Job Title: Inventory Coordinator (Warehouse & Food Manufacturing)

Job Description

The Inventory Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring accurate, real-time inventory control across raw materials, packaging, work-in-progress, and finished goods within a high-volume food manufacturing environment. This position conducts scheduled counts, investigates and resolves inventory variances using SAP and a warehouse management system, and stages materials for production while maintaining strict compliance with GMP, HACCP, SQF, and allergen control standards. The role combines hands-on warehouse work, including secure forklift operation, with detailed data entry and cross-functional communication to support production, quality, and finance teams.

Responsibilities

- Conduct scheduled inventory counts of raw ingredients, packaging materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods in ambient, cooler, and freezer storage areas.
- Prepare cycle count sheets, perform cycle counts, and reconcile discrepancies between physical stock and system records.
- Use SAP and the warehouse management system (WMS) to investigate inventory variances, trace lot movements, and correct transactional errors at the root cause.
- Complete daily inventory transactions, including receipts, transfers, goods issues, adjustments, and location moves, accurately and on time to maintain real-time system accuracy.
- Review production schedules to assess inventory requirements by lot number and quantity for upcoming production runs.
- Stage the correct ingredient and packaging lots and quantities for production consumption, following FIFO/FEFO rotation and lot traceability requirements.
- Safely operate an electric counterbalance forklift to move, put away,



and retrieve pallets between receiving, storage, staging, and production areas.
- Communicate variance findings and inventory issues to Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, and Finance, and follow up until discrepancies are resolved.
- Identify and segregate damaged, expired, on-hold, or non-conforming product, and support QA holds, releases, traceability exercises, and mock recalls.
- Maintain clean, organized, and clearly labeled storage locations in line with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP, SQF, and sanitation standards.
- Support month-end and year-end inventory counts and participate in other related inventory and warehouse duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

- 13 years of warehouse experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Hands-on experience with inventory control, inventory tracking, and inventory management processes.
- Experience performing cycle counts and reconciling inventory discrepancies.
- Proficiency with SAP or similar ERP systems for inventory transactions and reporting.
- Experience using warehouse management systems (WMS) for inventory tracking and location management.
- Experience in shipping and receiving and warehouse inventory operations.
- Ability to safely operate an electric counterbalance forklift or similar material handling equipment.




- Strong material handling skills, including moving, staging, and storing pallets and materials.
- Accurate data entry skills and attention to detail for maintaining real-time inventory records.
- Familiarity working in a GMP environment and adherence to food safety and sanitation standards.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, and Finance.
- Capability to work in varying temperatures, including freezers, coolers, and warm production areas, and in tight, enclosed, damp, wet, or dusty spaces.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

- Previous experience in a GMP-regulated food manufacturing environment (highly preferred).
- Valid forklift operator certification (preferred, not mandatory).
- Familiarity with HACCP, SQF, allergen control, lot traceability, and FIFO/FEFO rotation practices.
- WHMIS training or equivalent safety and hazardous materials handling training.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain clean, clearly labeled storage locations.
- Comfort working with both physical inventory and computer-based systems such as SAP, ERP, and WMS.
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve root causes of inventory variances.
- Strong communication skills to clearly report findings and collaborate on issue resolution.

Why Work Here?

You will join a family-oriented facility where people take pride in producing high-quality food products in an environment that often smells like chocolate and caramel. The organization offers benefits and fosters a collaborative, safety-focused culture where team members support one another an

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