Warehouse Specialist

Primary Purpose Performs advanced warehouse coordination and inventory-control activities requiring broad knowledge of warehouse operations, systems, and procedures. Resolves non-routine issues, supports process improvements, and serves as a resource for less experienced employees.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Investigates inventory discrepancies and determines appropriate corrective actions using transaction history and operational records.

• Coordinates complex receiving, storage, transfer, and shipping activities that require resolution of atypical issues.

• Analyzes inventory accuracy, order fulfillment, and warehouse performance data to identify operational trends and concerns.

• Coordinates warehouse audits and reconciliation activities and ensures that supporting documentation satisfies established requirements.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supplemental Responsibilities

• Performs SAP goods-receipt, transfer, goods-issue, return, and inventory-adjustment transactions; verifies material, quantity, unit of measure, storage location, and supporting documentation before posting.
• Supports the MRO material flow by staging and issuing parts against maintenance work orders or reservations; coordinates returns of unused material and maintains traceability of critical spare parts.
• Conducts cycle counts, physical inventories, and location audits; researches variances using SAP transaction history and recommends corrective actions to protect inventory accuracy and financial controls.
• Coordinates receiving, inspection status, labeling, preservation, put-away, and bin-location accuracy for maintenance, repair, and operations materials, including critical and safety-related spares.

Qualifications

Education

• Required: High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• Required: Typically requires 3 years of related experience.

• Experience in an industrial, energy, manufacturing, maintenance, or MRO warehouse environment.

• Experience using SAP or a comparable ERP system for receiving, inventory control, material issues, transfers, cycle counting, and work-order material support preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to interpret warehouse reports and proactively flag potential issues.

• Knowledge of compliance, audit, or data-retention requirements related to warehousing.

• Ability to interpret warehouse reports and proactively flag potential issues.

• Knowledge of compliance, audit, or data-retention requirements related to warehousing.

• Knowledge of warehousing support practices across receiving, storage, and shipping activities.