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SUMMARY The Inventory Control Supervisor is responsible for leading all activities that support material movement accuracy, inventory integrity, and transaction reliability across production, warehouse, and system environments. This role ensures all material transactions are executed in alignment with company standards, Oracle Fusion processes, and cycle count programs while driving continuous system and process improvement across the operation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Responsible for material movement support and inventory accuracy for production inventory locations. This involves closely monitoring and reconciling aging inventory in pass-through locations to ensure accuracy and compliance with standard procedures.
- Manage pick-list generation & delivery.
- Maintains accountability for consumable packaging materials to ensure they are reliably available for production use. .
- Lead and manage the site’s Cycle Count Program, including program design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting through Oracle Fusion.
- Delegate count activities to TXP team members, monitor execution, and report on progress, completion rates, and improvement opportunities.
- Drive accountability for count variances, oversee recounts, and perform root cause analysis to ensure corrective action and issue resolution.
- Take ownership for making significant inventory adjustments and developing corrective action plans as needed to maintain system accuracy and integrity.
- Provide leadership during the annual physical inventory, from planning and variance review to root cause resolution and final reconciliation.
- Support month-end close activities through reconciliation, variance monitoring, and transaction verification.
- Continuously refine inventory control methods, transaction accuracy, and system parameters to strengthen the reliability of the company’s ERP/WMS environment.
- Train and assist production and warehouse staff on material movement transactions to ensure data accuracy and compliance with standard procedures.
- Maintain advanced knowledge of all inventory clerk transactions for troubleshooting and root cause support.
- Develop cross-training plans for department staff to ensure coverage, workload balance, and process continuity.
- Provide daily supervision, coaching, and performance management for the inventory control team.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Directly supervises employees in the Inventory Control Department. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or equivalent experience. 3–5 years of experience in inventory control or materials management; supervisory experience preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
COMPUTER SKILLS To perform this job successfully an individual must have proficiency in Oracle Fusion or comparable ERP/WMS systems. They must also be proficient in Excel and data reporting tools for reconciliation and analysis and have excellent communication skills with both shop-floor and leadership teams.
REASONING ABILITY Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS A forklift operator certificate is required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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