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Position Summary
The Inventory Control Supervisor is responsible for overseeing inventory accuracy, material flow, and control processes supporting PCBA, electronic assembly, test, and system integration operations to ensure optimal stock levels and operational efficiency. This role supervises inventory staff, implements inventory control procedures, and collaborates with operations, purchasing, and finance to minimize inventory discrepancies, reduce costs, and support business objectives.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversee daily inventory control activities including receiving, storage, issuing, and cycle counting
- Ensure accurate inventory levels through regular audits, cycle counts, and reconciliation
- Investigate and resolve inventory variances, discrepancies, and root causes
- Maintain inventory records in ERP/WMS systems with a high level of accuracy
- Supervise, train, and develop inventory control staff
- Assign daily tasks and monitor workload, productivity, and performance
- Enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Develop and implement inventory control policies and best practices
- Identify opportunities to improve inventory accuracy, material flow, and warehouse efficiency
- Partner with cross-functional teams to optimize stock levels and reduce obsolescence
- Support lean, continuous improvement, or cycle count programs
- Prepare inventory reports including accuracy metrics, shrinkage, slow-moving items, and adjustments
- Monitor KPIs and provide recommendations to leadership
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and company policies
- Coordinate with purchasing, operations, and finance to support production and fulfillment
- Assist with physical inventory and external audits when required
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Requirements
Required
- High school diploma or GE
- 3+ years of inventory control experience in a warehouse or manufacturing environment
- 3+ years of supervisory or lead experience preferred
- Experience in an electronics manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of inventory control principles and best practices
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and production reporting
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and change management skills
- Inventory process optimization
- Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills in Word, Excel, SharePoint, etc.
- Manage ESD-sensitive components and ensure proper storage, handling, and labeling.
- Maintain strict control of serialized, lot-controlled, date-code, and customer-owned material.
Desired
- 1+ years in an electronics manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001
- Experience reading a BOM or mechanical engineering drawings
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