POSITION SUMMARY:
Vallen’s VMI Manager is a staff management position responsible for managing VMI associates’ work to ensure proper client coverage and support for vendor managed inventory sites within assigned markets. Develops and implements logistics plans, budgets, and procedures to maximize compliance ensuring customer needs are meet within budget constraints. Manages inventory audits, cycle counts and solving the root cause of inventory discrepancies. Ensures the audits for materials and ad-hoc activities (QA audits, product/sku counts, inventory and/or materials inspections, etc.). Provides financial reporting and reconciliation of inventories. Assist Vallen leadership by assisting with capital expenditures (ie vehicle purchases, maintenance, or leases). Enforces the driver qualification process for VMI associates in assigned markets)
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Staff management duties include, but are not limited to interviewing, selecting, hiring, coaching, training, delegating work assignments while enforcing company policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
- Provides direction to VMI associates according to established policies and management guidance. Administers company policies that directly affect associate’s contribution to the success of VMI. Ensures VMI associates are receiving, storing, distributing and providing order fulfillment of merchandise, products, materials, parts, supplies and equipment.
- Manages the material load and startup of vending on site at the customer’s location
- Assists with inventory audits, cycle counts and solving the root cause of inventory discrepancies. Leads associates in performing timely inventory control, or critical parts availability, material handling, customer warehousing and shipping/receiving activities. Verifies the accuracy of shipments to the customer.
- Establishes inventory auditing schedules (daily, weekly, monthly, annually); delegate daily associate work/audit assignments.
- Provides statistical and analytical data to management staff from which business decisions are made; furnishes reports to forecast estimates and schedules of goods in process and needs for future production or use; conducts analyses of inventory levels and coordinates with production and/or sales requirements.
- Runs discrepancy reports daily; visually verifies entries and adjusts/correct discrepancies.
- Reviews and provided guidance on the development of customer specific instruction manual and customer requested reporting.
- Analysis customer usage reports; makes recommendations when products should be VMI or spot buy usage. Assumes the responsibilities of the AR when there is no AR assigned to the account; attends customer meetings as necessary.
- Performs routine inspections of equipment, working tools and work area to ensure a safe environment; provides feedback and resolution to unsafe conditions and equipment; conducts routine safety trainings and inspections on associate’s safety compliance; recognizes and rewards the achievement of safety objectives.
- Ensures that assessments of vending machines take place with appropriate maintenance actions and/or any necessary repairs.
- Ensures VMI associates are authorized to drive company commercial vehicles to transport and deliver goods to designated locations in a safe manner and in compliance with all State and Federal DOT standards and regulations.
- Responsible for safety of public while operating company vehicles.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
High School diploma and 10+ years of relevant supply chain management, logistic/distribution experience. 6+ years of supervisory experience leading a team. Preferred: Associate degree + 7 years of relevant supply chain management, logistic/distribution experience. 3+ years of supervisory experience leading a team.
Relevant experience should include:
- Valid driver’s license that complies with Vallen’s standards.
- Must possess the ability to act as a facilitator and team leader
- Ability to work on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative.
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to work with little supervision.
- Must possess excellent customer service skills.
- Determine methods and procedures on new assignments.
- Demonstrated ability to get the job done correctly and in a timely manner.
- Ability to establish strong working relationships with co-workers and management.
- Knowledge of company products preferred.
STAFF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
- IMMEDIATE supervision over a unit, section or department where most of the time is spent assigning, reviewing, checking work and eliminating ordinary difficulties. Recommends candidates for hiring, termination; prepares and conducts performance appraisals and salary reviews and applies company policies.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:
TRAVEL: YES - 25%
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.
- Required to properly operate and control a motor vehicle; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and may include little to no advanced notice.
- Sitting, standing, walking, squatting/kneeling, reaching, grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/bending, lifting/carrying multiple times per shift, fingering, talking, hearing, and seeing.
- May be required to lift and carry up to 75 pounds; must have the ability to handle physical inventory that requires hand dexterity.
- May work in extreme hot or cold environments; various facilities may have dusty conditions
ABOUT VALLEN
Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions and services along with a comprehensive range of maintenance, repair, operating, production, safety, and electrical products to meet the growing supply needs of customers in facilities across North America and around the world. Vallen is headquartered in Belmont, NC and is a subsidiary of Sonepar USA, part of the global Sonepar family.
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
401K Plan, Health Insurance (medical, dental, and vision), Paid Vacation, Paid Sick, Paid Personal, Paid Holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care), Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts, and a definitive career path.
EOE M/F/DISABILITY/VETERAN
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