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Position Summary
The Inventory Manager is responsible for directing the integrated supply chain inventory, destruction avoidance, segmentation strategies and setting/governing inventory policies and parameters. Ensures optimization of our inventory and minimization of our obsolescence, supports trade off decisions with relevant analytics. Manages actual results and projection processes for Inventory and Destructions, creates Gap analysis and action plans with the End-to-End and Site Planning teams. This role is responsible for managing inventory tracking system to record accurate and timely analysis of gas compression parts, consumables, and outsourced services purchased for the company as well as additional preferred KPIs for management reporting. Responsible for managing the optimum location, amount, and security of field inventory levels to ensure availability of parts and accuracy of inventory counts without creating unnecessary stock locations. Lastly, this person should exemplify management principles and leadership techniques.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities•The Inventory Manager is responsible for the Inventory and obsolescence/destructions.
•Direct the development and implementation of inventory policies and standardization of inventory related processes. The leader will support the benchmarking of inventory and provide insights, identify opportunities and drive improvement projects to ensure inventory savings are being delivered.
•Work closely with the sites and global functions (Make/Source/Deliver) to create the global inventory and obsolescence plan/targets during yearly business planning and strategic planning. Lead the monthly actual inventory and destruction avoidance reviews and provide a gap analysis versus global targets.
•Oversee the monthly Inventory and Inventory Destruction Avoidance (IDA) processes, reporting actual performance, future projections, making some gap and root cause analysis to identify/address main deviations vs targets to the relevant stakeholders. She/he will ensure the newly developed processes/tools are globally rolled out, will monitor process adherence and hold the different stakeholders (within Plan, Make, Source) accountable.
•Have a good understanding of the financial processes and work closely together with Finance on inventory valuation and potential financial impact of obsolescence.
•Identify opportunities, drive improvement projects and hold internal stakeholders accountable for delivering improvements in their respective areas impacting on inventory or obsolescence.
•Follows and enforces Supply Chain Policies and Procedures for control and tracking of inventory movement.
•Conduct periodic inventory counts (including the physical count, research and correction of all variances in CMMS)
•Manage, and report on, all transactions in CMMS (preventive maintenances, work orders, purchase orders, assets, stock rooms, inventory, etc.)
•Generate KPI and management reporting on inventory turn, dollars per horsepower, inventory valuation, etc.
•Aids in the physical setup of new parts, stockrooms, or movement of existing inventory.
•Execute and fulfill “on-call” rotation duties.
•Exercises independent judgment based upon job experience in Supply Chain decision-making.
Education, Experience And Training
•Experience leading cross functional teams
•Experience with ERP systems
•Strong understanding of purchasing or inventory accounting role
•10 years’ experience in gas compression organization preferred
•Familiarity with reciprocating compression equipment and its application required
•Proficient in the use of electronic inventory control systems, inventory control procedures, and inventory control best practices
•Able to perform thorough analysis of inventory consumption trends with an emphasis on optimum location and amount of field inventory levels
•Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, to include emphasis on Excel
•Possesses very strong organizational skills
•Possesses good communications skills, able to discuss mechanical parts and services issues with Company employees and vendors of all educational backgrounds
•Willingly support Company field personnel at all levels
•Possesses strong time management skills
•Able to maintain composure and work well under pressure
•Able to accommodate the 24/7 nature of field operations in serving the field
•College diploma from a four-year accredited institution preferred
•Applicable certifications and/or training preferred
Physical Demands
•May be required to sit for long periods of time
•Ability to travel to/from site locations
•Must be able to lift 50 lbs. unaided
•Must be able to work under pressure and occasional long or irregular hours
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Kodiak Gas Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.
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