Inventory Manager

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City: Okanagan Valley

Industry: Construction

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Overview:

Our client has manufactured home building products in Western Canada for over 25 years. Their product lines have evolved with science and technology advances, from old format products in their early years to energy efficient and very premium products now. Their products are designed for and distributed to a wide variety of climates, and have very positive market acceptance, with a number of Canadian manufacturing locations including the Okanagan.



Responsibilities:

Reporting to the General Manager, the Inventory Manager will be responsible for all aspects of inventory and logistics management including transportation planning, purchasing, forecasting and materials planning, receiving, production scheduling and inventory control.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

- Measuring the deviation between forecasted and actual sales and understanding how that impacts raw materials and procurement

- Manage warehouse operations including inventory management to ensure timely release of material and optimal stock inventory turnover. Sets and monitors inventory levels of both raw materials and finished goods to ensure maximum turns and returns

- Ensures inventory accuracy through such things as development and adherence to cycle count programs and actual versus bill of materials usage in an effort to optimize inventory levels

- Issues POs and expedites delivery of raw materials and other purchases from approved suppliers.

- Responsible for the receiving of raw materials

- Responsible for the production scheduling

- Tracks production & sales trends vs. forecast to ensure required inventory is on hand to optimize production

- Ensures adherence to pricing and purchasing terms, inventory turns, transportation & fill rates set by HQ

- Ensures safety procedures are followed and products are safely handled, and other misc. duties as required



Compensation:

$65-$80K + discretionary bonus & Benefits

Requirements:

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

College / University graduate

5+ years experience in manufacturing management ideally in a union environment

3+ years experience in inventory & logistics management

Work experience with distribution & inventory control, freight, production scheduling, forecasting and purchasing
Management of MRP systems including forecasting and production planning, Word, Outlook and Excel

This role will offer a base salary, discretionary bonus plan and employee benefits package. Combined, the value of the compensation package will be in the $65 to$85K range depending on candidate qualificatiions, experience and expertise, and possibly approaching the $100K level for the ideal candidate.

A moderate relocation budget will be provided for candidates not currently based in the beautiful Okanagan region.



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