Operations Manager Trainee

84 Lumber Company; North Strabane Township (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

84 Lumber Company is seeking an Office Manager Trainee to oversee communications and inventory replenishment for a network of stores. The role involves analyzing reports to keep inventories in stock and under budget while engaging with store associates and buyers.

The position includes hands-on training at a local store for 4–12 weeks to gain product knowledge and store operations experience, with the role based in Eighty-Four, PA near Washington.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend documents (policy and procedure manuals); write routine reports and correspondence; speak/present in front of a small group.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Understand the culture, ethics, and history of 84 Lumber.
• Analyze and monitor store inventory levels.
• Work on lowering inventory levels and building relationships with store associates and the buyers.
• Reviewing stock orders to ensure safe and accurate inventory levels across territory. Ensuring stores are not over or under ordering stock material.
• Review replenishment reports and recommend potential order needs.
• Track down late purchase orders by tracing orders for delivery status.
• Coordinate transfers of material between storers to help eliminate dominate inventory.
• Training will include 4-12 weeks working in an 84 Lumber Company store (near where you live) to gain product knowledge and store operations experience. The position is based in Eighty-Four, PA (Near Washington, PA).
• Meet with other departments to better understand promotion opportunities.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Problem solving

Tools

Spreadsheet

Internet Software

Word Processing

Job description

Overview

Office Manager Trainees are responsible for communications and inventory replenishment for approximately 60 stores and $100-120 million dollars’ worth of inventory. Maintaining optimal inventory levels requires analyzing numerous reports and reacting to the results. Your goal is to keep the stores in stock and under budget.

Responsibilities

• Understand the culture, ethics, and history of 84 Lumber.


• Analyze and monitor store inventory levels.


• Work on lowering inventory levels and building relationships with store associates and the buyers.


• Reviewing stock orders to ensure safe and accurate inventory levels across territory. Ensuring store are not over or under ordering stock material.


• Review replenishment reports and recommend potential order needs.


• Track down late purchase orders by tracing orders for delivery status.


• Coordinate transfers of material between storers to help eliminate dominate inventory.


• Training will include 4-12 weeks working in an 84 Lumber Company store (near where you live) to gain product knowledge and store operations experience. The position is based in Eighty-Four, PA (Near Washington, PA).


• Meet with other departments to better understand promotion opportunities.


• Computer Skills: Spreadsheet/Internet Software, Word Processing.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend documents (i.e. policy and procedure manuals); write routine reports and correspondence; speak/present in front of a small group.


• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.