Material Control Specialist Job Description
Material control specialist
provides inventory Techs with training, assistance, coaching and mentoring on all Inventory Control Processes.
Material Control Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Assist with other receiving/inventory control tasks as assigned by supervisor or lead persons
Utilize data collection systems to collect, monitor, analyze, material failure information
Supports the Inventory Control functions in database maintenance and reporting processes
This position will be the primary individual responsible for receiving incoming vendor shipments
Responsible for accuracy of inventory counts, identifying discrepancies in inventory counts and taking corrective action to guard against inconsistencies in the future
Receiving which includes but is not limited to matching of packing slips to purchase orders, detailed review of material, tagging and identification of material, properly storing material upon receipt, acquiring all required paperwork for receipt process, & posting inventory receipts
Maintain up-to-date records of inventory locations
Issuing inventory and consumable items, perform stock returns (RMA), posting of issues/returns to inventory management software,& deliver material to end user on time
Timely management of expired and non-conforming items
Perform all tasks in accordance with MilliporeSigma policies, procedures, regulatory and cGMP requirements as applicable and demonstrate capabilities through current training records
Material Control Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Material Control Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPIM, MRPT
Education for Material Control Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the material control specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Science, Education, Math, Associates, Technical, Business, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Engineering, Supply Chain Management
Skills for Material Control Specialist
Desired skills for material control specialist include:
Applicable local
Federal/national statutes and guidelines
State/province
Product and manufacturing processes and using adding machine
Demand and replenishment processes
Inventory control
Inventory control systems
Packaging and distribution
Supply Chain processes and procedures: scheduling
Systems
Desired experience for material control specialist includes:
Good computer skills including Office Software Packages
Work modified schedule as needed
Willingness to attain in-house forklift certification
Must be self-motivated & complete scheduled responsibilities
Work mandatory overtime every other Saturday
Knowledge/experience with Oracle ERP system preferred including Order Management and Inventory modules
Material Control Specialist Examples
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Material Control Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of material control specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for material control specialist
- Generates weekly and monthly reports for schedules and shipping
- Yields batches and consumes materials during scanner failures, system downtime, and for materials that cannot be scanned
- Investigates any material balances remaining in the material staging category after batch completion and executes the necessary system transactions to resolve MIA materials
- Assists with the production database by entering cycle time, batch size, and tank and package fill details for each production batch
- Coordinates the site cycle count program
- Trains associates on scanner use
- Generates reports, coordinates communication, and administers the database
- Generate and distribute month-end reports used by Accounting and other site stakeholders
- Communicates directly with hazardous waste company for scheduling inventory disposal
- Creates material movements in SAP’s Warehouse Management System to support inventory location accuracy and achieve “put-away” and shipping efficiencies
Qualifications for material control specialist
- Must be eager to cooperate with others and possess exceptional interpersonal skills
- Must be self-motivated, energetic, dependable, honest, thorough, and possess a team attitude
- Back-up to the Shipping / Receiving Specialist position at the site
- Initiate safe work activity in support of site safety program
- Leader for material-related root cause investigation and has accountability corrective action development and execution
- College Diploma or University degree preferred with 3-5 years’ work experience in inventory management
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material control specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for material control specialist
- Receives goods
- Receives incoming supplies, materials, and equipment and verifies that delivered goods are received in quantity indicated and in good condition
- Utilizes AS400 system to properly account for issues, returns, receipts
- Conducts cycle counts of inventory materials as directed
- Organizes and maintains warehouse and inventory yard for efficient material storage and handling
- Operates a forklift and other material handling equipment
- May occasionally drive a company vehicle to pick up/deliver product or materials
- Assists with packing/unpacking products or parts
- Maintain logistics deliverables - routing/footprint/movement
- Contact suppliers to obtain RMA, evaluate cost impact and create rework purchase order or debit memos to manage inventory movement to and from supplier
Qualifications for material control specialist
- Investigative ability including process and technical gaps
- Working knowledge of computer terminal operation utilizing MRP (SAP, HP Manman a plus)
- Ability to safely operate material handling equipment such as forklift and pallet jack, jib cranes and overhead cranes
- Ability to understand and correctly execute verbal and written instructions and maintain accurate records
- Excellent safety record in previous jobs
- Ability to work well with team members, demonstrate a positive attitude and maintain professional behavior
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Material Control Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material control specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for material control specialist
- Work cross functionally with Procurement/Engineering/Quality to resolve stranded inventory issues
- Ships materials to the supplier/vendor
- Ensure that supplier failure analysis and rework reports are completed in a timely manner and distributed to correct internal teams
- Reconciles the inventory of non-conforming material locations to open purchase orders and resolves any issues
- Conducts a bi-annual physical inventory on non-conforming inventory locations and prepares report for Inventory Supervisor
- Using a MRP to determine the material requirements of the Production Plan
- Verifying demand data and to order material accordingly from approved suppliers
- Escalate any issues where demand data is not understandable, for clarification and to escalate in case of a supplier not able to meet the requirements
- Monitor end-to-end inventory levels achieving inventory targets and regulate inventory levels for raw materials, intermediate and finished goods
- Anticipating product cycle and avoid the generation of obsolete stocks
Qualifications for material control specialist
- Steel toe safety shoes/boots required
- Must be reliable and maintain good attendance
- Candidate should have at least one-two (1-2) years of experience in Inventory/Material Control processes
- Familiarization with logistics records concerned with quantity, cost, and type of material received, in stock, or issued
- High School diploma / GED in a related field and 3 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
- Must have experience and ability to assess Purchase Orders and material specifications to determine laydown and staging required
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a material control specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material control specialist
- Performs functions as a Control Account Manager and / or Work Package Manager as assigned
- Manages assigned CDRLs and ensures accurate and timely completion
- Institutes continuous improvement on daily operations to reduce cost, labor, material, transactional, and other requirements
- Responsible for presentation of KPIs to internal and external customers
- You will be a team member along with other Inbound Material Controllers managing schedules and expectations
- You will interact and manage key relationships with a network of worldwide suppliers, monitoring their performance and identifying improvements
- You will ensure procedures are adhered to, to ensure ISO9000 accreditation
- You will create and deliver action plans to improve service and metrics
- You will be responsible for providing quality delivery information to support in excess of 1000 global distributors and dealers in the Perkins aftermarket
- Shop Floor packets
Qualifications for material control specialist
- Professionalism is paramount
- 6 day work week will be required with flexibility to support multiple shift project execution
- Maintain and communicate weekly reporting deliverables to management
- 2-year Associates Degree or equivalent job related experience
- Knowledge and experience of Purchasing, Accounts payable and Material costs
- Exhibits positive people skills, and a team approach to problem resolution
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of material control specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for material control specialist
- Maintains MPC board and google document with current parts status information
- Maintains Hot Parts google document
- Control of ”Clean Idle Certificate” decals supplied by third party with control numbers tracked by government agencies related to unit specific serial numbers
- Tracking of Federal Excise Tax information related to Wheel and Tire assemblies for Export units in order to re-claim taxes applied that meet exception criteria
- Provide the Material Control focal point for GSC within the Asset
- Determine stocking strategies to ensure that the recommended re-order levels are correctly set, in relation to current delivery performance and Operational information supplied
- Work cross functionally with Procurement/Engineering/Quality to resolve stranded inventory issues Ships materials to the supplier/vendor
- Backup for Sr
- Will work with program and technical team to plan and implement production schedules
- Issue all work documents to inspection and maintenance technician
Qualifications for material control specialist
- Ability to multi-task, good organization skills and be detailed orientated
- Working knowledge of PC applications particularly spreadsheet and database management
- Must be driven, enthusiastic, autonomous and self-motivated
- Must be an effective communicator with people at all levels of the business
- Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and two (2) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to six (6) years if non-degreed
- High School Diploma or equivalent appropriate General Certificates of Secondary Education or global equivalent, however four (4) year accredited degree or global equivalent preferred