Inventory Solutions Associate
Schedule: 1st Shift: Monday - Friday, weekends Off
Salary: $21 - $24/hr (Depending on Experience), full benefits, operational bonus.
Preferred Skill Set:
- Experience supporting Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), stockroom, tool crib, onsite inventory, or retail store operations.
- Background in shipping & receiving, inventory control, replenishment, merchandising, and cycle counting.
- Customer-facing experience within industrial, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, MRO, distribution, or home improvement retail environments.
- Experience with counter sales, order fulfillment, customer service, and product stocking.
- Proficiency with inventory management, ERP, POS, or warehouse management systems.
- Ability to work independently and serve as the primary onsite contact for customer inventory needs.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience coordinating daily operational activities within a warehouse, storeroom, distribution center, or retail store environment.
Job Summary:
Serves as a liaison between the organization and the customer served by provided solutions. Maintains all day-to-day functions in a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) site within a client's facility.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities:
- Ensures the timely and accurate fulfillment of daily replenishment orders for the customer.
- Receives daily replenishment and branch transfers to maintain accurate inventory.
- Completes all control reports in the intervals described within operations manual.
- Monitors and adjusts minimum as well as maximum parameters on an ongoing basis to maintain the proper levels of inventory.
- Recognizes and communicates both market and customer business conditions to the necessary stakeholders.
- Engages with the customer about product stocking levels, assortment, and seasonal fluctuations to ensure there are no outages.
- Monitors inventory and maintains regional items as necessary.
Nature and Scope:
- Refers complex, unusual problems to supervisor.
- Under general supervision, exercises some judgment in accordance with well-defined policies, procedures, and techniques. Work typically involves regular review of output by a senior coworker or supervisor.
Work Environment:
- Typically located in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors that may cause noticeable discomfort or a moderate risk of accident or illness, such as temperature extremes, moving machinery, loud noises, and fumes.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds in a physical environment. Ability to stand for periods of time up to and exceeding 60 minutes. Ability to make repetitive movements, such as using a 10-key or calculator, bending, or squatting.
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Education and Experience:
- HS Diploma or GED strongly preferred. Specialized skills training/certification may be required. Generally, 2-5 years of experience in area of responsibility.