duties, and multitasking abilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee receiving process and team, to ensure timely processing and reporting of all inbound product.
• Responsible for ensuring product is received, rated, stored, and processed according to best practices and following FIFO principles.
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly inventory reconciliation of raw goods, raw materials, and packaging.
• Maintains accurate inventory counts by supporting physical inventories, performing cycle counts, and transacting items in ERP.
• Ensures that all product received comes from vendors who have been approved by our Compliance Department and meets required specifications and labeling.
• Responsible for maintaining an orderly warehouse by moving items to/from the appropriate inventory locations, and by following housekeeping and sanitation rules.
• Responsible for performing ERP transactions to reflect the shipping, receiving, or returning of items, packing/unpacking items, creating inventory and shipping labels, and generating necessary documentation.
• Ability to adapt quickly and calmly to changing conditions and solve problems immediately.
• Ability to work well with others and maintain organization and communication between cross-related departments.
• Displays ability to multitask and handle multiple issues under pressure without stress.
• Assists management and buyer on other duties as requested. sks and duties, and multitasking abilities.

Requirements

Requirements

• High school degree or GED
• Experience in shipping and receiving, excel, and ERP systems.
• Experience working with highly perishable products.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Maintaining a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers always.
• MS Word, Outlook, and Excel
• Attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to lead small teams.
• Ability for self-initiative and self-motivation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: must be able to lift 25lbs, walk in and out of refrigerated space at 35F, squat, bend. Intermittent sitting and standing. Available to work occasional nights, holidays and weekends.