**Founded in 1985, ATS is a company with a presence in the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. We are professionals in Industrial Maintenance and we make factories run better.** **Fundada en 1985, ATS es una empresa con presencia en los Estados Unidos, México y el Reino Unido. Somos profesionales en mantenimiento industrial y hacemos que las fábricas funcionen mejor.** **Principal Duties/Responsibilities:** · Oversees the integrity of inventory and restocking of items in inventory. Manages onsite inventory, which may include spare parts. · Processes repairs for stock; puts away stock; timestamps repair parts; pulls parts; delivers component parts to technicians for repairs. · Controls inventory and material from vendors keeping within established department budget; proposes changes to stock levels and reorder levels for effective inventory management; analyzes inventory records. · Processes and fulfills requisitions; monitors stock levels and parts; enters order and stocking data in tracking program; receives purchase orders and stocks items; checks on status of orders expedites late material orders. · Maintains cross-reference system for optimal usage; tracks and updates nonconforming parts. · Works closely with department managers/supervisors to assure areas stay within budget. · Assist with inventory problem resolution; oversees the integrity of inventory and resolves discrepancies; participates in semi-annual physical inventory; works with Accounting and auditors to assure accuracy. Controls inventory and material from vendors keeping within established department budget. · Participates in available training devoted to purchasing professionalism and to acquire supervisory and management skills. · Controls all purchases in order to maintain the lowest possible inventory levels. · Sources and evaluates vendors who can supply plant level services · May spend extensive time supporting purchasing team in researching difficult to find and expensive parts or materials. · Recommends the reduction and/or transfer of slow-moving and obsolete inventory. · Oversees the follow-up of past due orders and performs activities to reduce POE and invoice grief. · Establishes and maintains an aggressive cost reduction program, reporting results to department management. · Assists Customer Service agents and Operations personnel with system parts transactions. · Places claim with OEM's to replace defective parts under warranty. · Confers with department managers and/or supervisors to determine status of scheduled tasks. · Prepares performance data in 4up charting. · Ensures ISO conformance. · Creates and administers a sequential work schedule via a computerized scheduling system including: drawing up a master schedule, plan and schedule workflow, plan sequence of operations, expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions. · Takes a leadershp role in Service/Quality Initiative; continually improves processes; quantitatively monitors processes. Completes required quality core classes and uses skills and techniques presented. Uses the Core Values in work environment. Adheres to company/customer safety procedures. · May maintain standards and processes manuals, manage inventory process including budget accuracy and turns. Prepare a list and place requisitions for required materials, tools and equipment. **Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), & Competencies:** **Essential KSAs:** · Bachelors degree from four-year college or university and three or more years of related experience and/or training; or seven years equivalent combination of education and experience. · Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization; add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs; apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. **Desirable KSAs:** · Must be a team player, organized, self-motivated and able to prioritize. · Must have outstanding people and communication skills to interact with other team members, customers, and management. **Competencies:** · Personal Discipline · Communications · Customer Focus **Physical Demands and Working Conditions:** While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, ascend/descend or balance to heights that may require a ladder or lift; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally require