Seasonal Order Entry Support Clerk

For over 50 years, Varsity Spirit has been the leading global source for all things spirit, including cheerleading, dance team, performing arts and yearbook. Focused on safety, entertainment and traditional school leadership, Varsity Spirit’s 5,000+ employees are dedicated to celebrating school spirit. A leader in apparel innovation, educational camps, clinics, competitions, and yearbook, Varsity Spirit impacts more than a million athletes each year.

At Varsity Spirit, the safety and wellbeing of the young people we serve is of the utmost importance. Since our inception 50 years ago, we have been – and remain – steadfastly committed to doing our part to create a safe and positive environment for our participants’ physical, emotional, and social development, and promoting an environment free from abuse and misconduct. Varsity has a zero tolerance for abuse in its programs, events, and associated business activities. Varsity is committed to reporting all suspicions, allegations, and incidents of abuse in full accordance with local laws and reporting requirements.

About the role

Our Seasonal Order Entry Support Clerk will assist with data entry and customer invoicing during peak season. A Seasonal Order Entry Support Clerk will represent Varsity Brands by demonstration of company core values in driving the highest ethical standards of conduct in all business activities.

Location: 2525 Midpoint Drive, Edwardsville, KS 66111
Work Type: Onsite; hourly seasonal
Work Hours: Monday – Friday 7 AM to 3:30 PM. Mandatory overtime to be expected during peak billing season.

Responsibilities

• Answers customer calls to assist customers and solve customer problems.
• Keeps track of orders received and source documents.
• Prepares and sorts source documents and identifies and interprets data to be entered.
• Contacts prepare source documents to resolve questions, inconsistencies, or missing data.
• Enters alphabet, numeric, or symbolic data from source documents into computer following format displayed on screen and enters necessary codes.
• Compares data entered with source documents, or reenters data in verification format on screen to detect errors.
• Makes necessary corrections to information entered.
• Compiles, sorts, and verifies accuracy of data to be entered.
• Keeps record of work completed.
• Reviews error reports and enters corrections into computer.
• Files or routes source documents after entry.
• Responds to inquiries regarding entered data.

Requirements

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to walk.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Varsity Brands Ownership Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Access to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment

Values

• Service: We lead with heart. We champion community.
• Passion: We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.
• Integrity: We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.
• Respect: We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.
• Innovation: We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.
• Transparency: We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.