Veterans Preferred - Inventory Control Manager - Airgas

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10057210 Inventory Control Manager (Open)

Location:
Salem, NH (NEA) - Filling industrialWaterford, CT (Regional Office) - Cust. installations

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Position Title: Inventory Control Manager

- Salem, NH
- Monday - Friday
- Occasional travel, including overnight travel may be required.
- This position requires the carrying of a cell phone and managing escalation of after-hours support issues.

The Inventory Control Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with the region's hardgoods inventory policies and procedures. This position will drive accurate and timely inventory management and reporting. A high level of coordination with divisional and regional teams is required in order to meet established financial metrics, monitor operational controls, maintain timelines for inventory cycle counts and perform variance analyses and reporting. This job will require an experienced inventory professional who is strong technically, possesses good analytical skills, demonstrates strong leadership and is experienced in improving systems and processes.

• Lead, guide and direct hardgoods cycle counts at the plants and branches.
  
• Review and approve inventory adjustments as a result of variances to physical counts compared to the perpetual inventory records in accordance with defined variance thresholds, assist plant and branch personnel to determine the "root cause" of inventory variances.
  
• Work with branches to assist with "bolt-on" programs/other inventory promotions, new product or other vendor/Radnor sponsored inventory programs.
  
• Assist Accounts Payable and Corporate Purchasing by investigating and correcting problems with invoices.
  
• Provide branch-based reporting to measure inventory turns, inactive inventory, adjustments and other relevant metrics.
  
• Work with branches to reduce Hardgoods Day Supply (HDS), slow moving /obsolete inventory stock and inventory reserve expense.
  
• Work with Area Branch Operations Coordinators/Area Branch Operations Managers/Branch personnel to assist with training of new Associates on hardgoods inventory processes.
  
• Assist field with wall-to-wall inventory counts if required.
  
• Assist field in preforming branch remerchandising activities as needed.
  
• Assist Field in establishing appropriate levels and set-up for Corporate purchasing systems, including freezes/guarantees and Min/Max stocking levels to help ensure dynamic deployment and other automated inventory management systems are working adequately.
  
• Develop and implement required process changes and corrective actions to reduce/eliminate inventory variances, including new SOPs or other Company policies and procedures.
  
• Assist in the validation and verification of inventories related to acquisitions.
  
• Manage department work flow to ensure all targets and deadlines are met.
  
• Commitment to working safely and not allowing unsafe conditions or practices to exist
  
• Respond to field inquiries related to above functions and other departmental operations.
  
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.
  
  
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  Are you a MATCH?
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Science or related degree field required. In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be considered.
    
  • 3 years of inventory management experience.
    
  • Prior inventory analysis experience preferred.
    
  • Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing; listens effectively and clarifies information as needed; works well with others in a team environment across the organization knowing who to engage to achieve results. Uses candor and sensitivity in their dealings with others.
    
  • Prior experience in the bulk/gas industry in an analytical finance-related position.
    
  • Strong demonstrated proficiency in Google Office as well as MS Office products including Excel & Word.
    
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of SAP preferred.
    
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively design, recommend and implement practices, processes and procedures with a high attention to detail.
    
  • Exceptional organization & time management skills with ability to use time efficiently handling multiple demands, supporting multiple people and competing priorities effectively.
    
  • Ability to deal with difficult situations in a diplomatic and professional manner.
    
  • Employee may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time.
    
  • Employee may occasionally be required to walk through office and/or manufacturing locations.
    
  • Requires use of computer, telephone and may require operation of a motor vehicle.
    
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and work may be performed in a standard office environment or in a production facility.
    
  • Work space is one that contains moving mechanical parts and risk of electric shock.
    
  • May require both indoor & outdoor environments in various seasonal weather conditions. Must be able to work in temperatures ranging from -10 to over 100 degrees.
    
    
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    We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.
    
    We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.
    
    Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
    
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    Your differences enhance our performance
    
    At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
    
    We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
    
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    Equal Employment Opportunity Information
    
    We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
    
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    Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com .
    
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