Description

The Inventory/Production Clerk ensures inventory accuracy across manufacturing facilities, handling production entry for the Buford plant and satellite locations. This role enters purchase orders for consumables, communicates inventory issues, and collaborates with production management, freight, purchasing, and CSR teams while reporting directly to the Operations Manager.

Key duties include maintaining accurate inventory and consumable purchase schedules, setting pricing margins on non‑standard items, coordinating BOM inventory with production, managing Over‑Allocation reports, and seeking improvements in inventory accuracy and production efficiency. The clerk also implements inventory control systems, negotiates vendor pricing, reconciles discrepancies, monitors inter‑plant transactions, and processes invoices for outsourced items.

• Maintain accurate inventory and consumable purchase schedules.
• Set pricing margins on non‑standard items.
• Coordinate bill‑of‑materials inventory with production schedules.
• Review and manage Over‑Allocation reports for “A” items.
• Implement and monitor inventory control systems and adjustments.
• Negotiate vendor pricing and manage sourcing issues.
• Process invoices for outsourced items and reconcile inventory discrepancies.
• Monitor in‑transit interplant transactions and inventory movement across locations.
• Perform data entry using Oracle and Microsoft Office for reporting.
• Communicate effectively with production, freight, purchasing, and CSR teams.
• Apply strong decision‑making, problem‑solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Provide flexibility to work 40+ hours per week and travel as needed.

Requirements

The position requires knowledge of inventory and supply chain principles, strong communication across organizational levels, proficiency with Oracle and Microsoft Office, and solid problem‑solving, decision‑making, and interpersonal skills. Additional expertise in production scheduling, capacity planning, and vendor negotiations is valued.

A recent college degree in Business Management is preferred, though currently enrolled students are considered; a Bachelor’s degree is ideal. Relevant experience includes inventory control, production support, and data entry.

Physical demands involve lifting up to 100 lb, working in extreme temperature changes, and maintaining the ability to sit or stand for long periods while performing full‑range body movements such as twisting, bending, and pulling. The role also requires willingness to travel.

• Lift up to 100 lb and work in extreme temperature conditions.

Benefits

ADS offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits—including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, HSA options, and an employee assistance program—as well as financial benefits such as a 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and other voluntary programs.

Employees enjoy growth opportunities within ADS’s global network of roughly 70 manufacturing plants and 40 distribution centers, a creative and inclusive work culture, and a commitment to sustainability as one of North America’s largest plastic recyclers.

• Receive health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, and HSA.
• Access financial benefits such as 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance