Job Description

Inventory Control I - Columbus, NE

The Inventory Control Specialist is responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy, availability, and optimization within a high-volume MRO warehouse. This role plays a critical part in managing spare parts, consumables, and maintenance materials, while also supporting vendor partnerships through Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and consignment programs.

Specific Job Duties

• Interact professionally, effectively, and courteously with all individuals.
• Analyze usage trends, lead times, and demand variability to improve stocking strategies.
• Identify and manage excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory
• Assists in assigning storage locations, and enters such information into the database.
• Operates all material handling equipment such as scales, hand jacks, carts, forklifts and equipment used for measuring and counting.
• Maintain accurate inventory records through cycle counts, audits, and real-time system updates
• Return unneeded parts to inventory, and update the database accordingly.
• Maintain tools and records in vending equipment and data base.
• Write Work orders for facility and warehouse equipment repairs.
• Assist customers in identifying, locating, and obtaining needed parts by searching the inventory database or physically searching parts storage areas.
• Checks quantities, identification and condition of materials received, and enter such information into our database.
• Receives shipments of hazardous chemicals and places in appropriate storage locations. Maintains responsibility for the pick-up and documentation of empty chemical containers.
• Serve as primary point of contact for incoming parts, materials, chemicals, and ingredients from common carriers, vendors, UPS, etc.
• Unload trucks carrying items ranging from small parcels to pipe, motors, and large machinery.
• Ensure that any Direct Issue items are marked appropriately, and that any inventoried items issued from Receiving are properly charged to a Work Order.
• Ensure that motors and gear boxes get rotated.
• Prepare Bills of Lading and other shipping documents using MSR’s, UPS, Excel, and other forms and software.
• Deliver all chemicals, lab supplies, and other items as requested by process.
• May perform reasonably similar or related duties needed to assist with task completion.
• Assists in keeping all warehouse facilities in tour ready condition.

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Must successfully complete all ADM Safety Certification requirements.

Required Skills.

• High level of motivation and results-oriented way of working.
• Good regular and prompt attendance history
• Excellent safety record and awareness
• Previous plant/warehouse, inventory control, and forklift experience

Preferred Skills

• Good organizational and communication skills, and must be self-motivated
• Ability to work well with others and with little supervision
• Ability to team build, train, and work on multiple tasks concurrently
• Willingness to assume and learn new responsibilities
• Housekeeping and sanitation skills (MSS)
• Willingness to work overtime when necessary
• Attention to detail and accurate record keeping skills

Environment

• Working with various chemicals and potentially hazardous materials
• Indoor and outdoor tasks
• Climbing stairs frequently
• Lifting
• Could be asked to perform rotating Shift Work
• Operation of material handling equipment as needed

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor. * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required. * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.
​Hiring Manager- Keith Duncan ​

City

Columbus

State

NE - Nebraska

Location Country

United States

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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