Inventory Control Coordinator

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Position Summary

The Inventory Control Coordinator is responsible for managing accurate inventory of all packs, raws and bone WIP inventory at KAN site.

Essential Functions

·  Maintain a clean, safe work environment that promotes associate safety and product integrity.
·  Must be willing to work over time when needed
·  Maintain a safe and clean work environment to promote associate safety and product integrity
·  Promote high quality team environment through effective teamwork and self-management with a positive attitude.
·  Manage all packaging and raw ingredient inventory to support daily production schedule
·  Check Production Report (PRD) in Red Prairie (RP) every morning to ensure no pallets are left from the previous shift, research any pallets left behind.
·  Check SITSTG in RP to see if any WIP pallets are staged to a pack line when another bone size is being packed off, investigate any discrepancies and make any necessary adjustments.
·  Ensure timely process of invoices through Ariba system
·  Setting up necessary POs
·  Daily adjustments of production scrap and raw material scrap
·  Cycle Count raw materials weekly
·  Cycle Count packaging materials bi-weekly
·  Documents and reports all adjustments with S&F and SAP
·  Check C054 to ensure all orders are processing correctly
·  Check COGI errors and properly clear / resolve any issues
·  Check inventory of all consumptions, 0007, 0004, P999
·  Scrap remaining inventory in consumption locations after cycle count of all material not currently being used
·  Blocked IDOCs verify and clear
·  Zsbal for WIP discrepancies between RP and SAP
·  COID to ensure WOs being used are on the current day so packs and raws will back flush
·  Ensure Shelf Life Report for packs and raws to ensure materials will not expire prior to being consumed
·  Escalate to schedulers if raws or packs will expire prior to consumption
·  Request approval to scrap obsolete packs, raws and bones
·  Inventory and Cycle Count weekly in SAP regrind, machine stretch wrap, machine tape and hand tape
·  Make any necessary adjustments to wrong quantities of pack, WIP or raws due to mislabeling, wrong batch, etc.
·  Error Tracker:
·  Populate Error Tracker daily with transactional errors from Packaging, Molding, and WIP
·  Create Transactional Error Follow-up forms for all Category 3(over $500) errors and send to shift manager and area manager for follow up with associate(s).
·  SOI (Supplier Owned Inventory:
·  SPOC for SOI
·  Ensure materials received on SOI are consumed in FIFO and moved from SOI to Mars Owned
·  Team with Receiving Associates to manage the SOI process
·  Other Responsibilities and Duties as assigned.

Education, Experience and Skills Required

·  High School Diploma or equivalent
·  In depth SAP knowledge for daily transactions
·  Problem solving capabilities
·  Must able to multi-task various projects and functions at any given time
·  Minimum of two years pet food and/or food manufacturing experience
·  Demonstrated leadership and technical skills adequate (as outlined above) for the position.
·  Evaluated in current position as meeting and/or exceeding job expectations (Mars associates)
·  Effective verbal and written communication skills
·  Effective analytical and troubleshooting skills

Preferred:

·  2 year associate degree
·  Experience in transportation, inventory and cost management
·  Pet food or food manufacturing experience
·  Excel knowledge using formulas and pivot tables
·  Knowledge of Six Sigma
·  Knowledge of Lean Principles

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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