VMI Lead: Inventory & Support Operations

Vallen Distribution; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 3,444,000 - 4,133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with discretionary company a?l?

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Advancement opportunities

Safety shoe reimbursement

Job summary

Vallen's VMI Team Lead is a hands-on role responsible for leading and training VMI staff, coordinating work to ensure client coverage and smooth order fulfillment. The position maintains inventory at customer sites and handles receiving, storage, and distribution of merchandise, ensuring accuracy and safety in transport.

The role requires strong supervisory experience, a high school diploma, and may prefer an associate degree with additional relevant supply chain experience.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma and 10+ years in supply chain management or logistics.
• 6+ years of supervisory experience leading a team.
• Preferred: Associate degree + 7 years of relevant supply chain management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and mentorship to assigned VMI associates.
• Drives company vehicles to transport and deliver goods safely and in compliance with all State and Federal DOT standards and regulations.
• Assist with VMI customer space/placement, sets up the appropriate area to receive shipment of material, stocks the product in the customer's designated area.
• Follows the customer order through from pick-up at Vallen's warehouse/DC to delivery and set up at customer site.
• Works to ensure the accuracy of shipments to the customer.
• Perform VMI functions at vending point of use areas: loading, receiving and minor repairs or changes, including mandatory communication with direct supervisor and the sales team.
• Takes customer spot buy orders when needed and relays the information to the CSR or AR.
• Recommends changes to the customer inventory levels based on usage.
• Scans bins at customer site to generate customer orders
• Ensures that bar code labels are up to date and legible for scanners to read or prints out the appropriate bar code labels as needed.
• Collects data from VMI team on min/max, reorder point/quantity and reports observations back to managements.
• Assist in the annual inventory (cycle) counts on consigned customer sites.
• Assist in the development of customer specific instruction manual for use by local VMI team members.
• Presents information and respond to questions from clients, customers, and managers.
• 5S all VMI Point of Use areas.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Team leadership

Communication

Education

High School diploma

Associate degree

Job description

Vallen's VMI Team Lead is a hands-on role responsible for leading and training VMI staff, coordinating work to ensure client coverage and smooth order fulfillment. The position maintains inventory at customer sites and handles receiving, storage, and distribution of merchandise, ensuring accuracy and safety in transport.

The role requires strong supervisory experience, a high school diploma, and may prefer an associate degree with additional relevant supply chain experience.