Ludington Inventory & Material Control Analyst

Your career begins at Cone Drive Operations, a Timken company!  Cone Drive is located in beautiful Ludington, Michigan and boasts nearly 100 years of success in the gearing industry.  If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Cone Drive.  Our employees make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

The Inventory & Material Control is located at the Company's Ludington facility and is responsible to ensure inventory accuracy, receipt and release of materials for production, and for managing outsourced production work.

Responsibilities:

• Organizes and coordinates the release of orders for production
• Owns facility cycle count and inventory accuracy program
• Runs production reports, ensuring Heijunka cards are available for Operators, and maintaining the Item Master Sheets  
• Responsible for reconciling the Negative On-Hand reports, including researching issues and performing related transactions  
• Verifies pick lists for accuracy and reviewing / researches the shortage report
• Manages stockroom while maintaining location integrity and identifying areas for improvement in the process
• Reconciles scrap and processes related inventory transactions.  Manage and have accountability for overseeing physical inventory and cycle count program
• Manage and have accountability for inventory integrity, including stockroom location, obsolete inventory, excess stock and stock replenishment process
• Actively participate up front in NPSI process to proactively plan material requirements for new projects
• Identify opportunities and drive improvements to the material flow for current processes
• Maximize the potential and drive continuous improvement in the manufacturing operating systems, (PaperLess, PowerLink)
• Manage transactional processes for material flow and m-order control including outside operations
• Supports root cause analysis and corrective action activities related to inventory discrepancies and material shortages
• Participates in cross-functional teams to support lean manufacturing and cost reduction initiative

Requirements:

• 3 years’ experience in manufacturing operations / material control functions
• 1-2 years’ experience in MRP/ERP systems
• Proficient in Microsoft office, (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Self-motivated to take on initiatives and drive improvements into the facilities