Job Description

Why Russell Stover? 

At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you’ll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman’s, and Pangburn’s have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let’s continue making chocolate lovers happy!  

Position Purpose 

Inventory Lead will be responsible for ensuring that all inventories are accurate by performing daily cycle counts, evaluating variances, report findings, and driving corrective actions for root-cause. Additionally, the Inventory Lead will focus on identifying opportunities for improvement/enhancements and drive end-to-end resolution. This position reports to the Inventory Supervisor and works closely with plant leadership and cross-functional groups. You are key personnel in the Physical Inventory group serving Warehousing, Operations, and Transportation to ensure inventory levels are optimized. 

1st Shift Inventory Lead Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm

Responsibilities: 

• Coordinates and tracks group SAP EWM & IM cycle count procedures/processes to validate inventory adjustment activity. 

• Perform daily cycle counts, ad hoc counts and physical inventory count audits as directed. 

• Assist production in verifying material returns and excess reporting at the end of a run. 

• Collaborate with the SAP team to validate material consumption and running material usage variance report to reconcile work in process inventory 

• Monitor all aspect of material movements in storage and in transit locations 

• Responsible for locating offsets, tracking root cause, and performing desktop SAP inventory adjustments 

• Delivers SAP reports to PI management and communicates plant wide inventory corrective actions 

• Works with plant process groups to resolve open purchase orders, deliveries, warehouse tasks, process orders and in transit materials 

• Coordinates team and assists to remove expired and destruction materials/products 

• Assists the Inventory supervisor and Quality team in mock recall events, inventory compliance 

• Updates guides, work instructions and flow charts for exception handling processes 

• Assists with system cleanup of all process areas to comply with Fiscal Month End activities 

• Participates in CI initiatives, tracks, and updates CI board 

• Group trainer and back up cycle counter 

Required Experience: 

• Experience with inventory control and reconciliation counting processes 

• One-year leading direct reports or peers 

• Familiar working in manufacturing, warehouse, or production environments 

• Proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Basic Excel Skills 

Preferred Qualification: 

• Experience using SAP ERP; S/4 Hanna/ECC, IM, EWM inventory processes 

• Familiar with OSHA standards and SOX compliance 

• Proficient in cycle counting an advanced inventory control processes 

• Basic Microsoft PowerPoint skills 

• Excellent organizational and time management skills 

• Self-starter with strong analytical skills  

Working Conditions: 

• Food manufacturing plant, warehousing, Freezer condition and office environment 

• Interfacing with various manufacturing equipment and office computer equipment 

What it’s like at the Russell Stover Plants 

• Safety. Your safety is important to us, so we provide protective gear. We also go through an in-depth Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) training on your first day and continue to share safety tips daily 

• Surroundings. You’ll be working around different machines – Schubert’s, forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and chocolate candy banks/steels. 

• Activity. Some activities may require standing in one place for long periods, walking around, or climbing stairs/ladders, and routinely lift 50 lbs. 

• Temperature. You will be comfortable year-round with our climate-controlled environment. Our temperatures are consistently around 63°F but could fluctuate depending on your specific role. 

• Smell. You will enjoy a variety of deliciously sweet aromas and you may end your day smelling like chocolate! 

• Dress code. Relaxed, with a few rules to follow for food safety, personal safety and in guidance with our good manufacturing practices (GMP). Comfortable, closed-toe shoes are required. Leather, imitation leather, rubber boots or shoes must be worn in the kitchen and other areas when working around hot liquid/product or hot water. 

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 
 

We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. 
 

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.