Inventory Control Specialist at Drexel Building Supply – Kewaskum, Wisconsin

ABOUT DREXEL

Drexel Building Supply is a leading provider of quality building materials and services to professional contractors and homeowners throughout Wisconsin. Team Member owned and community-driven, we proudly operate six Drexel retail locations and three Drexel manufacturing locations across Wisconsin.

We align our entire team around one mission: Supply. Happiness.

We live and operate around our 11 core values, and these values are the backbone of what drives our team to success. Our core values exemplify the DNA of Team Blue! Join us in our mission and see for yourself why Drexel has been named a Wisconsin Top Workplace every year since 2011 and a USA Top Workplace!

As an Inventory Control Specialist at Drexel, you'll be a pivotal member of our team, ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our inventory operations. We're looking for a detail-oriented individual with a strong commitment to data integrity and process improvement. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining our inventory accuracy, optimizing storage, and supporting our delivery and customer service teams. This position requires a proactive problem-solver with excellent communication skills and a passion for continuous improvement.

Inventory Accuracy & Management:

• Maintain real-time inventory accuracy through regular cycle counts and meticulous record-keeping.
• Oversee and implement best practices for receiving, rotating, and loading materials to ensure accurate fulfillment for deliveries and customer purchases.
• Manage and optimize storage spaces based on established minimum and maximum levels.
• Conduct routine yard walks with relevant team members to verify special order items.
• Maintain a clean Special Order (S.O.) and Negative on Hand report.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, identifying root causes to implement permanent solutions.

Data & Reporting:

• Accurately perform data entry and maintain detailed inventory records.
• Prepare and comprehend various reports and invoices related to inventory.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Effectively communicate product changes and inventory status to relevant departments and team members.
• Collaborate with multiple departments to achieve inventory and operational goals.
• Provide clear and effective communication, both one-on-one and in group settings.

Operational Support:

• Assist with yard operations as needed, including loading lumber and other building materials for customers.
• Utilize equipment such as forklifts, dollies, and other devices to move materials to and from vendor vehicles, storage, and work sites.
• Potentially assist with deliveries; a clean driving record is required (CDL preferred but not essential).

Training & Development:

• As you grow in this role, you will have opportunities to assist in training and motivating new team members.

• Skills:
  • Exceptional attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy.
  • Excellent computer proficiency and administrative skills.
  • Strong mathematical aptitude.
  • Ability to work independently and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to hold team members accountable and foster a culture of inventory responsibility.
  • Proactive problem-solving abilities with a "fix it forever" mindset.
  • Open-mindedness and enthusiasm for process improvement and change.

Physical Requirements:

• Experience operating a forklift and other material handling equipment is a plus.

ABOUT YOU

Your core values align with ours

You are the hardest working individual in the room

Your favorite color is blue, or you are willing to make it blue!

You strive to always be better than you were yesterday

You are full of ideas and don't hoard them

Your team's success is your success

You use your time efficiently

You bring out the greatness in others

You will always be young at heart!

You laugh with life and enjoy the ride

You get up faster than you got knocked down

YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE

It would be great if your experience encompasses these four things:

Your background involves putting customers first

Background in managing inventory, shipping/receiving and yard processes

Highly organized with strong computer skills

You have been a HUGE contributor to the success of a team

You are uniquely you and bring something to the table that no one else can. You have done some great things that don't necessarily fall into the career path above but that's what makes you cool!

FULL TIME TEAM MEMBER BENEFITS:

• Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k
• ESOP Shares
• Profit Sharing
• Immediate Holiday and Vacation Pay
• Team Member Product Discount
• Scholarship Program for the kids of Drexel team members
• Annual Charity Match Donation
• Annual reimbursements to spend on family and fitness
• Birthday PTO and many more fun little perks!

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