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Border States
City Desk Representative
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What they do
An Inventory Associate monitors warehouse inventory and places orders with vendors for supplies. Conducts regular or occasional audits of inventory or sections of a warehouse.
$41,362 / year median in Minnesota
+3% projected growth
Job Description
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:
Saint Cloud, MN Application Deadline:
Posted Until Filled Please note that the position may be filled before or after the listed application deadline. Applications will only be accepted while the posting remains active. Job Summary The City Desk Representative supports the operation functions of the city desk. Enters orders, fills orders, processes returns, responsible for maintaining a clean, safe and well-stocked City Desk display area, maintains vendor catalogs and price sheets, informs proper departments of "stock outs", and maintains assigned inventory stock locations. Responsibilities Essential Functions- Provides customer service functions including, but not limited to, order entry, filling orders, processing returns, expediting, and technical assistance, Will Call, and other functions, as needed.
- Maintains a clean, safe and well-stocked City Desk display area.
- Displays specials and other promotion items to sell.
- Maintains vendor catalogs and price sheets.
- Informs proper departments of "stock outs", inventory discrepancies and other inventory problems or concerns.
- Maintains assigned inventory stock locations making sure the material put away has the correct locator and the shelves are kept neat and orderly.
- Abides by all safety requirements including wearing the required PPE gear. Non-essential Functions
- Participates in the marketing planning and strategizing for Border States product lines, as needed.
- Participates in the implementation and success of marketing plans, as required.
- Attends sales meetings as required and keeps current on new products and applications.
- Assists with receiving, shipping and other warehouse associate functions, as required.
- Ensures all batched managed material is labeled accurately and inventoried, as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate. Qualifications
- Minimum of a 2-year business/trade degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.
- Minimum of 1 year of prior warehouse, city desk, and/or sales experience with good knowledge of electrical products or systems preferred.
- Requires the ability to read, write, and speak in English.
- Prefer strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), internet, email, and SAP software. Skills and Abilities
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication, reading skills
- Ability to effectively plan and organize.
- Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged. Physical Requirements Lift and carry requirements (weight and frequency): Occasionally 0
- 33% Frequently 34
- 66%
Continuously:
67- 100%
- Lift from Floor to
Waist:
- than 10 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 10 to 25 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 26 to 50 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 51 to 75 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 76 to 100 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 101 + lbs.
- Occasionally
Above Waist Lift:
- than 10 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 10 to 25 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 26 to 50 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 51 to 75 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 76 to 100 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 101+ lbs.
- Not at all
Unilateral Carry:
- than 10 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 10 to 25 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 26 to 50 lbs.
- Not at all
- 51 to 75 lbs.
- Not at all
- 76 to 100 lbs.
- Not at all
- 101+ lbs.
- Not at all
Bilateral Carry:
- than 10 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 10 to 25 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 26 to 50 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 51 to 75 lbs.
- Occasionally
- 76 to 100 lbs.
- Not at all
- 101+ lbs.
- Not at all Physical Activity Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:
- Sitting (a continuous period of being seated)
- Not at all
- Standing (for sustained periods of time)
- Frequently
- Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks)
- Continuously
- Bending/Stooping (downward and forward)
- Occasionally
- Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet)
- Not at all
- Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending)
- Occasionally
- Reaching (extending arms in any direction)
- Frequently
- Crouching/Squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine)
- Occasionally
- Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s))
- Occasionally
- Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling)
- Frequently
- Repetitive Motion (substantial movement (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers)
- Occasionally
- Trunk Rotation (movement in any direction, whether standing or sitting, with at least one foot stationary and in contact with the floor)
- Occasionally
- Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug)
- Occasionally
- Handling (applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm)
- Continuously
- Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers and not whole hand)
- Frequently
- Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word)
- Continuously
- Driving (the control and operation of a fork lift)
- Occasionally
- Desk Work (tasks generally performed at a desk, including use of a computer, printer, fax machine, telephone and other office equipment)
- Continuously
- Use of tools (safely operate equipment needed for receiving, conveying, stocking, packaging, and shipping parts)
- Frequently
- Hearing (perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels)
- Continuously
- Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions)
- Frequently
- Travel (travel needed to perform job duties)
- Not at all 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.
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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! Border States provides bonuses to their employee-owners upon the achievement of branch and company goals. Equal Opportunity For All It's not just the law. It's something we've believed in since our founding. We value the diversity of all of our employee-owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer. Drug Free/Smoke Free workplace Employment may be contingent on the offered candidate successfully passing one or more of the following pre-employment screenings: type="disc- -Criminal background check (required for all positions)
- Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check (required for positions involving driving)
- Drug testing The MVR check and drug testing vary by role and will be communicated to the offered candidate during the onboarding process and as applicable.