Lean Manufacturing Specialist, Sr. jobs in Birmingham, AL

Responsibilities:

• Maintains consistent stock of inventory, ordering new stock up to pre-authorized limit as inventory dwindles.

• Ensuring a company’s inventory remains sufficient, place orders when products get low and send back items the company does not need

• Establishes and maintains backup source for high-demand items.

. Create new and eliminate obsolete locations in JDE .

. Create and monitor KPI tracking for inventory processing (location accuracy, inventory turns etc.) and perform RCA on inaccuracies.

. Quality part inspections to support first time quality.

. Assist with them implementation of regular cycle count program.

. Focus on location, rack, and part labeling

• Receive and sign for shipment of products

• Assesses inventory reports and order patterns to identify items in need of automatic, recurring delivery.

• Provides inventory reports to purchasing and inventory control manager.

• Develops and maintains good working relationships with vendors.

• Maintains accurate daily records of goods received and shipments made.

• Manages and maintains inventory system; facilitates upgrades to related database and/or software under the direction of the purchasing or inventory control manager.

• Conducts frequent spot and partial audits of physical inventory.

• Assists with periodic (at least annual) physical inventory audits.

• Assess and monitor warehouse transactions

• Keep detailed records of any changes in inventory or production and report these changes to the proper department.

• Enter inventory information into a computer database or spreadsheet

• Inspect products and take note of any damaged or potentially unusable products.

• Send defective products back to the supplier or dispose of them according to company standards.

• Act as liaison between the warehouse and customer service.

• Effectively work cross departmentally to find out what items are needed

• Operates forklift truck when necessary.

. Performs other related duties as requested.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)