Inventory Control Manager

Company Profile

80 years and countless innovations later, JCB is the world’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. At 22 plants spanning four continents—and countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil—JCB manufactures a range of more than 300 products including Loadall telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, Access aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and Fastrac tractors.

JCB people are at the heart of our business and as a family-owned business we answer to our customers, not a group of shareholders. That freedom allows us to concentrate on developing the latest technologies and incorporating them into our equipment. We focus on what our customer needs on the jobsite – a machine that holds up in the toughest environment and increases their productivity.

At JCB, we stand behind our products – and our name.

Position Purpose

This position is responsible in the JCB Service Supply Chain team to meet team and business objectives.  The incumbent will be required to work within the North American and Global Parts team to achieve set goals, maintain inventory targets, monthly and annual inventory requirements with reporting.  The role has a number of work streams with a large portion operating in Syncron, SAP and Excel.  Having the ability to learn quickly is vital and previous system experience is preferable. Reports to General Manager NA Operations and works with Global Inventory Manager.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities

• Inventory accuracy in all 4 North American PDCs
• Cycle Count tracking and reporting to Group Accounting
• Stock provisioning in conjunction with Global Inventory Team
• Work closely with procurement team in US and UK to exceed Group availability KPI
• Weekly stock orders for all North American PDCs
• Proactively assist the business to meet its objectives
• Population of dashboards (all frequencies)
• Compiling weekly, monthly and annual business & departmental reports
• Timely completion of analysis’ for NPI
• Ad-hoc reporting
• SAP maintenance
• Updating existing reports with any changes
• Utilization of SAP, Syncron and JDS to extract data
• Work within Syncron to execute forecast and inventory processes

Minimum Qualifications

• Must pass any drug screens, background checks and any pre-employment tests as applicable
• 5 years of experience in inventory control in a distribution environment in a supervisory capacity
• SAP Inventory Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
• Ten-year experience in inventory control in a high-volume distribution environment
• High degree of knowledge of Syncron
• High degree of knowledge of SAP applications relating to Inventory, MM, WM, and Procurement

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Competencies

• Proficient in Microsoft Office software, Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint
• Comfortable in an in-person office environment
• Technical competence is a plus (engineering drawings and schematics)
• Time management within a fast paced deadline sensitive environment
• Must be customer service oriented, flexible, and have a high energy level
• Must have excellent follow-through skills
• Influence and manage change withing the business, promote creative problem solving and continuous improvement
• Must be open to domestic and international travel
• Desire and proven ability to learn and grow
• Excellent listening skills and problem-solving techniques

Job Conditions

• Both office environment and occasionally manufacturing/factory environment
• Subject to noise and temperature changes

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

JCB is an equal employment opportunities (EEO) employer in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. JCB complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. EEO EMPLOYER/VET/DISABLED.

JCB Inc. is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, JCB offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our website at https://www.jcb.com/en-gb/about/careers.

Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.