--- title: The Importance of an Inventory Control Manager description: Part of the WMS (Warehouse Management System) that’s at the heart of McCook Cold Storage is the online inventory function. At first, this may seem like a simple feature (and it is). But over the course of a year, the ability to check product inventory online can add up to significant savings, by keeping tabs … Continue Reading → --- [![ Mccook cold storage](https://www.mccookcold.com/hs-fs/hubfs/McCook_Cold_Storage_Dec_2015-theme_Images/logo.png?width=222&height=60&name=logo.png " Mccook cold storage")](https://www.mccookcold.com/) - [Videos](https://www.mccookcold.com/videos/) - [Blog](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/) - [Customer Login](https://www.mccookcold.com/portal-login) - [Contact Us](https://www.mccookcold.com/contact-us/) - [Careers](https://www.mccookcold.com/careers/) - [Español](https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=es&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccookcold.com%2F)   Blog           # The Importance of an Inventory Control Manager April 28, 2015 by [Jonathon Pemberton](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/author/jonathon-pemberton) A lot of warehouses don’t have an Inventory Control Manager, and instead try to deal with problems as they come up. This often leads to headaches and quality issues for the customers. At McCook, we have a full time employee dedicated to inventory control. He makes sure that our warehousemen are rotating product without issue, does pre-emptive counting and is on hand to trouble shoot issues on the floor. But the most important job the Inventory Control Manager has is to train the guys on the floor to maintain a proper inventory. These days, inventory control isn’t just about knowing how many boxes are in the warehouse. Date and inventory codes need to match up between the warehouse and the customer. If there’s a food safety issue, the hold needs to go on the product in question immediately. A full time inventory control manager also plays a key role in food safety. If a recall happens, and a warehouse hasn’t kept accurate shipping records, the company is facing a panic searching coast-to-coast trying to locate the tainted product. Freddy Ocampo, Inventory Control Manager at McCook Cold Storage- review his profile on our Leadership page. Filed Under: [Inventory Control](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/topic/inventory-control) Search this site on Google Search Google ### Recent Posts ### Archives - [April 2015 (5)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/archive/2015/04) - [May 2015 (1)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/archive/2015/05) - [June 2015 (1)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/archive/2015/06) - [July 2015 (1)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/archive/2015/07) - [May 2017 (1)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/archive/2017/05) - [June 2017 (1)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/archive/2017/06) - [August 2017 (1)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/archive/2017/08) - [October 2019 (1)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/archive/2019/10) [see all](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/inventory-control/the-importance-of-an-inventory-control-manager/#) ### Categories - [Food Safety (5)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/topic/food-safety) - [Warehousing (5)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/topic/warehousing) - [Insider (3)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/topic/insider) - [Inventory Control (2)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/topic/inventory-control) - [Transportation (2)](https://www.mccookcold.com/blog/topic/transportation) ### FREE RATE QUOTE FORM ### McCook Cold Storage 8801 W. 50th Street McCook, IL 60525 Phone: [708-387-2585](tel:%20708-387-2585) Fax: [708-387-2446](fax:%20708-387-2446) Email: [Cservice@mccookcold.com](mailto:%20cservice@mccookcold.com) Copyright © 2015 McCook Cold Storage, Inc. All rights reserved.