To plan, manage, and optimize the supply of indirect materials (i.e. not raw ingredients that go into food, but the supporting materials, parts, maintenance supplies, utilities, etc.) into the warehouse to ensure smooth operations, cost efficiency, and minimal stockouts or overstock situations.

Responsibilities

Planning & Forecasting

• Develop forecasts of demand for indirect materials based on historical usage, maintenance schedules, and planned capital or repair projects
• Establish reorder points, safety stocks, and reorder quantities for indirect items
• Use MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) or planning tools to generate proposed purchase requirements

Inventory Management & Control

• Monitor inventory levels, aging, slow-moving items, and manage cycle counts
• Perform stock reconciliation and variance analysis
• Classify indirect materials by criticality, usage rate, and value (...