Continuous Improvmt & Inventory Mgr -CDC

Requisition ID: 34328 

A Career in Beer and Beyond:
Coors Distributing Company (CDC) is one of the nation’s leading beer distributors based out of Denver, CO. We are the critical link between our brewery suppliers that produce the beer and the retail outlets where they are sold, as well as the restaurants and bars where they are consumed. We were founded in 1971 and became a MillerCoors LLC in 2008 as part of the joint venture between Miller Brewing Company and Coors Brewing Company, and we remain the only company owned distributor for Molson Coors Beverage Company. Major brand acquisitions occurred in January of 2010 making Coors Distributing Company one of the top 25 largest beer distributors in the country with over 30 suppliers, roughly 14 million cases per year, and nearly 400 employees.

The Headlines:
In the role of Continuous Improvement & Inventory Manager working in Denver, Colorado, you will be responsible for analyzing, maintaining, and improving warehouse operational performance. This is accomplished by enhancing business processes and controls to better monitoring the flow and control of all items inventoried and stored within the secured areas of the product warehouse to ensure accuracy. The position is responsible for over $300M in inventory annually including executing a robust cycle counting and physical inventory methodology.  In addition, this position is responsible for being an expert with CDC’s semi-automated case picking solution (Vertique) and the detailed configurations possible with the software that operates the machine.  Lastly, this position is a leadership position in managing the efficiency, safety, and optimization of the CDC distribution facility partnering closely with the Operations Director and Warehouse Manager are defining and executing continuous improvement initiatives. 

This position reports to the Operations Director.

The Responsibilities:

1. Continuous Improvement (50%): 
   • Developing, evaluating, documenting, and improving business processes within the warehouse operations.
   • Analyzing, maintaining, and improving organizational performance.
   • Organizing and facilitating project-based endeavors
   • Identifying and resolving operational issues.
   • Enhancing productivity. Reviews product and machine metrics, evaluates to determine efficiency opportunities.
   • Reducing costs and waste.
   • Perform analysis to determine proper product storage placement in the bulk warehouse
   • Responsible for auditing storage practices and procedures, and working with warehouse receiving team to ensure proper processes are being followed
   • Continuously provide inventory analysis and insights
   • Proactively manage on-hand inventories, with emphasis on understanding potential overages, out-of-stocks, date issues or shortages that need attention
   • Work with Accounting Coordinator to fix receiving errors and research discrepancies
   • Assist with warehouse improvement projects
   • Receive glassware and cups into system for POS.

1. Inventory Control (20%):
   • Direct, and as necessary, develop and evolve all inventory-related processes and procedures
   • Ensure variances are promptly researched/corrections & made following established procedures
   • Responsible for ensuring all bi-annual inventories are scheduled and completed
   • Coordinate suppliers’ audits and inventories required by the brewery
   • Responsible for WMS auditing, and work with team to ensure proper usage of the system
   • Direct the slotting of product into the racks and tower locations in Vertique
   • Ensure daily cycle counts are conducted by Inventory Coordinator
   • Coordinates the return of pallets, CHEP, kegs, and other supplier items
   • Co