Inventory Specialist Lead - McAllen

Location:

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

Job ID:

R0138772

Date Posted:

2026-08-04

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity

Step into a high-impact role where organization, leadership, and data-driven thinking come together to power operational success. As an Inventory Specialist Lead, you will take ownership of inventory accuracy, process optimization, and team performance within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. This opportunity allows you to influence how materials flow across the business, ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time.

You will lead a small, collaborative team while shaping best practices that elevate efficiency and reliability across inventory operations. From analyzing data trends to resolving discrepancies and improving warehouse organization, your work will directly contribute to stronger performance, reduced waste, and enhanced customer satisfaction.

If you enjoy solving problems, driving continuous improvement, and working cross-functionally with procurement, production, and logistics partners, this role offers the perfect platform to grow your expertise and leadership impact.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of material handlers to achieve high performance

• Lead and coach team for daily cycle counts per ERP guidelines.

• Analyze cycle count results and update ERP according to results.

• Implement and enhance inventory control processes and best practices

• Conduct regular audits and resolve discrepancies with root cause analysis

• Lead team to achieve monthly cycle counts metric.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure Inventory accuracy.

• Improve warehouse layout and space utilization for efficiency

• Maintain accurate records using inventory management systems

• Provide reporting and insights to support business decisions

• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your background

• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience

• 2+ years of warehouse or inventory control experience

• Proficiency in inventory systems such as SAP, Oracle, or JDE

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Effective communication and teamwork skills

• Experience with Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools

More about us

• Join a global technology leader driving sustainable energy solutions

• Access ongoing learning, development, and career growth opportunities

• Be part of an inclusive culture that values collaboration and innovation

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Equal Employment Opportunity

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with disabilities.

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