Inventory Control & Cost Analyst

Get ready to grow with us!

Northwest Pipe Company is the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products and with over 50 years of experience, we’re just getting started! Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us. We’re immediately seeking an Inventory Control & Cost Analyst to join our Northwest Pipe team in Tracy, CA.

We Offer

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D Insurance
Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
Bonus Potential (2x per year)
Up to $5,000 per year Tuition Reimbursement
Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (Day 1 of Employment)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Opportunities for Career Advancement
Values-Driven Culture Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety

Our Values

Accountability is evident when we do what we say we are going to do and people accept responsibility for their actions. We do not point fingers and blame others. We own our actions.
Commitment is not only promising to do something, but actually investing in the necessary effort and actions to make it happen.
Teamwork is essential for competing in a challenging and constantly changing business environment. Working together across all job functions is critical to achieving our success.

About the Job

Assist the Inventory Control and Cost Manager with processing of production usages, customers billings, goods receipts and reporting requirements. Follows standard procedures that maximize inventory management efficiency. Assists with the inventory planning, scheduling, forecasting and control operations. Utilizes inventory tools and systems for tracking, analysis, auditing, and reporting. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to implement and support initiatives to optimize inventory capabilities using the best inventory management practices. Additional collaboration is required with the accounting department during inventory audits and quarterly inventory reports.

Essential Functions & Major Responsibilities

Work with Production Supervisors/Foremen in timely and accurate processing of daily production usages.
Maintains daily tons reporting and reconciling to track and product status report.
Processes daily billings to customers in SAP.
Ensure all shipping, production usage and receiving documents are scanned to the Production folder, SAP and Track.net.
Maintain a complete and accurate filing system of original usage, billings and receiving documents.

Efficiently and competently complete the activities of coil receiving, inspecting, qualifying, labeling/marking and documenting.
Process goods receipt including Freight in SAP after goods are inspected and quantity verified by Senior Warehouse person.
Work with Plant Buyer to resolve Accounts Payable issues promptly.
Oversee Senior Warehouse person to assure receiving process of all materials is performed to acceptable standards.
Reconcile usage reports and packing lists information to Report MB51 to ensure all transactions are processed accurately in SAP.
Ensure processing and documentation of usages and goods receipts are SOX Compliant.
Create Invoices for BOL.
Coordinates inventory audits with respective departments and external NWP personnel.
Performs physical cycle and random counts as required.
Complies with current SOX and company procedures.
Coordinates intercompany transfers including creation of production orders.
Coordinates with other departments when needed to complete missing counts, costs, etc.
Perform other relevant duties as assigned by the needs of the business.

Education/Experience

Working experience of 3 years or more in Inventory control in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
Familiarity with common inventory items used in manufacturing.

Full list of anticipated physical demands for this position and detail on our work environment is available on our application portal. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Our organization maintains a drug-free workplace. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successful passing of a drug test and background check.

Northwest Pipe Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. Minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Northwest Pipe Company reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Project timelines and work volume / deadlines may often require working outside of standard office hours, weekend, or evening work.

Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Activity:

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Standing / Sit: Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
• Walking: moving about to accomplish tasks, particularity for long distances or moving from one work site to another
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling to perform essential functions.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers such as perform essential functions.

Less than 1/3 of time:

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and /or hands and arms
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping: Positions checking material for details and accurate information.
• Kneeling / Crouching: Position self to checking material for details and accurate information.
• Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

Physical Requirements:

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/ or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. (If the use of arm/ or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

Visual Acuity:

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures: transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defect, small parts, and /or operation of machines (includinginpections0; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to eyes.

Vision Requirements:

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance visions (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships.)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.)

Weather Conditions:

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but necessarily from temperature changes

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather
• Both environmental conditions: activities occur inside and outside.
• Noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• Atmospheric conditions: Once or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, orders, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation.

Noise Levels:

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Very quiet conditions
• Quiet conditions

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Moderate noise
• Loud noise
• Very loud noise