Inventory Control Manager jobs in Ohio

MCWANE DUCTILE

INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER

Are you a leader who craves the big picture view as much as the intricate details? Do you address challenges with urgency and precision? Known for your process-oriented mindset, do you deliver strong results through analytics, foresight, and creativity? If you have integrity, emotional intelligence, and a proactive leadership approach, we want to talk to you!

Our ideal Inventory Control Manager demonstrates:

• Curiosity: Your inquisitive nature drives you to delve deeply into every aspect of your role. You consistently ask the right questions, seek clarity, and validate outcomes, ensuring thorough understanding and accuracy from start to finish.
• Initiative: You see opportunities where others see challenges. Your proactive approach means you're always a step ahead, providing reliable solutions that the whole team can trust.
• Ownership: You lead by example, taking full responsibility for your sphere of influence as if the company were your own. Your commitment to excellence is apparent in every task you undertake.
• Firm but Friendly: You balance assertiveness with approachability. Colleagues respect you for your decisiveness and love you for your warmth, making you a trusted leader in every interaction.
• Always on Stage: You understand that every moment is an opportunity to represent our values and vision. Your professional demeanor and polished presence inspire confidence and pride in our team.

As our ideal Inventory Control Manager, you are more than a team member; you are shaping our future. With your ability to challenge the status quo, combined with your charismatic resilience and seasoned perspective, you will bring genuine care and deliver significant impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage various scheduling strategies through best practices, understanding their impacts on multiple business operations and efficiencies
• Manage vendor performance through team documentation and tracking of issues
• Oversee resale purchasing management to ensure best practices and processes are
• Implemented
• Conduct purchasing for resale and develop a strategic plan to optimize the process
• Optimize inventory processes to ensure optimal stock levels, minimize losses, and conduct
• root cause analysis for discrepancies
• Streamline system processes, ensure accurate Gener Ledger entries, and deliver the highest
• level of customer service, coordinating cross-functionally as needed
• Supervise direct reports, demonstrating strong leadership skills in managing team dynamics
• and personal accountability
• Apply knowledge of inventory management processes and procedures, making continuous
• improvements and proposing efficiency enhancement
• Engage actively in hands-on tasks and decision-making processes
• Manage the hiring and personnel transitions within the department including delivering
• annual reviews and addressing disciplinary issues
• Create and manage purchase orders on products for resale
• Address and resolve inventory discrepancies and provide transactional guidance to team members to deliver reliable inventory quantities
• Develop and oversee cycle counting operations, assist in semi-monthly inventory tasks, and
• lead annual physical inventory
• Build strong relationships with all team members and external contacts to enhance collaboration and speed of trust

This is a full-time, on-site position requiring weekend availability, based out of Coshocton, OH. Relocation package available.

You'll need to work fully on-site to get a deep understanding of our operations, with the potential to switch to hybrid work after year 1.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• 5 years of experience in inventory control management, including scheduling, purchase orders, and product line management
• People leadership experience
• Experience managing a SKU count of at least 10,000
• Proficient in computer usage, with high-level Excel skills
• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent experience

Preferred

• Manufacturing or similar industry experience
• ASCM/APICS CPIM or CSCP certification
• Supply chain management experience

Desired

• Sage or JD Edwards ERP experience

THE COMPANY – McWane Ductile

McWane Ductile, a division of McWane Inc., has been an industry leader in the manufacture of water distribution and infrastructure products since 1921. With three U.S. foundries, McWane Ductile offers superior service while supplying Ductile iron pipe across North America and beyond, all while maintaining an unwavering commitment to safety and quality. Through continued innovation, it is our goal to meet the customer needs and industry demands of the future in order to Build Iron Strong Utilities for Generations.

WHY WORK WITH US?

McWane Ductile is committed to being a safe workplace for team members, providing high-quality products to our customers, and being a good neighbor in our communities. Here, you’ll join a team where continuous learning and empowerment are at the heart of our culture:

• Continuous learning opportunities
• Accountability for decision-making
• Open-door policy at all levels
• Emphasis on safety
• Regular transparency calls
• Strong focus on culture initiatives
• Collaboration with unions
• Community activism and engagement
• Varied perks and benefits programs
• Purpose-driven work: providing essential clean water transportation products
• Utilization of recycled materials
• Individualized treatment of team members
• Opportunities for advancement and career exploration within the organization
• Support for youth through internships and co-op programs with local schools

OUR CORE VALUES

• Safety: People First
• Leadership: I am Always on Stage
• Accountability: Lead Myself Well
• Excellence: Always Working to be Better
• Trust: The Speed of Trust
• Teamwork: Help Each Other Be Great
• Communication: Candid, Clear & Constructive
• Environment: Protect our Communities

Benefits: Health, Vision, and Dental Plan, PTO, 401(k) match, Life Insurance

Salary: $90k – $100k

Join our team and be part of something Iron Strong. Apply now!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• 1. How many years have you worked in inventory control?
• 2. Can you provide a brief description of the scale of SKU counts and complex inventory you managed?
• 3. Please describe your management experience, including the number of years you have managed teams and the size of the teams.
• 4. Please rate your proficiency with Excel (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and briefly mention any specific functions or tools you regularly use in inventory management.
• 5. Are you willing to relocate / commute to Coshocton, OH?
• 6. What are your salary requirements? Please provide a specific number.

Work Location: In person