Operations Associate - Gamestop team

U&I Entertainment; Minnetonka (MN); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein innovatives Unternehmen sucht einen Operations Associate, der die operative Effizienz im Supply Chain Management steigert. In dieser Rolle werden Sie eng mit verschiedenen Partnern zusammenarbeiten, um reibungslose Abläufe zu gewährleisten und die Logistik zu optimieren. Sie werden die Möglichkeit haben, Ihre Fähigkeiten in einem dynamischen Umfeld zu entwickeln, in dem Teamarbeit und persönliche Entwicklung großgeschrieben werden. Das Unternehmen bietet eine hybride Arbeitsweise, die Flexibilität und Zusammenarbeit fördert. Wenn Sie eine Leidenschaft für Logistik und eine proaktive Denkweise haben, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Benefits

Krankenversicherung

Sehversicherung

401(k)

Bezahlte Elternzeit

Qualifications

• Erfahrung im Beziehungsaufbau mit Lieferanten und internen Teams.
• Starke organisatorische Fähigkeiten und Multi-Tasking-Fähigkeit.

Responsibilities

• Verantwortlich für die Ausführung operativer Funktionen in der Lieferkette.
• Enger Kontakt mit internen Teams und externen Partnern zur Verbesserung der Logistik.

Skills

Beziehungsaufbau

Organisation

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Eigenverantwortung

MS Excel Kenntnisse

Problem-Lösungsfähigkeiten

Education

1-2 Jahre Erfahrung in Einzelhandel, Supply Chain oder Logistik

Tools

E-Commerce Systeme

MS Excel

Job description

This range is provided by U&I Entertainment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$65,000.00/yr - $75,000.00/yr

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This position is based out of Minnetonka, MN. Candidate must be in the area and able to come to the office as needed.

What you’ll do

As a U&I Entertainment Operations Associate on the Gamestop team, you will be responsible for executing operational functions across the supply chain, ranging from domestic inventory buying to shipping to the customer. This position interfaces with warehouse partners, wholesale suppliers, internal business teams, and retailer inventory, forecast, and buying teams.

How you’ll do it

• Build strong and credible relationships with supplier partners, our warehouse partners, and our internal IT, Finance, and business teams
• Be an integral thought partner in the business by working closely with internal sales and account managers to drive sales and profitability
• Problem solve and improve U&I’s logistical performance from our suppliers to the retailers we service
• Write and process sales orders for multiple supplier partners and secure product for retail accounts
• Monitor and communicate the progress of order shipments to internal teams and retail partners
• Ensure inventory receipt at warehouse is correct and matches retailer order and delivery expectations
• Forecast and communicate anticipated future orders to supplier partners
• Identify supply chain efficiencies to improve inventory turns, on-time ship, reliability and profitability
• Analyze supplier partner performance metrics and identify issues and root-causes, ultimately improving performance issues or problems
• Tracking shipment status of direct-to-store and warehouse orders for the retailer

Forecasting and Inventory Management

• Work with Sales to understand new products and collaborate on sales forecast to ensure proper inventory flow to support retailer needs
• Proactively communicate potential inventory availability issues and solutions to internal team and retail partners
• Monitor warehouse inventory levels compared to retailer needs and order replenishment to meet retailer supply needs

What you’ll need

• Ability to build strong relationships with supplier partners, retail customers, warehouse, and our internal IT, Finance, and U&I team
• Effective organization skills and the ability to multi-task
• Clear and effective communication skills both verbally (confident) and written (concise)
• Strong initiative and the ability to work independently with little supervision
• Working knowledge of retailer’s internal item and inventory management systems, and/or ecommerce systems is a plus
• Functional knowledge of MS Excel (sorting/grouping data, pivot tables, v lookups, etc)
• Understand retailer and U&I Entertainment business acumen and levers impacting performance
• Curiosity to problem-solve and improve Operational performance

What you’ve done

• 1-2 years working with Retail, Supply Chain, or Logistics

Where you’ll do it

U&I Entertainment supplies video games and entertainment products to all US Tier 1 retailers. The business is focused on curating video game and entertainment products at retail and providing an easy supply solution.

We are a growing team looking for people motivated by a collaborative and fast-paced work environment. We prioritize everyone’s development and are committed to building a team that values inclusion.

We support our team with a full offering of benefits, including Insurance and 401(k). We provide technology tools and platforms to support mobility. We toss in a good dose of fun too!

U&I headquarters office is located in Minnetonka, MN. U&I operates with a hybrid style of working, where teams and employees decide when to work at home and when to be in the office.

U&I Entertainment headquarters is in Minnetonka, MN.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Retail

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

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