Inventory Clerk- PECNA

PECNA Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America - De Soto, KS

Full-time

De Soto, KS

About the position

The Inventory Clerk position at Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America involves managing inventory data and ensuring accurate record-keeping in a state-of-the-art Li-ion battery factory. This role is crucial for supporting the production and shipping processes while contributing to the company's commitment to sustainable energy solutions. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and capable of working in a dynamic team environment, with responsibilities that include data entry, inventory reconciliation, and cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Data entry relating to inventory receipts, transfers, production, and adjustments.
• Verifies clerical computation against physical count of stock and adjusts errors in computation or count, or investigates and reports reasons for discrepancies.
• Prepares reports, such as inventory balance, safety stock calculations, demand rates, price lists, and shortages.
• Assists with month-end and year-end physical inventories.
• Communicates cross-functionally to resolve any issues.
• Ensure that all inventory/production/shipping/receiving reports are generated and sent timely and accurately.
• Perform weekly inventory reconciliations of spare parts.
• Enter product into determined system of use, if applicable, to announce new lot codes for finished goods, track products lots used in production, and deduct inventory quantities of component product.
• Assist other departments and/or clients with any inventory related questions, requests for information, or issues.
• Maintain/Order 'other material' for production supplies.
• Track cancelled and reduced PO's for scrapping/recovery for payment on DO's.
• Willing to work overtime and/or weekends as requested by Supervisor.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associates Degree in Business preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant experience with inventory management and cycle counting.
• Strong computer skills in MS Office (Word, Power Point, Excel).
• Detail-oriented with a safety conscientious attitude.
• Working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Ability to create reports in MS Office (Word, Power Point, Excel).

Nice-to-haves

• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Bilingual (Japanese) preferred.
• Ability to motivate team members and work in a high performing team environment.
• In the absence of a supervisor, must be able to make safe, business-minded, conscientious decisions when issues arise.
• Ability to contribute positively to the daily work environment/department.

Benefits

• Pre-employment drug testing required.
• Equal Opportunity employer.