Merchandise Control Manager

Meet Vestis: For the People Who Make It All Work

At Vestis, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.

Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.

Job Summary

Executes work in accordance with Company safety guidelines and in a productive and efficient manner.Responsible for overall execution of daily stockroom (garments, allied and supplies) production activities while ensuring workplace safety, cost effectiveness, timeliness, and accuracy of processing as well as high product quality for entire stockroom.Working under direction from the Plant Manager and/or General Manager seeks to optimize workflow and efficiency and meet production goals and profitability objectives.

Essential Job Tasks and Activities

Typical tasks and activities for this job include but are not limited to the items listed below. Additional duties may be assigned from time to time as needed by management.

• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with Market Center Management team and keeps them informed of production issues.
• Leverages resources of Operations Support team as needed to address and overcome production issues.
• Working under direction from the General Manager, Plant Manager or production leader directly supervises stockroom workers to ensure that production standards are followed, and goals are achieved, positive employee relations result, and policies, rules and regulations and procedures are followed.
• Aid in the overall execution of daily production activities while ensuring safety, cost effectiveness, timeliness, and accuracy of processing as well as high product quality for entire market center.
• Working under direction from the Plant Manager and/or General Manager seeks to optimize workflow and efficiency and meet production goals and profitability objectives.
• Manages staff to ensure safe, standardized, and efficient processing of soiled garments/products: wash and dry aisle; dryer offloading, sorting and bundling, and processing of product for storage or delivery.
• Monitors production levels and proactively adjusts to ensure product output levels are met in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner, and in line with quality standards.
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with Market Center Management team and keeps them informed of production issues.
• Leverages resources of Operations Support team as needed to address and overcome production issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase order and inventory control process
• Ensure a high level of service to Vestis customers through product availability while maintaining effective control over the related costs
• Review orders for accuracy, pricing, and establish market center reorder levels to align inventory with targeted turn rates
• Hire, train, and coach all stockroom staff to ensure proper standards are followed
• Coordinate all merchandise order activity with Supply Chain department and the Distribution Centers

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• Three or more years of inventory control experience
• Experience with ERP systems is required; Oracle preferred
• Previous supervisory experience in supply chain or stockroom environment is desired
• Ability to read, analyze, interpret and communicate supply management reports and directives
• Ability to understand order cycles and timelines employed with good customer service
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Bilingual Spanish preferred
• Successful completion of Criminal Background, Motor Vehicle Record, and Drug Screen checks

Location: Caspian, MI

Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis is a leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company's comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.

Vestis is an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

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Reasonable Accommodations and the Online Application Process

Consistent with Vestis and Canadian Linen's commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Vestis or Canadian Linen, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-833-901-8823 or email us at accessibility@vestis.com.

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Thank you for your interest in an employment opportunity with Vestis, Canadian Linen and Québec Linge.