Warehouse Associate

American Freight Furniture & Mattress; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Warehouse Associate to manage inventory flow, ensuring effective movement between the dock, sales floor, and customer delivery. Responsibilities include filling orders, unloading trailers, and maintaining a clean workspace. This entry-level position requires teamwork and customer service skills, with a focus on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift and move at least fifty (50) pounds.

Responsibilities

• Fills order requests, stages merchandise, and loads for timely shipments.
• Moves merchandise between dock, sales floor, customer pick-up or delivery.
• Maintains a safe and clean receiving area.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer Service

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Description

The Warehouse Associate position exists to ensure effective movement and management of inventory between the dock, sales floor, product repair, customer pickup, and delivery. This role ensures the proper evaluation and shipping of merchandise and managing inventory flow. The Warehouse Associate is also responsible for unloading trailers (Receiving). Individual contributor within a designated unit.

Job Details

Description

The Warehouse Associate position exists to ensure effective movement and management of inventory between the dock, sales floor, product repair, customer pickup, and delivery. This role ensures the proper evaluation and shipping of merchandise and managing inventory flow. The Warehouse Associate is also responsible for unloading trailers (Receiving). Individual contributor within a designated unit.

Job Duties

• Fills order requests, stages merchandise, and loads for timely shipments (Shipping).
• Evaluates products and moves to designated zones for processing (Receiving).
• Moves merchandise between dock, stockroom staging area, sales floor, customer pick-up or delivery, and removal of 'sold' merchandise from sales floor.
• Audits and maintains accuracy of HFM (Hold for Merchandise) staging area.
• Responsible for the assembly of merchandise.
• Assembles and disassembles fixtures for seasonal flexes or floor plan changes.
• Processes receipts and ensures inventories are controlled, monitored, and logged.
• Creates required documentation to log all shipments and deliveries to customers.
• Ensures customer service through timely, attentive, and friendly service during all customer pick-ups and inquiries.
• Reports and responds to Store Management about unsafe and/or unethical conditions.
• Develops a "team" environment with the sales floor, providing timely movement of merchandise and setting floor to presentation standards.
• Protects company assets by following policies and procedures for customer pick-up.
• Performs daily housekeeping, including cleaning and straightening.
• Performs miscellaneous duties as required, including assisting with sales once cross-trained.
• Moves merchandise between dock, sales floor, customer pick-up or delivery, and removal of 'sold' merchandise in a timely manner.
• Maintains a safe and clean receiving area.
• Assists customers by delivering items to their cars, helping load and secure merchandise.

Requirements

• Must be able to lift and move at least fifty (50) pounds to maintain flow and replenish merchandise.

American Freight is an equal opportunity employer. We respect diversity and do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, and other protected characteristics. Our management is dedicated to ensuring fair treatment in hiring, promotion, and employment practices. Concerns can be directed via email to [e-mail] or by phone at 1-855-733-4357.

Additional Information

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing