Storeroom Team Leader- Integrated Supply - Military Veterans
at Vallen Distribution, Inc.
Why Join our Team? At Vallen, we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to Vallen’s success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team. Our vast network of connections is here to help you transform your job into a career. Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions while creating value for our customers, our supply partners, and our associates. Your Benefits at Vallen:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick days)
- 401K with discretionary company match - (US positions only)
- Employer-paid Basic Life for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
- Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Vitality Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Safety Shoe and Safety Glasses reimbursement
- Employee Discounts through BenefitHub
- Advancement Opportunity.
Position Summary:
Join our exciting & dedicated team at Vallen as a Storeroom Team Leader. In this position, you will be working at a customer's location to assist leadership with coordinating work assignments and training others on storeroom operations, handle storeroom materials and the usage of storeroom tools (etc. power tools, etc.), and address customer issues. You will also perform all the duties as the associates you train and provide guidance on operating policies and procedures.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides high-level of customer service by responding to customers via phone, email or in person.
- Coordinates and performs work that involves ordering, receiving, inspecting, returning, unloading, shelving, binning, packing, labeling, pricing, delivering and maintaining a perpetual inventory of the customer's material.
- Prioritizes and assigns tasks to ensure the team resources are used effectively and that work schedules and targets are met.
- Enters data into a database or other computerized system to maintain up-to-date and accurate inventory records; retrieves stored information from the system of record.
- May assist with monitoring the effectiveness of handling procedures and space utilization and makes recommendations for improvements.
- Trains, mentors, and monitors others on storeroom operations, handling storeroom materials, usage of storeroom tools (etc. power tools, etc.), addressing customer issues.
- Assists with ensuring the safe operation of storeroom.
- Perform other related duties as requested.
Job Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent and 4+ years of related experience. Experience should include.
- Demonstrated product, industry and supply chain systems knowledge.
- Demonstrate strong communication, time management, and customer service skills.
- Quality mindset with attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness.
- Proficiency with MS-Office products (Excel, Word) and the technical aptitude to learn all company specific programs and software applications.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
Work Environment & Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodations may be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.
- Long periods of time working on a computer and performing repetitive key-boarding activities.
- May be required to handle hazardous materials and wear various forms of protective equipment (shoes, gloves, protective eyewear, etc.).
- Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and may include little to no advanced notice.
- Must have the ability to work physical inventory.
- May be required to work in extreme hot, cold, or dusty environments.
- While performing the duties of this job, associates are regularly required to sit, stand, bend, and climb.
- May be required to lift up to 100 lbs. with assistance.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
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Equal Opportunity Employer - Ethnically and Culturally Diverse/Females/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Portland, OR
Vallen is a leading provider of indirect industrial supplies—all those materials that are not part of the products our customers manufacture. From earplugs to specialty tools, to abrasives and cutting tools, we cover the vast majority of our customers’ maintenance, repair, operations and production-related needs. Vallen is also a leader in safety services with offerings that include equipment inspection, maintenance, certification and solution design. Many of our customers look to us for integrated supply solutions and vendor-managed inventory, with Vallen associates on-site, bringing local knowledge and expertise to the specific needs of individual facilities.