VMI Specialist

Your Job

VMI Specialist position requires making independent decisions and maintaining an elevated level of accuracy when determining customer stock levels and determining what is needed at a customer hub.

Attention to detail and working closely with customers is needed to maintain stock accuracy levels that prevent line downs as well as avoiding any excess inventory issues.

You will maintain the inventory for specific customers in the VMI program and ensure that transactions are made on a timely basis to maintain accurate and adequate inventory balances.

What You Will Do



* Coordinate the transition of customers currently processing direct orders, to a VMI program while following the proper VMI guidelines; continue to add new materials to VMI when possible.


* Analyze parts on consignment and customer forecasts routinely to identify where parts may be removed if they do not meet the minimum requirements; manage approved part list per customer.


* Help to ensure that updated forecast information is used to drive the replenishment of the warehouse inventory.


* Ensure that all inventory and invoicing transactions are made accurately and in a timely manner.

Manage secured inventory adjustment transactions.

Negotiate any aged inventory pulls needed and run reports to support data.

Collaborate with customers and escalate only when needed.


* Work with Planning, Accounting and Product Management to position inventory at Molex and 3rd Party warehouse locations to best accommodate customer forecast fluctuation.

Run waterfall charts to determine customer liability.


* Collaborate with customers, Sales, Plants, Pricing, Logistics, Finance, and 3 rd Party warehouses to resolve any differences regarding balances, quality issues, contract/pricing issues, etc.

Serve as an interface to provide delivery and tracking information.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience


* Work experience in customer service in a manufacturing environment, Logistics


* Proficient in utilizing SAP.


* Demonstrates high level analytical and proactive decision making to anticipate and resolve problems.

What Will Put You Ahead



* Understanding of manufacturing and inventory flows and the relationship between related transactions and systems.


* Organization skills to anticipate, plan, organize and self-monitor workload .


* Excellent customer service skills to manage and negotiate challenging situations.


* Previous inventory control responsibility for off-site programs.


* Previous production planning and inventory control experience; understanding of program management and interaction.

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