VMI Coordinator

About the role

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you’re empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work. This position will be located in: Chantilly, VA.

Responsibilities

• Celebrates the VMI concept and coordinates with the customer and branch on all additions, changes, and deletions to the VMI programs.
• Maintains minimum and maximum inventory levels and monitors the overall quality of Border States' VMI performance in serving key customer goals.
• Coordinates the VMI warehouses, job boxes, job trailers and vending machines, and performs the appropriate SAP functions to ensure the warehouse and deliveries run efficiently and accurately.
• Communicates with internal and external customers on orders, inventory, and deliveries, etc. Works closely with Border States’ sales and marketing staff to meet and exceed Branch sales and gross profit objectives.
• Provides timely follow-up on customer technical inquiries and requests. Acts as a liaison between the customer and Border States’ internal teams.
• Ensures order processes for standard orders and consignment processing. Inputs internal and external consignment field data and target quantities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a two-year business/trade degree or the equivalent in work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of prior warehouse distribution and/or city desk experience preferred.
• Good knowledge of electrical products or systems preferred.
• A valid driver’s license may be required depending on job duties (e.g., travel, driving company vehicle, etc.).
• Applicants without a driver’s license may still be considered.
• Prior experience operating a forklift is preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and speak in English required.
• Strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), internet, email, SAP software SupplyTrax and Secura Stock software preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, and reading skills.
• Ability to effectively plan and organize.
• Excellent customer service skills including being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged.

Physical Requirements

• Lift and carry requirements: Occasionally 0 – 33%, Frequently 34 – 66%, Continuously: 67 – 100%
• Sitting: Frequently
• Standing: Frequently
• Walking: Frequently
• Bending/Stooping: Occasionally
• Crawling: Occasionally
• Climbing/Walking Stairs: Occasionally
• Reaching: Frequently
• Crouching/Squatting: Occasionally
• Kneeling: Occasionally
• Balancing: Occasionally
• Repetitive Motion: Occasionally
• Trunk Rotation: Occasionally
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally
• Handling: Continuously
• Talking: Occasionally
• Driving: Occasionally
• Desk Work: Frequently
• Use of Tools: Frequently
• Hearing: Continuously
• Exposure: Frequent
• Travel: Occasional

Benefits

This position offers a competitive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: Health, Dental and Vision Benefits, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity FSA & HSA, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Disability Benefits, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Paid Volunteer Time, Personal Leave time and more!