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Supply chain specialist work.
ExcelSupply chainWarehouseCompliance
Details
- Found
- 23 d ago · posted 2026-09-09
- Location as listed
- East Lansing, MI, United States
- Role
- Supply Chain / Procurement
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Key Areas of Responsibility
• Train operations on warehouse practices, driving inventory accuracy, and optimizing warehouse functions
• Maintain adequate inventories
• Conduct annual stocktakes and cycle counts
• Oversee the implementation, purchasing, and follow-through of functional inventory systems
• Develop and maintain master data in the ERP system for new projects
• Implement a system for trackability for auditing of initial setups
• Develop a trackable process to identify gaps in the reciprocating engine sites inventories, communicate these gaps with the broader operation and supply chain teams, then work towards developing a solution
• Prepare and maintain progress reports for the projects the role is responsible for
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure inventory levels are established efficiently, and accurately to the stakeholders’ expectations
• Assist in supply chain process training to maintain compliance with processes and policies to ensure site understanding on how the ERP system can be used
• Assist in site with setup and strategy for stocking parts in compliance with EDL inventory standards
• Assist in sourcing/tracking emergent supply chain issues
• Manage warranty and core processing and tracking for the sites
• Track project specific orders for lead time and assist in the goods receipting to manage the procure-to-pay process to ensure risks are managed appropriately
• Identify any supplier gaps that may be needed to support the business
• Raise requisitions as required
• Identify process improvements pertaining to the ERP system
• Ship required inventory parts to site as determined by management
• Identify and establish key vendor relationships to support the reciprocating engine business unit
• Track critical spares and submit related reports to management
• Identify and action regular purchases that may become inventory stock
• Ensure the business has the parts required support the scheduled maintenance
• Identify and communicate opportunities for supplier consolidation or alternative, lower cost supply chain
Qualifications and Experience
• Strong organization skills with ability to prioritize
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with employees, contractors, leadership, customers, and other parties.
• Reliable, committed, and motivated to achieving company and team goals and objectives
• Recognizes and predicts problems and uses initiative to avoid or resolve
• Seek opportunities to maximize efficiency and/or reduce costs
• Takes accountability for key results areas, achieves results, and continuously seeks to improve standards
• Ensures compliance and adherence with all legislative and company requirements
• Trustworthy and honest, with respect for leadership, peers, subordinates, and systems
• Ability to build strong relationships and works well with others to achieve desired results
• Ability to solve complex issues and problems
• Ability to work independently
• Willingness and ability to travel 15-20% of the time
• Associate Degree in business
• 5 years of prior supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably with qualifications in Purchasing/Inventory Administration or related discipline
• Proficient in use of Microsoft applications at an intermediate level
• Advanced Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of the concept of inventory management and ERP systems
• Knowledgeable in supply chain management systems working in a purchasing and inventory framework
• Experience in Oracle is preferred
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