Materials Control Specialist I in Romeoville, Illinois at ASC Engineered Solutions

ASC Engineered Solutions
Romeoville, Illinois

AREA OF INTEREST: Operations & Supply Chain
POSITION TYPE: Full-time
Job Title: Materials Control Specialist I
About the Company

Following the 2019 merger of Anvil International and Smith-Cooper International, our unified company relaunched in March 2021 as ASC Engineered Solutions. Under a single name and logo, ASC Engineered Solutions continues our focus on improving the customer experience every day and striving to deliver service excellence. For more than 150 years we have provided the finest-quality pipe products and services with integrity and dedication to superior customer service at all levels. ASC Engineered Solutions provides expertise and product solutions for a wide range of applications, from plumbing and mechanical, HVAC, industrial and fire protection to mining, and oil and gas. Our comprehensive line of products includes: pipe couplings, plain-end fittings, valves, cast and malleable iron fittings, forged steel fittings, steel pipe nipples and couplings, pipe hangers and hardware, channel and strut fittings, mining and oil field fittings, and much more.

What You Will Do:

• Inventory accuracy
  1. Cycle Count Supervision - oversee daily execution, report on progress, implement corrective actions for discrepancies.
  2. Support physical inventory counts in local branches, ASC-ES Manufacturer Representative Stocking Warehouses.
  3. Review and resolve "zero picks" discrepancies between the system inventory and the physical inventory found at time of order picking.
  4. Support receiving teams in resolving discrepancies.

• Inventory optimization
  1. Review stocked-out items for opportunities to redistribute inventory to resolve the stock-out.
  2. Review excess inventory for opportunities to reduce or eliminate excess via inventory redistribution.
  3. Support excess and idle scrapping programs.

• Customer return evaluation
  1. Evaluate proposed returns for reasonableness, avoiding returns that create excess.
  2. Evaluate returned product for acceptableness (e.g., saleable condition)

• Special requests
  1. Manage inventory inspections as directed by the Engineering and Quality teams for quality concerns.
  2. Assist Sales with inventory issues resolution (e.g., identifying alternative ways to fill urgent backorders)

• Continuous improvement
  1. Review existing tools processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
  2. Develop new tools and processes.

• Manufacturing Orders (MO's)
  1. Review and Release MO's for Customer Orders (MO's for CO's)
  2. Issue DO's for any MO Bill-of-Material Shortages.
  3. Review and Release MO's for Build-to-Stock needs.

• Additional duties as the role evolves.

What You Will Have:

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and research skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to organize and prioritize a variety of tasks/projects.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access); ASC-ES Warehouse Management (WMS) Experience and Infor M3 experience a plus.
• Inventory Management experience desired. Industrial Warehouse experience along with Forklift certification helpful.

What You Are Good At:

• High accuracy and attention to detail
• Self-motivated, requiring minimal direct supervision.
• Excellent communication skills

Compensation range for this role is $20.25 - $33.75 per hour, commensurate to experience.

Summary of Company Benefits Here

Location(s): Romeoville, IL - DC-320
Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status