Product Manager at Charter Steel Trading

Charter Steel is a premier steel service center distributing premium ferrous metals. Value-added processing capabilities include slitting, cut-to-length, blanking, and shearing. We use our expertise to align the global supply chain to provide the insight and the solutions that lower your metal supply cost.

Industries

Charter Steel serves a diverse customer base. Our metal can be found in automotive, construction, agriculture, livestock, energy, lawn and garden, appliance, truck trailer, waste handling, HVAC, and mining applications.

We are currently looking for a Full-Time Product Manager/Inventory Control to join our Team located in our Chicago headquarters location.

Workplace type

On-site

Job Location

Chicago headquarters

Reports To

General Manager

Base Salary

TBD- Depending on Experience

POSITION SUMMARY

Product Manager/Inventory Controlis responsible for order fulfillment, on-time performance, and inventory management. Balancing the needs of the company and customer requirements is paramount in this position. Communication with Manufacturing, Customer Service, Sales, and Purchasing is a key attribute.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up work orders to meet customer due dates based upon Open Order Report
• Apply appropriate material to sales orders, if not applied at times of order acceptance
• Identify material to Traffic to be brought in for all open sales orders
• Proactively advise appropriate parties (customer service, purchasing, sales, management) when commitments will not be met and/or if material is needed to fill orders.
• Proactively offer alternatives to Customer Service if required material is not available
• Identify when material is needed and not available to fill open sales orders — Needs Steel Report
• Provide order status relative to processing and delivery to Customer Service
• Make decisions on material discrepancies while slitting, and consulting with the Customer

Service, and Sales when necessary.

• Expedite checking in of coils when/if required
• Reconcile physical Inventory at Charter Steel semi-annually.
• Reconcile inventory at outside locations (Processors, customers, etc) monthly.
• Process material at outside locations (Outside processing)
• Send all Purchase Orders to outside processors and maintain all associated records.
• Perform Cycle Counts
• Make daily inventory adjustments as needed
• Work with Quality Control to determine the disposition of rejected material.
• Provide Management with weekly inventory reports
• Provide backup for Inventory entry
• Identify inventory positions (shortages/ overages) to General Manager, Sales, and Purchasing with recommendations
• Analyze aged inventory, drops, and masters, and provide recommendations to Manager, Production Scheduling, and Customer Service
• Assist in purchasing/recommendations of coated, HR, and CR products
• Give copies of all Purchase Orders to Customer Service
• Reconcile Production Orders (Jobs) daily
• Special projects as deemed necessary.

Experience/Education Requirements:

Bachelor degree preferred,

GED or equivalent experience or

training is preferred.

Suitable employees may receive on-the-job training in lieu of these requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, teamwork, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service
• Must be detail-oriented with ability to multi-task
• Basic knowledge of inventory control procedures
• Proficient in keyboarding and experience with computerized inventory systems
• Skill in organizing work efficiently and ability to work with minimum supervision
• Good communication skills
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office applications

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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 essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Charter Steel offers a competitive total rewards package including health and wellness programs, retirement programs, paid time off, and a casual work environment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.