Warehouse Inbound Analyst 1st Shift in Florence, AL at AWBC

Date Posted: 4/6/2021

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Employee Type:

Full-Time
Location:

Florence, AL
Job Type:

Distribution
Experience:

Not Specified
Date Posted:

4/6/2021

About Us

This was a year of tremendous growth for our wholesale division. We invested significantly in the infrastructure to support our growing e-commerce fulfillment business and greatly expanded our title base. Our preparations for the holiday season assured timely fulfillment of our Internet customer's orders. In January we began fulfilling orders for Wal-Mart's e-commerce division. AWBC is based in Florence, Alabama. The Company's state of the art facility serves a broad range of customer types from retail bookstores, to warehouse clubs, department stores, and e-commerce companies. We see continued growth opportunities in each of these segments fueled by the integration of our retail expertise, wholesale capabilities and systems development experience.

Job Description

Job Description:

Reporting to the 1^st shift Inbound Manager the Inbound Analyst is an important member of the Inbound department’s leadership team, responsible for day-to-day analytics and testing of key processes and metrics, focused on production planning, product flow, stocking efficiencies and process improvement. The Analyst also works closely with the Operations Excellence team, Vendor Compliance, and Logistics Analyst to ensure business goals are met. The Analyst also provides leadership and oversight to the Inbound Trainers

Roles and Responsibilities

Provide leadership and coaching to inbound stocking associates
Responsible for oversight of trainers on first shift, ensuring proper training of new associates and communication of new processes
Identify areas of improvement and maintain effective production planning, product flow, stocking efficiencies and process improvement.
Provide oversight for the License Plate process, monitoring the systemic and physical processes and functions that associates use to receive and put away product
Responsible for SOP testing and review, including audit of SOPs and identification of changes
Participate in SOP documentation, as needed, and the development/improvement of training materials
Provide reporting, analysis and follow up on exceptions (no distro/lack of info for distro)
Work in conjunction with Logistics to ensure proper designation and management of Hot and OSD titles
Manage the movement and tagging of product being returned to vendors
Collaborate with internal Vendor Compliance to ensure associates are using and reporting vendor compliance issues. Additionally, ensure that product gets handled timely and appropriately; and the VC issues lane is being maintained
Collaborate with Loss Prevention, provide needed license plating data and log data for issues, and follow up for resolution
Responsible for receiving and auditing cracker barrel product and the physical movement of the product to outside sales, managing any discrepancies after outside sales verification.

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Education Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.

3 years of related warehouse experience

Skills

Excellent verbal/written communication skills, including presentation skills
Ability to work either independently or as part of a team
Knowledge of warehouse/department functions
Fluent in Microsoft Office programs (excel, outlook)
Excellent time management skills
Ability to create and maintain professional relationships with senior management, executive management, peers and subordinates

Physical and Environmental Requirements

Walk up to 8 miles a day. Walking short distances through the department/building.
Use hands/arms to operate required equipment and repetitive motion activities.
Lift objects up to 50 lbs. with or without assistance.
Communicate using speech, sight, and sound with or without assistive device.
Work in a non-climate-controlled environment.
Bend, stoop or crouch while performing daily activities of the job.
Effective verbal and written communications skills.
Bend, stoop or crouch while performing daily activities of the job.
Must be willing to work overtime.

Must be able to work in variable work locations.