Inventory Site Lead (Milpitas)

The Inventory Site Lead owns inventory for Milpitas, supporting production, our engineering labs and our contract manufacturers. You'll supervise the Milpitas Inventory team (receiving, warehouse coordinators and material handlers) and own the accuracy of every record: what is on hand, where it is, what it is allocated to, and what has left the building. You'll work closely with the SMT line, Procurement, Engineering and Finance. This is a working-lead role: you set the standard, build the processes, and are on the floor hands on when a count, a receipt or an investigation needs your hands.

Key Responsibilities

• Team leadership: Supervise the Milpitas Inventory team: set daily priorities, own shift coverage and scheduling (including the swing shift), train new coordinators on SOPs and equipment, and lead hands on alongside the team.
• Receiving and material handling: Own receiving in NetSuite/ERP end to end: loading-dock pickup, inspection, verification of quantities and part information against POs and packing lists, lot and date-code capture, labeling, put-away and routing to lab, storage or build areas. Resolve receipt discrepancies same day with Supply Chain, Logistics and Engineering. Oversee packaging and outbound shipments.
• Inventory control: Maintain accurate on-hand, allocated, in-transit and consigned-at-CM balances. Run the cycle-count program. Investigate every variance to root cause (receipt, transaction, kitting, scrap or physical), correct the record, and close the process gap so it does not recur.
• Kitting and internal fulfillment: Make sure kits for in-house and CM builds are complete, to the released BOM revision, and staged on time. Be the escalation point for engineers requesting parts, tools, equipment and supplies, and make sure the team picks, stages and distributes material for builds and testing without delay. Flag shortages and substitutions before they stop a build.
• Warehouse operations and safety: Keep lab and warehouse spaces clean, safe and organized. Own the ESD, 5S and safety programs, including handling requirements for ESD-sensitive, fragile and high-value parts. Oversee forklift (8,000 lb), pallet-jack and cart use and keep the team trained and certified. Coordinate material movement between Etched facilities.
• Processes: Write and maintain the SOPs for receiving, put-away, transfers, consignment, RMA, return-to-stock and scrap. Identify and drive improvements to labeling, storage systems and material flow.
• Scaling: Plan space, staffing and systems for higher volumes and additional production lines.

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