Inventory Controller
Watertown, South Dakota, United StatesRemoteFull-time
AI Summary
The Inventory Controller is responsible for purchasing materials, maintaining accurate inventory levels, and supporting 5S workplace organization across multiple departments to ensure operational success.
About this role
Accountability Chart Roles:
- Cycle Counts
- Build Carts
- Material Coordination
- Purchasing
- Allocation of Goods
Primary Duties
The goal of Inventory Controller is to improve and maintain inventory across multiple departments while creating and supporting a clean, safe, and efficient work environment to ensure the success of Sentry’s various Operational teams.
- Effectively purchasing material for various departments to support their projects through cost negotiations & on-time-delivery of goods
- Owning and Maintaining the on hand amounts in inventory
- 5S- Own and create accountability for all departments relating to the Sorting, Simplifying, Shining, Standardizing, and Sustaining of a safe work environment
What does Winning look like?
- No productions stoppages due to forecasting & purchasing
- Perfectly accurate inventory levels & locations
- Net Zero Write Offs
- No Injuries
Measurables
- Safety: Department TRIR, No Injuries
- Quality: Audit of part locations/counts
- Delivery: Is the shop 24/7 Tour Ready?
- Cost: $0 Item Write Offs
- Morale: Consistent 1-1 Meetings, 100% Quarterly Meetings
Sentry Core Values
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Ride for the brand
- Integrity
- Optimism
Skills
5SAllocation Of GoodsAuditCost NegotiationsCycle CountsInventory ManagementMaterial CoordinationOn-time DeliveryPurchasingTRIR
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