Inventory Control Supervisor

company information

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With nearly $2B in annual retail sales, fairlife's portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife ultra-filtered milk; Core Power High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife nutrition plan, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation. To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.

The construction of fairlife's manufacturing facility in Webster, NY is underway. This state-of-the-art, 750k sq ft, greenfield plant is expected to be operational in late 2025 and will lay the foundation for fairlife's next phase of growth as the leading dairy nutrition provider. While coupling the industry's latest technologies and fairlife's operational excellence to build this world-class facility, fairlife plans to hire 250 new employees and bring in approximately 5 million lbs. of milk a day, with room to grow over the coming years.

job purpose: The Inventory Control Supervisor will create and maintain a safe work environment for all fairlife employees in the Webster Warehouse. Reporting to the Director of Automated Warehousing, they will oversee, manage, and develop the Inventory Control Team. The team is responsible for maintaining effective internal controls over the physical product flow to support the operation, accounting of adjustments, working with internal and external teams to communicate adjustments and root causes, completion of necessary paperwork in a clear accurate manner, and maintaining a "tour ready" facility in compliance with all GFSI regulations and Good Manufacturing Practices. Additional duties include familiarization of our state of the art ASRS system, along with coordinating cycle counts and physical inventories.

responsibilities:

* Regularly review and audit the safety protocols of the operation and ensure safe use of all equipment.

* Demonstrate best practices for food safety and quality, along with promoting the fairlife culture of Believe in Better.

* Supervise, train, and develop the Inventory Control team

* End to end inventory management of products to support operations both on site and off site. Reconcile inventory and make adjustments as necessary

* Ensure proper use and maintenance of the powered industrial fleet, with internal and external support.

* Comply with internal cycle count cadence and support any 3rd party audits

* Communicate and collaborate with other departments to resolve deviations, shortages, and other discrepancies that could affect the overall operation.

* Maintain records and reporting in D365.

* Support operational KPI's and report to key internal stakeholders the overall inventory accuracy metrics, along with corrective action recommendations

* Other duties as assigned by the management team.

skills/qualifications required:

* Minimum of 5 years experience in a leadership function

* Strong written and verbal communication skills

* Ability to collaborate and recommend corrective actions to multiple stakeholder teams across the operation

* High school degree or GED

* Demonstrate working knowledge of warehouse inventory, shipping, and receiving methodologies and best practices

* Problem solving in an environment of shifting priorities

* Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment

working conditions and physical requirements:

* Up to 12 hours sitting/standing/walking.

* Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

* Frequently reaching from floor level to shoulder level done during 8-hour workday.

* Exposure to ammonia, acids, caustics, chlorines, paints, particles, oils and lubricants, steam, pneumatics, fumes.

* Ability to flex scheduled working hours based on operational needs and situations

food safety requirements:

* Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.

* Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.

* Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.

* Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.

* Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.

* Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.

* In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.

position location: Webster, NY

reports to: Director of Automated Warehousing

travel requirements: 5-10% annually, with increased travel during training/onboarding period

exempt/nonexempt: Exempt