VMI Coordinator

Job Summary

The VMI Coordinator coordinates the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs for Border States customers ensuring effective implementation and quality processes for unique, customer specific, services. Coordinates VMI Warehouse, job boxes, job trailers, and vending machines. Obtains orders, provides customers timely follow-up on technical inquiries, maintains reports, actively participates in the marketing and sale of Border States’ products and services, resolves customer billing problems, and provides input on product evaluations, code descriptions, inventory management, and pricing development. Performs the appropriate SAP functions to ensure the warehouse and deliveries run efficiently and accurately. Coordinates activities associated with the inventory process.

Responsibilities

• Covers essential functions such as coordinating the VMI program, maintaining inventory levels, monitoring VMI performance, promoting customer service, coordinating VMI warehouses, job boxes, job trailers, and vending machines, performing SAP functions, communicating with customers, and working with sales and marketing staff.
• Covers non-essential functions like establishing bar code set-up and labeling for customer inventory, creating customer labels, developing recovery and cross-reference of SAP data, maintaining reports, and other duties as assigned.

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%
• Physical activity: Frequently sitting, standing, walking, bending/stooping, reaching, crouching/squatting, climbing/walking stairs, pushing/pulling, handling, fingering, talking, driving, desk work, using tools, hearing, exposure to adverse weather & temperature conditions, traveling.

Additional Information

This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.