Inventory / Warehouse Associate

Paradies Lagardère Travel Retail; Victoria; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel retail company in Victoria is seeking a Receiving Associate to support warehouse operations, manage inventory, and provide excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, at least one year of experience in warehouse or retail, and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers various benefits including health care and store discounts.

Benefits

Dental care

Extended health care

On-site parking

Paid time off

Store discount

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of warehouse retail or customer service experience required.
• Strong customer service and effective communication skills needed.
• Self-starter with minimal instruction required.

Responsibilities

• Provide best in class customer service through efficient inventory control.
• Conduct receiving, cycle counts, product returns accurately.
• Create and maintain good working relationships with fellow associates.

Skills

Customer service

Effective communication

Inventory control

Ability to prioritize

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Overview

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION : Non - Exempt
POSITION REPORTS TO : Assistant or General Manager
DEPARTMENT : Operations

POSITION SUMMARY :

Receiving Associate: Support the warehouse operations both on and off the airport site. Warehouse associates must have the ability to process shipping and receiving functions, unload trucks, pull, pack, delivery stock orders and provide maintenance activities for the shops. Associates must have the ability to communicate and partner with store management, vendors and airport staff to ensure proper compliance to rules and regulations for deliveries and movement of merchandise throughout the location. Must possess the ability to learn job responsibilities, such as good knowledge of the warehouse layout the various types of inventory processed and the merchandise departments. Replenish Associate: Will also include maintaining and delivering stock to our various locations throughout the day. Pulling reports and filling orders to ensure that merchandise levels are adequately maintained at all times. The warehouse associate works directly with the sales associates and managers assisting with putting away stock, setting planograms and various promotions. Stock Associates may be called upon to perform all necessary store functions to include but not limited to customer service, register transactions, maintenance, etc.

Responsibilities

• Put the customer first at all times, (internal and external customers)
• Provide best in class customer service through efficient inventory control processes and distribution
• Proper utilization and respect for company issued tools and resources, with applications based on security practices of work environment
• Create and maintain good working relationships with fellow associates
• Maintain store / stockroom / warehouse appearance with respect to creating a safe working environment in compliance with Health & Safety regulations, visual merchandising, housekeeping and maintenance standards
• Efficiently and accurately conduct receiving, cycle counts, product returns, transfer transactions, etc. on our handheld or Company equipment
• Efficiently and accurately complete any required process controls (paperwork, etc.)
• Ensure consistent application of stock security as per defined processes
• Be able to resolve inventory control issues and escalate as required
• Accurately report and follow up on all IMT issues
• Identify and report to management discrepancies according to defined process
• Price stock and assist in store stocking, where required

Position Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required / Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum one year of warehouse retail or customer service experience required
• Must have strong customer service and effective communication skills
• Work with a consistent sense of urgency
• Able to prioritize and handle several projects at once
• Must be a self-starter and ability to work with minimal instruction
• Able to adapt to changing priorities and unexpected situations. Computer work, heavy lifting (40 lbs.), long standing periods, climbing lifting, bending, nights or weekend work, based in a store or group of stores; early morning, evening and weekend work and holidays

This position description is merely intended to describe the primary elements of the position. The Paradies Shops reserves the right to change the position description and to assign additional duties.

Job Types

Full-time, Permanent

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Store discount

Schedule

• 8 hour shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types

• Bonus pay
• Overtime pay

COVID-19 considerations

All customers and associates are required to wear a mask. All sales associates are required to be fully vaccinated.

Experience

• warehouse : 1 year (required)

Work Location

In person