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Inventory Control and Distribution

Inventory Control and Distribution Managers oversee warehouse operations, inventory functions, the shipping and receiving of goods, ordering inventory items, and/or overseeing a retail operation; communicate with customers, vendors, and other departments to provide information and solve problems; use a variety of systems to prepare and complete transactions, manage inventories, update product information, maintain web pages, and record sales; prepare financial reports; monitor vendor performance and seeks out new distributors; maintain a safe working environment for employees and customers.

• Provide overall leadership for central distribution services and a warehouse operations
• Ensure cost effectiveness through efficiencies and traceable movement products
• Ensure overall department efficiency through cost containment and enforcement of policies and procedures
• Evaluate, implement, and maintain electronic inventory systems and websites
• Develop and maintain relationships with various University departments, customers, and/or outside organizations
• Evaluate material/services requests, research new products, and analyze market trends
• Adjust operational work schedules to increase work unit efficiencies
• Source, negotiate, and participate in the selection of various service vendors; collaborate on requests for proposals
• Serve as a liaison between Central Distribution/Warehouse Operations and various University departments
• Hire, train, coach, schedule, and evaluate assigned employees

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 11
• Minimum – $68,200.00
• MidPoint – $85,200.00
• Maximum – $102,300.00