WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS JOB
Are you interested in a career where you can inspire, impact, and make a difference in the life of others?
You pride yourself as a top-notch customer service professional with a working knowledge of the market and a keen sense of logistics. You are a driven and dependable individual who cares about superior execution and the relationships formed with customers. You thrive in a team but your success shines through when you can work autonomously. You understand what it means to continuously be an inventory and shipment support resource.
ABOUT THIS JOB
The Inventory & Distribution Manager will be responsible for receiving and transporting inventory to one of many activation sites across the city. They will also be responsible for the order management, verification and controls of both sellable and non-sellable materials. This role must exude excellent communication skills and be able to connect with transportation companies, field managers, and the Story House HQ team so inventory is always accounted for. A great attention to detail and ability to execute many moving parts at once is critical to success in this role. This position will follow an inventory management process to receive shipments and maintain accountability for the lifecycle of all event marketing materials. The Inventory & Distribution Manager will break down shipments as directed by Story House HQ and transport condensed quantities of inventory to and from sites and storage units.
WHO YOU ARE
- You are passionate. Consistently exhibiting a strong drive and commitment for quality and results with strategic thinking.
- You are detail oriented to follow an inventory management process to physically and virtually monitor stock on-hand to support the needs of staff members.
- You are a strong communicator. Above average oral and written communication skills and be able to articulate thoughts and ideas to others.
- You are organized. Strong attention to detail to ensure effective daily management of all market operations as required (eg shipments, equipment, computers, assets and inventory).
- You are customer service driven. Sincere focus on maintaining exceptional working relationships with customers, clients and industry professionals.
- Thrive in a multi-faceted work environment that includes company office, warehouse, home office, event premise and virtual environment.
- You are curious in an ambiguous environment.We look to you to dig deep and raise solutions, questions or concerns
WHAT YOU NEED
- Must be 25 years of age or older
- High school diploma or equivalent experience
- 2-5+ years of experience in a related field preferred (inventory management or assistant retail management)
- Must be able to lift at least 75 pounds and stand for several hours at a time
- Required to work nights and weekends and must be flexible in work schedule
- Ability to travel within the market to assigned execution sites as a routine daily requirement
- Ability to travel outside the market on occasion for training and event executions
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Experience with inventory management systems such as SAP
- Problem solving, communication, and organizational skills
- Strong influencing, judgement, and decision-making skills
- Ability to multitask, think strategically, and take quick action for immediate results
- Proven ability to work cross functionally
- Reliable transportation
- Comfortable driving a large box truck when necessary. CDL not required.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach above shoulders, kneel, stoop or crouch. Specific abilities required by this job include close vision, the ability to lift up to 75 pounds unassisted, and sitting or standing for extended periods of time.