Inventory Specialist

Primary roles and responsibilities:

• Receiving materials, physically and systematically, to be used in production operations and engineering projects.
• Physically and systematically moving approved materials to support production and engineering demands as well as supporting internal operations of the warehouse.
• Physically and systematically moving non-conforming materials and materials pending inspection within quality guidelines.
• Point-of-use parts replenishment for internal production and projects, including support of part requests, kanbans, work orders, sales orders, material transfers (MTs), special projects, etc.
• Packout and shipment activities including potential shipments to domestic and international customers.
• Performing varying systematic transactions within Velo3D’s ERP system.
• Complying with materials management policies and processes, including First In, First Out (FIFO) material rotations, 5S, Safety, Good Documentation and Warehouse Practices, etc.
• Participating in and/or leading daily cycle counting.
• Operating powered material handling equipment (e.g. forklifts, electric pallet jacks).
• Communicating via e-mail the status of material movements and transactions to key stakeholders (when appropriate).

Secondary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Implement projects, including leading potential to lead project teams, as directed by Supervisor or Lead.
• Identify areas or opportunities for operational improvement. Focusing on efficiency and quality, develop proposals for systems and process improvement. Gain consensus from Supervisor and drive the implementation of improvements.
• Become knowledgeable on all key tasks performed within the warehouse.
• Be proficient as a “deputized trainer” within the warehouse. At the discretion of the Supervisor, train new or existing personnel on warehouse processes, including completion of required documentation, record keeping, and reporting.
• Ability to complete daily safety walks, lead and participate in daily management meetings, and maintain daily compliance with PPE policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 3-5 years of material handling/warehousing/logistics operational experience preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate with peers and internal customers, both verbally and written.
• Inventory control experience (cycle counting, physical inventories, etc.) preferred.
• Experience and/or certification in operating powered material handling equipment preferred.
• Ability to lift material up to 50 lbs.
• Extensive walking and repetitive physical motion (squatting, bending, lifting, climbing ladders, etc.) is required.
• Experience with computer systems (Microsoft Office, NetSuite, PLM, etc.) preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills, specifically leadership, coaching, and training.
• Strong verbal and written skills are required to effectively communicate with team members and internal customers.
• Experience with continual improvement methodologies/projects (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, PDCA, etc.) preferred.