Storeroom Coordinator (Reynolds)

Job Title: Storeroom Coordinator

Shift: Days

Location: Mars – Topeka

Mars is looking to hire a Storeroom Coordinator for our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Topeka, Kansas! Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity.  The opportunity to do challenging, exciting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands.  To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds.  Access the tools, training, and experience you need to positively impact our business, the planet, and, most importantly, your career.  Being a Mars associate is more than a job.  It’s the opportunity to start your day tomorrow.

As part of our overall total compensation package, Mars offers a competitive benefits package to all associates: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of vacation, 12 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave, and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate storeroom window operations, cycle counts, inventory reduction, parts retrieval, and parts kitting
• Direct MRO storeroom attendants
• Add new parts to stock provided by maintenance planners
• Understand principles of inventory control and budget expectations
• Take corrective action when problem solving (to root cause level) to resolve discrepancies of inventory and other key issues
• Support sourcing of failed parts from alternative vendors
• Arrange for emergency pick-up and delivery for urgent parts
• Resolve discrepancies with purchase orders and services tracking among Receiving, Accounting, and vendors
• Advise maintenance leadership of high usage of parts and supplies to identify potential equipment problems and/or stock-outs
• Develop total productive maintenance (TPM) storeroom area owner and attend monthly Communities of Practice (CoP) meetings
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting on maintenance storeroom operations to reliability engineers and plant technical manager
• Attend daily maintenance meeting (Daily Connection Point) and report parts-related issues
• Assist in implementing continuous improvement storeroom strategies that will bring highest return on investment, improve competitive position, and achieve site objectives
• Ensure all parts meet current specifications and are issued in a First-In/First-Out system
• Coordinate daily cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy and efficiency
• Review Re-Order Report for accuracy of inventory levels
• Order storeroom parts and update/maintain item history, vendors, and quality information
• Maintain repairable assembly inventory (rebuilds)
• Limit storeroom access to ensure parts availability and proper inventory control practices
• Ensure visual workplace (5S) standards are followed to ensure proper housekeeping

Key Functional Skills & Knowledge

• Proficiency in computer skills (SAP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power point, e-mail, internet, etc.)
• Proficiency in action-orientation (self-motivator)
• High proficiency in organizational skills
• Proficiency in managing multiple tasks, priorities, and complexity simultaneously
• Proficiency in adaptability / dealing with ambiguity as requirements or priorities can change quickly
• Proficiency in orientation and commitment to customer service (customer focus)
• High proficiency in interpersonal skills (necessary to negotiate and collaborate with others)
• Proficiency in integrity and team-building skills
• High proficiency in oral and written communication skills to establish relationships with internal/external customers and vendors
• Proficiency in understanding maintenance budgets, cost estimating, and value creation

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency in computer skills (SAP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power point, e-mail, internet, etc.)
• Proficiency in action-orientation (self-motivator)
• High proficiency in oral and written communication skills to establish relationships with internal/external customers and vendors
• Proficiency in understanding maintenance budgets, cost estimating, and value creation
• 3 years of experience in SAP
• High school diploma or GED
• Basic computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Have full mobility with ability to climb ladders and stairs
• Ability to lift 25 lb several times per day

Preferred Qualifications

• 1–3 years of maintenance storeroom experience (1 year of internal experience)
• 5 years of experience in SAP, specifically dealing with inventory, material parts data, and storeroom transactions
• 1–3 years of experience in a TPM manufacturing environment
• Advanced computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Foundational knowledge of quality & food safety in a manufacturing environment
• Foundational knowledge of workplace safety in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to tolerate an ambiguous environment

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.