Inventory Control Specialist Milwaukee

Theres a Place for You at Viking Electric.

A career at Viking Electric is more than a job. Youre investing in a brighter more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Viking Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office home factory or other building you can find it here. We operate throughout the Midwest and are part of the Sonepar group the worlds #1 electrical distributor with over 45000 associates around the globe.

Inventory Specialist

Location: Milwaukee WI

Job type: Full Time

Schedule: 6:00am Start time Monday - Friday

Hourly pay: $23.25 - $26.25/hr

**Compensation for this position includes hourly salary short-term incentive bonus and full benefits package offerings. The exact amount of base salary may vary based on experience and skills brought to the role.

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A Day in the Life of a Warehouse Associate

What Youll Do

As an Inventory Specialist you will assist operations management by ensuring the ongoing accuracy of the Viking Electric inventory system and reconciling inventory variances in a proper manner.

You will

• Conduct daily reconciliation of inventory shortages found during picking on previous shifts.
• Perform daily cycle counting.
• Work with sales and counter sales to process returns from customers. Engage with management to identify efficiency opportunities.
• Process receipts of non-stock material to include cross docking and/or create new bin locations for new stock.
• Coordinate weekly bin maintenance mechanics communicating the results and concerns to shift managers.
• Work with ERP specialist project staging specialist and branch management to pick organize and process RMA/RGA material.

What You Bring

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years distribution or warehouse operations two years of cycle counting inventory reconciliation and automated systems plus one-year operating material handling equipment.
• Be at least 18 years old
• Ability to lift push and pull objects weighing up to 50 lbs. regularly or up to 75 lbs. with the assistance of supportive equipment or team members
• Ability to stand and walk for much of your shift
• High School Diploma or GED

• Willingness to learn how to operate equipment like a forklift and handheld scanning device (we provide training)
• Ability to work in various temperatures within our warehouse
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without VISA sponsorship now or in the future

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What We Offer You

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

Were proud to be a military-friendly company and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

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