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Inventory Control Manager

RJW Logistics Group
Joliet, IL
Schedule/Shift: Monday - Friday / 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Hours may vary depending on business needs)

Compensation: $85-$100k annual depending on experience

Location: Non building specific - location will be based on business needs

RJW Logistics Group is HIRING!

 OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR FUTURE. THAT’S WHY THEY COME FIRST.

RJW is dedicated to hiring and developing talent who want to make an impact and be a part of an industry-leading organization. At RJW, we are committed to our employees’ success and to producing continuous innovation that drives the retail logistics industry forward.

Empower Your Future with Our Employee Ownership Program

We Are Thrilled To Announce The Launch Of Our Employee Ownership Program—an Exciting Opportunity Designed To Empower, Motivate, And Reward Our Dedicated Team Members. At RJW, We Believe That Our Employees Are The Heartbeat Of Our Success, And We Want To Share That Success With You. Here’s What You Can Look Forward To

  • Ownership Stake: Become a co-owner of the company and take pride in knowing that your hard work directly contributes to your own financial growth and the company's prosperity.
  • Financial Rewards: Enjoy the potential for increased earnings through share appreciation.
  • Sense of Belonging: Feel a deeper connection and commitment to your work as you become an integral part of the company's journey and success story.
  • Community and Collaboration: Join a community of like-minded individuals who are equally invested in the company's mission and vision, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
  • Cost: Maybe the best detail about this program is that it cost nothing to you. As long as you are employed with RJW, you will enjoy the benefits of the program. Additionally, shares will be given to you on a yearly basis based on salary.

Our Employee Ownership Program is more than just a benefit—it's a path to building a brighter, more prosperous future together. Join us in taking this exciting step forward and become a valued co-owner of RJW. Together, we can achieve greatness.

Job Purpose: Inventory Control Warehouse Manager is responsible for managing the daily operations of the department across multiple facilities and ensuring that adequate inventory of products and services are in accordance with inventory cycles and organizational philosophy. The person in this position conducts daily inventory analysis to solve inventory problems as well as implement inventory control procedures. Coordinates and manages daily physical counts along with training and managing the team. This position reports to the General Manager of Warehousing.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain physical inventory of external customers.
  • Timely communication with customer representatives regarding inventory issues including the existence, cause and resolution of inventory variances
  • Implements and maintains policy and procedures relating to inventory control, to include ensuring the accuracy of warehouse inventory and analysis of product flow.
  • Ensures that division follows government regulations (FDA & AIB) and compliance.
    • Maintains AIB policy and procedures.
  • Perform all recall and quality holds for operation - assign and release holds based on feedback from QA or QRC
  • Responsible for employee development through training on policy & procedures.
  • Creates a cohesive organization by keeping lines of communication open.
  • Setting up warehouses; pick fronts, storage, allocations, chaining, etc.
  • Recognizes signs of operational problems and provides detailed action steps required to correct them.
  • Develop and consistently execute the cycle count program to insure inventory and location accuracy, including (but not limited to aisle audits, empty slot report, and special counts for high value items). Success in this area is achieved when these counts and the corresponding system entries are performed thoroughly and accurately and provides benefit to the overall operation.
  • Train production management and QA personnel on the proper methods for resolving quality, production and inventory related issues in the site’s warehouse management system.
  • Labor Planning.
  • Timely communication of inventory issues with the Operations Manager, Shift Managers and Shift Supervisors
  • Special project request from clients.
  • Generation and distribution of weekly reports that summarizing inventory accuracy through the use of cycle counts.
  • Peco & Chep pallet management.
Job Complexity

  • Management skills and the ability to manage a staff of employees.
    • 7 Direct Reports
  • Hire, Train, Coach, and Mentor. Hold all warehouse staff accountable.
  • Ability to lead or support IT modification projects.
  • Ability to maintain an organized, neat and orderly operation as it pertains to Inventory Control.
  • Ensures that all project and client KPIs are met or exceeds expectation.
  • Requires knowledge of reporting requirements as it pertains to co-pack.
  • Good communication, problem resolution, and people skills.
Qualifications

  • Must be able to effectively communicate, read, write, and speak English.
  • 5-10 years of Warehouse Management experience.
  • 3PL Experience a Plus.
  • Synapse WMS Experience a Plus.
  • Ability to report/track trending and historical data.
  • Must have strong business writing and case analysis skills.
  • Intermediate Microsoft Office Excel with basic knowledge of Access, data entry and general computer abilities.
  • Experience in warehouse safety and safety training.

Physical Requirements

  • Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in front of others.
  • Regularly work in an indoor/office environment and required to sit and/or use repetitive hand motion.
  • Frequently required to talk, hear, stand and walk.
  • Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
  • Must be able to work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.

The preceding statements are illustrative of the functions of the job and RJW retains the right to modify or change the duties or essential functions of the job at any time.

As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

Employer Rights

This job description is intended to provide general information about the Warehouse Manager position. The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of the job duties to be performed by an associate holding the position of Warehouse Manager, nor are the lists of the physical requirements and environmental conditions exhaustive. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties. Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform.

As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Employment-At-Will

It is the Company’s policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period. Just as our associate’s, reserve the right to resign their employment at any time for any reason the Company reserves its right to terminate an associate any time for any reason either with or without cause.

Neither this Job Description nor any of its individual terms constitutes commitments between the Company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing Employment-At-Will relationship.

This is not the JD in its entirety.

Benefits

  • 401(k) matching
  • Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health savings account
  • Paid time off
  • Sick Days
  • Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Short-term Disability Insurance
  • Accidental Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
Posted 2026-02-11

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